[stuey09]

corblimeylimey said:

Sooooo many prints on ebay the prices are really dropping...

God I Want To Be Bad sold for £686 (I think we'll see it go a little lower before possibly rising again, the supply and demand is off kilter I think)

Uzi Lover 2 sold for £1,170 (below cost!!)

Peacekeeper £1549

Improvised Minotaur & Peacekeeper set £3000

It's no surprise CBL There were so many flippers onto this lot that the market was always going to flooded. As you say though, once a lot of genuine fans have this lot they will become more scarce and lo and behold, the cost is on its way up. I wonder how many gallerys are starting to pick up cheap prints with the intention of holding them until the prices pick up.

[lesbianwednesdays]

defo stuey, there is going to be a serious attempt to corner the market by a few, i just hope that the large editions mean those that want it get one and those that are trying to monopolise get what they deserve, jack.

[stylus]

Given that there were 1000 copies of God I Want To Be Bad, I'm sure that eBay will be saturated for quite a while, but I hope when people actually see the print in the flesh some have second thoughts about that quick sale.

[dave313perry]

stuey09 said:

corblimeylimey said:

Sooooo many prints on ebay the prices are really dropping...

God I Want To Be Bad sold for £686 (I think we'll see it go a little lower before possibly rising again, the supply and demand is off kilter I think)

Uzi Lover 2 sold for £1,170 (below cost!!)

Peacekeeper £1549

Improvised Minotaur & Peacekeeper set £3000

It's no surprise CBL There were so many flippers onto this lot that the market was always going to flooded. As you say though, once a lot of genuine fans have this lot they will become more scarce and lo and behold, the cost is on its way up. I wonder how many gallerys are starting to pick up cheap prints with the intention of holding them until the prices pick up.

There was alot of Gallery representatives swanning around outside Laz offering upwards of a grand profit for sets of four people were walking out with! lazy bastards...grab a sleeping bag and slum it with the rest of us!!

[stuey09]

The odd thing is, it is such a beautiful print. Why anyone would want to sell it for a few hundred profit when instead they have the opportunity to own a signed, enigmatic classic by a leading contemporary artist. It really doea beat me

[stuey09]

dave313perry said:

stuey09 said:

It's no surprise CBL There were so many flippers onto this lot that the market was always going to flooded. As you say though, once a lot of genuine fans have this lot they will become more scarce and lo and behold, the cost is on its way up. I wonder how many gallerys are starting to pick up cheap prints with the intention of holding them until the prices pick up.

There was alot of Gallery representatives swanning around outside Laz offering upwards of a grand profit for sets of four people were walking out with! lazy bastards...grab a sleeping bag and slum it with the rest of us!!

Sleeping bag! Your the sensible one Dave. Les Wednesdays and Wiseblood turned up in overnight fishing gear ;D

[dave313perry]

stuey09 said:

The odd thing is, it is such a beautiful print. Why anyone would want to sell it for a few hundred profit when instead they have the opportunity to own a signed, enigmatic classic by a leading contemporary artist. It really doea beat me

I think because some student stumbles accross them - realise that they can buy for 300, sell for 800 and pay a month or two rent - before you know it 5 of their mates are doing exactly the same thing

Not blaming students for the flooding, just one factor...

[corblimeylimey]

If anyone wasn't lucky enough to get what they wanted direct from source, I think the next week or so is likely to be a good time to buy low.

I agree Stuey, in the longer term I'm sure the prices will go up, just too many flippers, flipping at the moment, it won't always be like this, I remember loads of Banksy's Applause prints going the same way.

[stuey09]

I know what you're saying, but the profit on GIWTBB isn't massive, when compared with such a unique opportunity to own an amazing print. However, I do appreciate that some peoples economic position would dictate otherwise.

[dave313perry]

corblimeylimey said:

If anyone wasn't lucky enough to get what they wanted direct from source, I think the next week or so is likely to be a good time to buy low.

I agree Stuey, in the longer term I'm sure the prices will go up, just too many flippers, flipping at the moment, it won't always be like this, I remember loads of Banksy's Applause prints going the same way.

Great points and comparisons - Im happy to share the fact i bought a JD at cost -£300 and when the price hit around 650 i couldnt resist and sold the print to buy loads of other stuff, as at the time it was the only way i could afford it

Looking back i didnt exactly flip it, but i did sell on within a few months having never displayed it - although i did intend on framing it eventually

JD has now grown on me even more and is worth upwards of 2k! I can see the same thing happening with GIWTBB and the Laz prints because in the long run Micallef is here to stay! all IMO!

[corblimeylimey]

dave313perry said:

corblimeylimey said:

If anyone wasn't lucky enough to get what they wanted direct from source, I think the next week or so is likely to be a good time to buy low.

I agree Stuey, in the longer term I'm sure the prices will go up, just too many flippers, flipping at the moment, it won't always be like this, I remember loads of Banksy's Applause prints going the same way.

Great points and comparisons - Im happy to share the fact i bought a JD at cost -£300 and when the price hit around 650 i couldnt resist and sold the print to buy loads of other stuff, as at the time it was the only way i could afford it

Looking back i didnt exactly flip it, but i did sell on within a few months having never displayed it - although i did intend on framing it eventually

JD has now grown on me even more and is worth upwards of 2k! I can see the same thing happening with GIWTBB and the Laz prints because in the long run Micallef is here to stay! all IMO!

If you've got a print it doesn't really matter what its worth, but if you haven't got it and want it, it really does matter ;D

[mcnuts]

stuey09 said:

The odd thing is, it is such a beautiful print. Why anyone would want to sell it for a few hundred profit when instead they have the opportunity to own a signed, enigmatic classic by a leading contemporary artist. It really doea beat me

...so in 20 years time they can tell their kids how they camped out front of an art gallery to make a couple hundred quid when, if they would have kept the prints they'd be worth....[fill in the blank].

[Montubu7]

...so in 20 years time they can tell their kids how they camped out front of an art gallery to make a couple hundred quid when, if they would have kept the prints they'd be worth £100,000

[sausageboonwee]

Usually there are only a few prints on ebay before people receive them then when people start receiving them they then put them on ebay. I'm starting to think the flood is going to get a lot worse with hundreds hitting ebay. We could be looking at sub £500 in some cases. I think I'm starting to sound like a weatherman. I'm going to bed.

[Deleted]

My guess is that there will be hundreds of the fuckers on ebay. I also think we will be looking at about 500 quid for GIWTBB

I actually feel sorry for the flippers who can't see the beauty in Micallef's work.

My advice is - Get an expensive crisp white framejob and find a good place for it, then let it age on your wall like a good wine. Micallef is a bloody good artist with a powerful marketting machine behind him, so if your worrying about your prints' value at this early stage, then don't.

[Montubu7]

mundanebeauty said:

My guess is that there will be hundreds of the f**kers on ebay. I also think we will be looking at about 500 quid for GIWTBB

I actually feel sorry for the flippers who can't see the beauty in Micallef's work.

My advice is - Get an expensive crisp white framejob and find a good place for it, then let it age on your wall like a good wine. Micallef is a bloody good artist with a powerful marketting machine behind him, so if your worrying about your prints' value at this early stage, then don't.

True true!

[siddhartha]

according to the kidrobot messageboard.. there are still more Micallef Peacekeepers (7 or so) available in LA

[jB]

7 left in LA still! I was there that morning of the 19th arriving at 9am where there were only 12 people ahead of me. As one o'clock approached I think there was only 100 people or so in the entire line suprisingly. Micallef is still underrated in the U.S. IMHO

[dburn]

i went today... 3 peace keepers left 4 or five minotors.... a handfull of uzi lovers... micallef isnt half as popular in the states as he is in europe... he's catching on quick though

[endtimes]

GIWTBB is going to be like the Banksters Flags print. They'll be everywhere and all over ebay forever. But who can resists turning £300 into £1000 overnight? Even if you like the print... I think they'll eventually stabilize roughly around the same price as flags.

Despite what I was saying earlier about print prices on these coming up on the laz prints as sellers dissapear, overall I can't help but keep thinking this scene is over and this in particular exemplifies its decline. With flipping so blatantly rampant especially by people buying who don't even know how to spell Micallef I think it's a sure sign the end is near. Buy if you like something, but don't absolutely count on being able to cash in down the road. The party's over, you don't have to go home but you can't stay here...

[pelle]

endtimes said:

I think it's a sure sign the end is near.

with a name like yours, you would think that, wouldn't you?

pretty much agree with your points, though I don't think it's "the end" of anything.

[ptron]

why are people buying these prints from ebay. i went to the show on saturday, it was practically empty and they said they still had prints left. wtf? btw the show is awesome. the bank vault and lower catacombs are really errie.

[jam]

Probably because if you want prints from LA you have to go there in person to buy them...

[ptron]

jam said:

Probably because if you want prints from LA you have to go there in person to buy them...

hmm, almost seems like a better deal.

[endtimes]

with a name like yours, you would think that, wouldn't you?

Are you saying I'm a pessimist?

[Wiseblood]

stuey09 said:

dave313perry said:

There was alot of Gallery representatives swanning around outside Laz offering upwards of a grand profit for sets of four people were walking out with! lazy bastards...grab a sleeping bag and slum it with the rest of us!!

Sleeping bag! Your the sensible one Dave. Les Wednesdays and Wiseblood turned up in overnight fishing gear ;D

;D i was fooking freezing that night

[pelle]

endtimes said:

with a name like yours, you would think that, wouldn't you?

Are you saying I'm a pessimist?

maybe just a little bit