2000 for a nice invader print that was 1700 on release isn't exactly a flip. I'm sure a year from now when the market is dry these will look like the best deals ever.

Invader really tempting..

I think I'm the only one that would love it on his wall lol

People paid 1700 for this?
That’s HILARIOUS.

i agree as well, but not 1700 agree..for this image. There's a line that needs to be drawn by the consumers. To each it's own tho'.

"it has even grown on me more since picking it up" the longer you listen, the sweeter the pitch..saying can be adapted to visual stimuli. Before I buy I ask myself "if xyz was the artist, would you still buy?" One of the many fail safe questions I ask myself to prevent impulse buying

sorry didnt mean to come off as a weiner, just that some1 has to start doing something about this bubble, few ppl know it is there but no1 wants to speak up in preventing it...like i said i'm glad he/she/the human(itsliberal2019) likes it, but would it feel the same if it was not invader. ? .

Ok. I can see how things written online can be read differently than intended.

Sure. This very well could be a bubble but we are all adults here. We accept the consequences of our actions and purchases.

Invader is an incredibly popular artist. His followers are obsessive, widespread, and dedicated. His prints may not speak to everyone but I can see there being more than 300 people in the world who would want that mirror print. We shall see.

You have me mistaken; I am a genuine collector.
Invader's show in Los Angeles gave me an opportunity to purchase his prints at cost. I waited hours for his
first release and I agree: most of the people in line were flippers. During the course of his show, Invader released 7 prints and 1 kit.  Most of his collectors are not in a financial position to immediately purchase 7 of his prints and a kit, even at retail cost.  You may be absolutely right that these prints only fetch $500 over retail 3 years from now- or even less. Invader may continue to release more prints in 2019. I think his collectors are not only recovering from their recent purchases but also exercising restraint in case he's decided to rival Shepard Fairey's print release schedule. We shall see.

Everyone collect in a different way, for a different purpose.
Stepping back on this 7-prints+1-kit period, I think one of the source of frustration is not the number of prints released but that some collectors like to own everything from a given popular artist. In such case, the releases made nearly impossible for someone to get them all at cost.
I see the 7 prints as 3 actually, with their variants. 3 prints released as part of "US tour" is not that shocking. If I remember well, he released 3 prints as well in HK (kungfu, explosion, scooter). So it's probably not to be seen as an acceleration of release but more the way OTI and Invader handles his exhibition.

To be clear. I’m not against what Invader and OTI did- with exception to how the complex con release went down. I was responding to his point that if there were collectors that wanted the new prints, then prices would be going up and not down. A bunch of prints-variants were released- and then the essential kit came along. People are depleted of funds and some of the resellers are desperate for their money back. Prices go down because of this but it’s only temporarily unless the releases keep coming.

these are $3.4/$3.5k now.

Perhaps he means Euro or pounds?