cb
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Where is the best place to sell street art prints?, by cb on Oct 25, 2017 9:23:18 GMT 1, Hello. I’ve occasionally bought street art prints over the past 15 years or so. Mostly directly from exhibitions/ solo shows etc. Many years ago I did use EBay to buy and sellbut i’ve noticed that there are very few decent prints for sale there these days. As the Street Art market is presumably much more established these days, is there a site or person or gallery that anyone here could recommend? I’d like to sell to a market that is knowledgable and appreciative of the work, and not get viciously ripped off with excessive charges. Any suggestions welcome.
Does anyone recommend selling through this forum?
Thanks very much in advance.
Hello. I’ve occasionally bought street art prints over the past 15 years or so. Mostly directly from exhibitions/ solo shows etc. Many years ago I did use EBay to buy and sellbut i’ve noticed that there are very few decent prints for sale there these days. As the Street Art market is presumably much more established these days, is there a site or person or gallery that anyone here could recommend? I’d like to sell to a market that is knowledgable and appreciative of the work, and not get viciously ripped off with excessive charges. Any suggestions welcome.
Does anyone recommend selling through this forum?
Thanks very much in advance.
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Hubble Bubble
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Where is the best place to sell street art prints?, by Hubble Bubble on Oct 25, 2017 9:36:05 GMT 1, Absolutely. But remember - this place isn't a gallery. Folk know their stuff and they (generally) know what a piece is worth.
Be honest, transparent, price realistically and provide biscuits if selling from home.
You'll make friends for life.
Absolutely. But remember - this place isn't a gallery. Folk know their stuff and they (generally) know what a piece is worth.
Be honest, transparent, price realistically and provide biscuits if selling from home.
You'll make friends for life.
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Hubble Bubble
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Where is the best place to sell street art prints?, by Hubble Bubble on Oct 25, 2017 9:37:51 GMT 1, Oh - yes... I forgot. Most importantly, don't just use this place as a market. Talk to us. Post on the threads. Be a part of the community.
Oh - yes... I forgot. Most importantly, don't just use this place as a market. Talk to us. Post on the threads. Be a part of the community.
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Trevorm
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Where is the best place to sell street art prints?, by Trevorm on Oct 25, 2017 9:44:19 GMT 1, HB^ is absolutely right.
And if you intend to offer biscuits (Hobnobs preferably) for home sales, don't forget to put them out - you'll get crucified
HB^ is absolutely right.
And if you intend to offer biscuits (Hobnobs preferably) for home sales, don't forget to put them out - you'll get crucified
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gd79
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Where is the best place to sell street art prints?, by gd79 on Oct 25, 2017 10:12:38 GMT 1, In the subject of advice, it's clearly easier to sell stuff that has not been framed. Is there a strong preference between something in the original tube (which has therefore lived its life rolled up) or flattened and popped into an art sleeve (with original packaging retained of course)?
I only buy what I want to put up, but I have no more space.... I'm no flipper but clearly will need to offload some stuff at some point down the line. I mainly collect photography, where the answer is much easier (aluminium mounted, framed or kept flat)
In the subject of advice, it's clearly easier to sell stuff that has not been framed. Is there a strong preference between something in the original tube (which has therefore lived its life rolled up) or flattened and popped into an art sleeve (with original packaging retained of course)?
I only buy what I want to put up, but I have no more space.... I'm no flipper but clearly will need to offload some stuff at some point down the line. I mainly collect photography, where the answer is much easier (aluminium mounted, framed or kept flat)
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cb
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Where is the best place to sell street art prints?, by cb on Nov 2, 2017 10:43:02 GMT 1, Hello, thanks for all the helpful and friendly advice.
I will consider putting a few prints up for sale on this site. I want to make sure that I price them at a reasonable rate, so as not to insult anyone’s knowledge or intelligence. Where does the consensus of what is a reasonable price come from? I genuinely don’t know the value / market rate for some of these prints, so correctly pricing them, for me anyway, is a matter of who to believe.
An expert is anyone who appears to know more than you, which in this case is probably most people!
How do you go about establishing what a fair price is?
Thanks again.
Hello, thanks for all the helpful and friendly advice.
I will consider putting a few prints up for sale on this site. I want to make sure that I price them at a reasonable rate, so as not to insult anyone’s knowledge or intelligence. Where does the consensus of what is a reasonable price come from? I genuinely don’t know the value / market rate for some of these prints, so correctly pricing them, for me anyway, is a matter of who to believe.
An expert is anyone who appears to know more than you, which in this case is probably most people!
How do you go about establishing what a fair price is?
Thanks again.
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Dive Jedi
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Where is the best place to sell street art prints?, by Dive Jedi on Nov 2, 2017 10:51:43 GMT 1, Hello, thanks for all the helpful and friendly advice. I will consider putting a few prints up for sale on this site. I want to make sure that I price them at a reasonable rate, so as not to insult anyone’s knowledge or intelligence. Where does the consensus of what is a reasonable price come from? I genuinely don’t know the value / market rate for some of these prints, so correctly pricing them, for me anyway, is a matter of who to believe. An expert is anyone who appears to know more than you, which in this case is probably most people! How do you go about establishing what a fair price is? Thanks again.
there is a topic called "Price check" , where you can ask what prints are worth.
eBay, auctions and recent sales here are usually a good indication.
The best way to put up a sales thread is to add pics, condition and a price.
Or be prepared for a list of negative comments......
Good luck.
I will be happy to lowball you. 
Hello, thanks for all the helpful and friendly advice. I will consider putting a few prints up for sale on this site. I want to make sure that I price them at a reasonable rate, so as not to insult anyone’s knowledge or intelligence. Where does the consensus of what is a reasonable price come from? I genuinely don’t know the value / market rate for some of these prints, so correctly pricing them, for me anyway, is a matter of who to believe. An expert is anyone who appears to know more than you, which in this case is probably most people! How do you go about establishing what a fair price is? Thanks again. Hi CB, there is a topic called "Price check" , where you can ask what prints are worth. eBay, auctions and recent sales here are usually a good indication. The best way to put up a sales thread is to add pics, condition and a price. Or be prepared for a list of negative comments...... Good luck. I will be happy to lowball you. |
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Where is the best place to sell street art prints?, by kaos on Nov 2, 2017 11:03:04 GMT 1, Hello CB, welcome to the forum.
The advice above is sound but have a thick coat ready to absorb all the negative responses. Everyone is an expert even those who have no idea. Then there are those who will want to knock down your price for obvious personal gain and those who will want you to raise the price for their own reasons.
Trust no one and take everything anyone says with a pinch of salt. Do your own research, look at past sales, at auctions, galleries and anywhere else you can find. Decide what you think is acceptable to you and go for it. Good luck and remember that heavy coat.
Hello CB, welcome to the forum.
The advice above is sound but have a thick coat ready to absorb all the negative responses. Everyone is an expert even those who have no idea. Then there are those who will want to knock down your price for obvious personal gain and those who will want you to raise the price for their own reasons.
Trust no one and take everything anyone says with a pinch of salt. Do your own research, look at past sales, at auctions, galleries and anywhere else you can find. Decide what you think is acceptable to you and go for it. Good luck and remember that heavy coat.
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Where is the best place to sell street art prints?, by Happy Shopper on Nov 2, 2017 11:26:01 GMT 1, Oh, and don't try to flip things you only bought last week. Take those to eBay, or be prepared for the backlash.
The whole thing is a little hypocritical when you analyse it (and people do try... often), but there's a sort of unwritten moral code to selling here. 
Oh, and don't try to flip things you only bought last week. Take those to eBay, or be prepared for the backlash. The whole thing is a little hypocritical when you analyse it (and people do try... often), but there's a sort of unwritten moral code to selling here. |
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cb
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Where is the best place to sell street art prints?, by cb on Nov 27, 2017 23:54:22 GMT 1, Thanks to all those who have taken the time to reply to my questions and comments. I really appreciate that. I’m interested to understand the “unwritten rule” of flipping. It feels to me a similar moral balancing act to the issue of when is it OK to make jokes about a tragedy. There’s that Woody Allen line - “comedy is tragedy, plus time.” But how much time?
I have a Ben Eine print of ‘Celebrate’. I bough it at 9am on the first morning of his solo show at Jealous East. I actually bought two versions, one ‘Vandal’ and one ‘Circus’ because I couldn’t decide which one I liked best. The ‘Circus’ is now on the wall of my office and so, 18 months down the line the ‘Vandal’ print has never seen the light of day. Someone else could/should be enjoying it every day. So, is 18 months an unacceptably short period of time to be selling and giving it a new home? How long should I wait? What am I waiting for? If it was five years old, is that OK? What are the principles that guide the strong moral imperative to avoiding appearing to be flipping?
I love all the pieces that I buy, but i’m Dumb, unrealistic and greedy when it comes to buying street art prints. I want to have them, optimistically imagine I have 3x more wall space than I actually have and end up stockpiling print that will most likely have to be rotated at best (assuming that I splashed a lot of money to have them all framed!).
I would be fascinated to hear how other judge this dilemma.
By the way, did anyone here get hold of an ‘Art Sale’ Banksy. I missed the memo and didn’t even know it was happening until it was too late. And to be honest, I don’t really like the piece. For me that would certainly have been potential flipping material!
Cheers
Thanks to all those who have taken the time to reply to my questions and comments. I really appreciate that. I’m interested to understand the “unwritten rule” of flipping. It feels to me a similar moral balancing act to the issue of when is it OK to make jokes about a tragedy. There’s that Woody Allen line - “comedy is tragedy, plus time.” But how much time?
I have a Ben Eine print of ‘Celebrate’. I bough it at 9am on the first morning of his solo show at Jealous East. I actually bought two versions, one ‘Vandal’ and one ‘Circus’ because I couldn’t decide which one I liked best. The ‘Circus’ is now on the wall of my office and so, 18 months down the line the ‘Vandal’ print has never seen the light of day. Someone else could/should be enjoying it every day. So, is 18 months an unacceptably short period of time to be selling and giving it a new home? How long should I wait? What am I waiting for? If it was five years old, is that OK? What are the principles that guide the strong moral imperative to avoiding appearing to be flipping?
I love all the pieces that I buy, but i’m Dumb, unrealistic and greedy when it comes to buying street art prints. I want to have them, optimistically imagine I have 3x more wall space than I actually have and end up stockpiling print that will most likely have to be rotated at best (assuming that I splashed a lot of money to have them all framed!).
I would be fascinated to hear how other judge this dilemma.
By the way, did anyone here get hold of an ‘Art Sale’ Banksy. I missed the memo and didn’t even know it was happening until it was too late. And to be honest, I don’t really like the piece. For me that would certainly have been potential flipping material!
Cheers
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Where is the best place to sell street art prints?, by wrigs on Nov 28, 2017 1:01:15 GMT 1, Thanks to all those who have taken the time to reply to my questions and comments. I really appreciate that. I’m interested to understand the “unwritten rule” of flipping. It feels to me a similar moral balancing act to the issue of when is it OK to make jokes about a tragedy. There’s that Woody Allen line - “comedy is tragedy, plus time.” But how much time? I have a Ben Eine print of ‘Celebrate’. I bough it at 9am on the first morning of his solo show at Jealous East. I actually bought two versions, one ‘Vandal’ and one ‘Circus’ because I couldn’t decide which one I liked best. The ‘Circus’ is now on the wall of my office and so, 18 months down the line the ‘Vandal’ print has never seen the light of day. Someone else could/should be enjoying it every day. So, is 18 months an unacceptably short period of time to be selling and giving it a new home? How long should I wait? What am I waiting for? If it was five years old, is that OK? What are the principles that guide the strong moral imperative to avoiding appearing to be flipping? I love all the pieces that I buy, but i’m Dumb, unrealistic and greedy when it comes to buying street art prints. I want to have them, optimistically imagine I have 3x more wall space than I actually have and end up stockpiling print that will most likely have to be rotated at best (assuming that I splashed a lot of money to have them all framed!). I would be fascinated to hear how other judge this dilemma. By the way, did anyone here get hold of an ‘Art Sale’ Banksy. I missed the memo and didn’t even know it was happening until it was too late. And to be honest, I don’t really like the piece. For me that would certainly have been potential flipping material! Cheers
The thing is you brought it because you like it not just to stick it on eBay a day later asking twice as much for it
Thanks to all those who have taken the time to reply to my questions and comments. I really appreciate that. I’m interested to understand the “unwritten rule” of flipping. It feels to me a similar moral balancing act to the issue of when is it OK to make jokes about a tragedy. There’s that Woody Allen line - “comedy is tragedy, plus time.” But how much time? I have a Ben Eine print of ‘Celebrate’. I bough it at 9am on the first morning of his solo show at Jealous East. I actually bought two versions, one ‘Vandal’ and one ‘Circus’ because I couldn’t decide which one I liked best. The ‘Circus’ is now on the wall of my office and so, 18 months down the line the ‘Vandal’ print has never seen the light of day. Someone else could/should be enjoying it every day. So, is 18 months an unacceptably short period of time to be selling and giving it a new home? How long should I wait? What am I waiting for? If it was five years old, is that OK? What are the principles that guide the strong moral imperative to avoiding appearing to be flipping? I love all the pieces that I buy, but i’m Dumb, unrealistic and greedy when it comes to buying street art prints. I want to have them, optimistically imagine I have 3x more wall space than I actually have and end up stockpiling print that will most likely have to be rotated at best (assuming that I splashed a lot of money to have them all framed!). I would be fascinated to hear how other judge this dilemma. By the way, did anyone here get hold of an ‘Art Sale’ Banksy. I missed the memo and didn’t even know it was happening until it was too late. And to be honest, I don’t really like the piece. For me that would certainly have been potential flipping material! Cheers The thing is you brought it because you like it not just to stick it on eBay a day later asking twice as much for it |
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Where is the best place to sell street art prints?, by NYart on Nov 28, 2017 2:26:54 GMT 1, Basically only you can judge if your flipping it, if you bought it with the sole intention of reselling for a profit, that’s flipping pretty much regardless of the time frame. But generally a few months later you won’t get too much grief for it here. It’s the reselling before or as soon as you receive it that gets people going.
Basically only you can judge if your flipping it, if you bought it with the sole intention of reselling for a profit, that’s flipping pretty much regardless of the time frame. But generally a few months later you won’t get too much grief for it here. It’s the reselling before or as soon as you receive it that gets people going.
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