The top art collectors in the world arent waiting in line anywhere, and theyre also not buying this, or kaws at all really. 

The final price for this set was 18000. I don't see anything wrong with someone who made the effort to get one, turning around and trying to make some scratch off if those that couldn't make it for whatever reason.
Getting to Miami and all the extra cost of shipping, taxes and whatever else add up so if he's asking for 21.5 means he will settle for 21k maybe a little less. That's not a lot profit. The prices for the ten print set is A LOT more than when they originally came out. I saw at least two sets in different galleries in Art Miami.
It's the American way. Acquire a commodity cheap and sell it for more

They were for sale in NYC as well

But are they really buying KAWS prints?
I'd guess they are more invested in his original pieces.

They are buying anything KAWS prints, sculptures and canvases, he is the flavor of the week for the rich recently. The more they see people waiting on line for something, the more they will buy the wall candy.

High end in IMO is a person who buys prints in the $15,000 - $20,000 range and canvases for 
$150,000 - $200,000 and does not hesitate to pull the trigger on the purchase.    
 

i would agree but im sure there are people with mega$$$$ that think of high end as works that are $500k to several million and then another level that believe high end is several million to tens of millions and up

That does not define "The top collectors in the world", which is what I was answering to. VIP contemporary art collectors have probably had kaws in the collection at some point, but its doubtful its still there now, And I'd HIGHLY doubt theyre buying this edition. I do know a heavy kaws collector that bought the edition for his kids room, however, hes not considered top in the world. We'd be talking millions on the regular here.

PS - Thanks for all the recco's in miami. Had a blast. 

Not the top art collectors in the world. They are buying works WELL north of even $1m.

I just took a look at the prints in question. Not in my house, not on my wall, and not in my portfolio. I seriously doubt that the OP was the reason that anyone here on UAA failed to acquire these at the drop, because none of us was trying to buy them in the first place. I'm no longer offended that he's trying to flip them. Rather, I think this should make for fine entertainment. Carry on.

Yay, let's talk more about money.

Do you mean credit card charges? If so the interest rates on credit cards in the states can be anywhere from 1.9%-24% from what I've seen. However if someone has good credit they receive checks that they can write and it can be 0% interest for a year. There is an up front fee for these checks though, I think about 3%. Also with these checks the interest silently accrues monthly at your regular interest rate and if you don't pay it off within the year your screwed.

there was no NYC tax on these prints....

Well, its not that simple. Its not a dollar amount but the artists theyre buying and forecasting. My guess is most of you havent heard of Rudolph Stingel, Glenn Ligon, Luciano Fontana, Wade Guyton, Mark Grotjahn etc. These are the guys that the filthy rich are buying and investing in, now there is a Kaws market, dont get me wrong, and it varies, but this game is vast, and there are fewer galleries in the the real game than you may think. 

Kaws will do well. Hes doing fine now, and I cant wait to see a piece reach a million dollars.


When you talk about art at this level, money is ALWAYS involved. When you buy $600 prints, you dont need to talk about it, lol.