[bones]

just found this site...anyone dealt with them?

www.hipartgallery.com

seems to be new and has stuff guys have been looking for on the forum...micallef, murakami, mantis....loads of stuff up there by the looks.
they also advertise a choice of 3 prints for someone on the mailing list to win...theres a dolk, damien hirst, and eelus ....i joined as i wouldn't mind a signed hirst for free rather than the she-bay :-)

maybe i'll win that and the free burger king the other new online gallery advertised here recently are giving away......nice way to ease off on the old bank balance!!

bones

[sausageboonwee]

That's 2 posts about this site. Is it yours?

[shine166]

personally i think the stuff on this site is wey over price, especially if whoever runs it is trying to get ppl from this forum interested

[beejoir1]

Hey Bones, how much for all you Micallefs and Takashi Murakami

[Honest Jon]

Looks like they have done a little copying of my idea about the mailing list, don't like the P.O.A. on a lot of the stuff and some of it is a bit overpriced and a little tedious to navigate.

[dmandpenfold]

agreed, i'm not keen on galleries that put P.O.A. as the price, why bother, i might be wrong but they will want a good price for the artwork so why mess about, if anything it would tend to put me off contacting the gallery

While i am it, some galleries tell you a higher price on the phone than they have on the web ("sorry we havent updated it yet") which is poor form too

bitch over

[dmandpenfold]

dmandpenfold said:

b**ch over

oooh look at that, good job this isnt a dog breeders forum, there'd be asterixes everywhere ;D

[reados]

a free print is a free print and there three up for grabs, im up for a hirst

you gotta be in it to win it

[corblimeylimey]

Overpriced

Kwan by Amp, cost £35, sold since on ebay for around £75 their price £195
Bleks Tango £510, can be bought on ebay for between £300 - £400
Insect Signed Dead Elvis £450, last one on ebay sold for £175
Insect The Kid - US ed £325, last one on ebay sold for £105

I could go on.

[johnas]

corblimeylimey said:

Overpriced

Kwan by Amp, cost £35, sold since on ebay for around £75 their price £195
Bleks Tango £510, can be bought on ebay for between £300 - £400
Insect Signed Dead Elvis £450, last one on ebay sold for £175
Insect The Kid - US ed £325, last one on ebay sold for £105

I could go on.

my thoughts exactly.

[psp500]

corblimeylimey said:

Overpriced

Kwan by Amp, cost £35, sold since on ebay for around £75 their price £195
Bleks Tango £510, can be bought on ebay for between £300 - £400
Insect Signed Dead Elvis £450, last one on ebay sold for £175
Insect The Kid - US ed £325, last one on ebay sold for £105

I could go on.

yup and that kid is mine, mine i tell you! *delirious laugh* no seriously ive been after that for a long time

[Honest Jon]

You wana head down to that Artopsy place

[corblimeylimey]

psp500 said:

corblimeylimey said:

Overpriced

Kwan by Amp, cost £35, sold since on ebay for around £75 their price £195
Bleks Tango £510, can be bought on ebay for between £300 - £400
Insect Signed Dead Elvis £450, last one on ebay sold for £175
Insect The Kid - US ed £325, last one on ebay sold for £105

I could go on.

yup and that kid is mine, mine i tell you! *delirious laugh* no seriously ive been after that for a long time

But you can buy Insect Kid US version on ebay now for BIN £220 that will save you £105 straight away, or make an offer, free Banksy sticker too, ( 330111279244 )

[Strange Al]

They've certainly amassed some really nice stuff. Though that's no surprise, the site basically reads like a who's who of artists discussed on the forum (Beejoir - I'm pretty sure they'll have some of your stuff very soon). If this site isn't run by a forum member, I'll eat my hat.

Prices are very much in line with those of CampBarbara and other people who've started similar ventures. So no real suprise there. What's perhaps more suprising is that we haven't seen tons more web "galleries" of this type, given the market and amount of people flipping on ebay.

As for POA's, while I hate them too, I think they're to be expected these days. The market is just so fluid with prices fluctuating daily. While these people may well be into art, they want to make money in the end. There's little to be gained by selling an artwork at undervalue if you're a secondary dealer.

[corblimeylimey]

The Insect Kid Big Head (US) Gold print which is for sale for £285 is still available from DJ Shadow's web site for $150 (about £75) even after postage and customs it will be about £100.

[corblimeylimey]

jjoschi44 said:

They've certainly amassed some really nice stuff. Though that's no surprise, the site basically reads like a who's who of artists discussed on the forum (Beejoir - I'm pretty sure they'll have some of your stuff very soon). If this site isn't run by a forum member, I'll eat my hat.

Prices are very much in line with those of CampBarbara and other people who've started similar ventures. So no real suprise there. What's perhaps more suprising is that we haven't seen tons more web "galleries" of this type, given the market and amount of people flipping on ebay.

As for POA's, while I hate them too, I think they're to be expected these days. The market is just so fluid with prices fluctuating daily. While these people may well be into art, they want to make money in the end. There's little to be gained by selling an artwork at undervalue if you're a secondary dealer.

I don't see why people would buy from this gallery or camp barbara, when you can save so much money by buying elsewhere. Sure they've got to make a profit to run the business but they're not doing it with my money.

[psp500]

dj shadow website - the kid is sold out

[gordy]

Some nice stuff - a bit pricey though.....

What a crap name - hipart!!!!!!!

Trying a bit too hard ;D ;D

[romanywg]

It's obviously run by the guy that started the thread. Just a week ago he was showing off his Mantis AP on the Financial Times and saying how much he loved it, now it's up for sale on this site!
I just emailed about Victoria Femme Fatale which is still for sale from Will St Legers own site for £70 and this creep is selling them for £195.
POA should read TOO FU**IN MUCH!

[corblimeylimey]

psp500 said:

dj shadow website - the kid is sold out

The full length one yes, but not the full face version, which was the one that I was talking about.

The one on ebay is the full length one if that's what you want.

[psp500]

yeah i was on about the full length one (the face ones are still on pow, if im not mistaken)

i got the last one off the bay, cant wait to have it up on the wall (if i find space )

[reados]

romanywg said:

It's obviously run by the guy that started the thread. Just a week ago he was showing off his Mantis AP on the Financial Times and saying how much he loved it,

maybe thats why he did not put a price on it. did you ask how much it was?

[craigmccluskey]

is this the same guy who only a week ago was asking for a mantis artist proof?

[corblimeylimey]

psp500 said:

yeah i was on about the full length one (the face ones are still on pow, if im not mistaken)

i got the last one off the bay, cant wait to have it up on the wall (if i find space )

Yep, but the US ones are signed by both Shadow & Insect.

[psp500]

woaaa the internet is a powerful tool it seems!

yeah, i missed out, but didn't want to pay more than 100 pounds so im happy.

[Strange Al]

corblimeylimey said:

I don't see why people would buy from this gallery or camp barbara, when you can save so much money by buying elsewhere. Sure they've got to make a profit to run the business but they're not doing it with my money.

Nor my money. Like you, it surprises me how little research people do when buying items; particularly, with the vast amounts of info available on the net these days. I can only assume the reason they buy from these types of "galleries" is laziness in most cases.

Respect for making people aware that many of these prints are available elsewhere at better prices, rather than seeing them waste their money. Though, if you're a buyer with plenty of money and little time - hipart or campbarbara may the places for you. Both have some lovely pieces.

[wildbill]

This dude is off his F*#$in rocker! There are prints on there that are 10X what I paid last month. seriously! 1000% mark up in a month!

[bones]

not my site. a mate led me to the site as he's sorting out some advertising for them. i wish i could afford that stock list! lost a couple of respect points over it but hey ho.
the ineed they are selling is mine as i found out i'm being made redundant in june...nice (was not planning to sell it at all until this morning). thus selling a couple of murakami's also through them. They had loads of his already so weren't over keen. ...i asked them at around 10am this morning and they had them advertised within the hour!!
was gonna ask artopsy to sell for me but they have a 15% charge...these guys quoted me 10%....needs must.

bones

[Tyler Durden]

June gives you some time to look for another job though, doesn't it? After being ecstatic about getting hold of an ineed AP as you were, you could hold onto it until you haven't got more work / have secured that extra credit card / bank loan / sold the car / wife / child.. Or is art just too high on my priority list?

[bones]

2 month old baby and an expensive wife....enough said