Urban Art Association

Ha ha! I love the fact that you're trying to sell it for £150 over what you paid for it two days ago and that you're presenting it as a saving for someone. Genius!

So this is actually happening........for real.......its not a joke.........

surely this is the last place to try and flip, and if not it should be. I expect that this thread will be full of negative remarks and rightfully so

At least on Expressobeans they have a rule that you can't sell until it's in hand.
No trouble with reselling... just be prepared to be called a c£%t by those that really wanted the print on release!

I agree with the general consensus that a lot of these prints & evolution have been purchased by individuals who never intended to keep them. There are a lot on the secondary market that aren't being snapped up, these will be an easy pick up in a few months like bomb suit & leap, when the flippers realise they aren't getting a big payoff. They will also be used as trades, by members looking for other prints.

My two pence: It takes big brass ones to come on here and try to make a profit 10 minutes after the shop closes (metaphorically speaking), but that's also to be expected, especially as the focus here, at times, seems solely on the money to be made, not the emotional or visceral reaction one has to art. Everyone knows it happens, and since you can (if lucky enough) buy a Banksy for 450 GBP and sell it for easily ten times that, the reality is that a lot of people see dollar signs, not art. Sadly, this means that art is treated like a stock market buy. You know it's an issue when, for example, the arguments against West County Prince seem to hinge on how it might effect someone else's investment portfolio. This is art, not coal futures, but because of the money, it's drawn in speculators as well as art fans. And the speculators don't want to miss out on possible profit. I think it's unseemly because here, a lot of the people might have actually tried to get a copy of the print at release to HANG IT ON THE WALL, not to sell it on for profit. It's like a giant middle finger to art fans.

At least some of the old school members had the brains to wait 3 months before offering to sell at a profit. I feel violated.

Disclaimer. (I am aware that there are some members that look out for each other too before you start.)

A few of tips for next time you want to flip a print.

pretend you have had a vets bill dentist bill your car broke down or your house is falling down.
Or you brought it and love it but a long time had just come up.
Or sell it in eBay
Or wait at least a month or llonger if you can....

I hope this helps your next flip....

520 Pounds take it or leave it.

I have said it before and I'll say it again, I think the ability to sell here should be limited to those who contribute to the site on a regular basis. 

double post sry

"flame so hard" I must be getting so bloody old, never heard that one before.

#1 definition on the UD.

1. flaming: 
An online argument that becomes nasty or derisive, where insulting a party to the discussion takes precedence over the objective merits of one side or another
X was flaming Y over his religious beliefs.   

I though it was only Alf Stewart from Home and Away who used this word when he said 'You flaming Galah'!!!!

Flaming Galah, funny as f*ck