Banksy's grip on the art market will only become firmer pricewise. His acceptance by the mainstream art critics will get stronger on a monthly basis, and we can see this with the type of auction houses now hosting his art.

However only signed stuff are in my opinion immune from a price crash. Anything signed with provenance can only go up. The main frenzy is now around the unsigned stuff well within the budget of “ok to do” 20/30 something year olds. If anything is to drop its here.

I dissagree about the signed and unsigned difference that you mention, almost anything could happen, if there's a fall the signed have further to fall and if both went down by 50% the biggest losers obviously would be the people with signed. Also the signed price may stall as it gets too high for most, but the unsigned could carry on rising as there could be more demand, from the larger group of people who can afford them.

I wouldn't try to predict it.

"But one thing I'm curious about. How many people here own a home?"

I own my own home, outright, paid cash as well. I do live in a caravan though.

Could be genuine.

High bidder may have been deadbeat zero bidder who 9 times otta 10 don't pay up so instantly save relisting and offer to 2nd highest.

Well to a degree it will, but willl take a long time I think. I don't know if that many people will really want to do that. You usually have to wait about 6 months before they can auction your piece. And then wait another 1-2 months to get paid. They also take about a 20% fee, charge you an illustration fee and an insurance fee of about 1%. (compared to ebays about 4-5%) I also suspect that they might report the amount of money they pay you to the tax man? So the print would have to sell for 15% more than what it would sell for on ebay for you to make more money. And you still have to wait almost a year to get paid. Most people sell this stuff becaus ethey need the cash now.



I don't think it's quite as rigid as you might suspect. An email from POW is I'm sure fine. And they may take it with or without that email. Just as long as the piece is good condition and isn't suspicious. I think you'd be surprised how many fine art prints are lacking an original receipt at this point. I know this because I've enquired myself about selling something and was put off by it all. WOuld rather sell for less privately than deal with all the trouble.

And even still I honestly think Banksy prints are more than fair valued even by serious deep pocket collectors terms. I doubt any other artist alive right now is selling for like amount for editions this large. Well maybe a couple bnut very rare. Additionally the rich will continue to be able to buy new Banksy prints for as long as he lives even if he goes exclusively to Laz who might charge 5, 10, 20k per print. Banksy is still pretty young and should continue to make lots of prints.

No way, in fact the mortgage on my very modest victorian terrace (in Devon, no where near London) if it were for 100% of the value of the house would cost over £1500 per month! + nearly £200 a month for council tax and water rates.

Owning a house is a double edged sword, you could rent a house cheaper than paying the mortgage on one, and you've got to do all the maintenance, which can be pricey, but you know that you won't have to possibly move every 6 months and you can make it how you like it (well, within budget)

Hello there. What controversy MY print has caused. Im a genuine ebayer who is just trying to sell my print so i can get out of my student debt. When i was watching the bidding this afternoon to my joy i saw someone had bidded on it £700, only to send me the following email 5mins later

Hi there - I am very sorry - I have just received an email notification regards your listing; there was a mistake in the bid and we thought a provisional note had been place - we didn't realise this was final offer, we're really sorry. We are prepared to pay a relisting fee if needed, let us know.
We hope you are able to sell this to the second highest bidder.
Mr XX

So not knowing what to do, and needing the money asap! i offered it to the top 2 highest bidders. Which one of which is apparently on here.

So unless someone buys the print from my second chance ebay, im oging to have to re-list it.

Has anyone else experienced annoying ebayers like this?

Well done, that's how I've become to! It seems that this art business can take you two ways, one is up the ladder to the serious expensive stuff, which if you're not wealthy isn't possible anyway, or you start to become very choosey, you control your emotions and start to root out the good, inexpensive, art that you like but will also have potential perhaps (although you can't really lose anyway due to the cost).

IMO it's more fun and more difficult than just having a huge pile of dosh and spending several thousand on something by an artist that's already big and hyped.

I've just bagged my much sought after Applause for less than that due to a kind hearted forum member

u got a great deal then. mine [unisgned] is still in its tube as i dont have an A) port or a space big enough for one. i'd think about trading my applause for a CND (which i like better) but need to keep the applause handy to liquidate should I be lucky enough to land a signed Mr. B in August 2010 when they go on sale.

A lot of money rob, but it's a great image.

dry mounted ??

Holy fuck.

& £700 today (6 July)