Urban Art Association

Sometimes not all prints that are sold are entered into the database. This could be due to the seller not entering in the info. Prints on ebay that are entered in the database will be kept track of but there a lot of instances where we don't catch them all. Any member can add an auction to the data base by simply copying and pasting the item number into the sales/trades tab in the ebay section. I think that the sales history is accurate depending on what print it is. Sometimes ebay prices can differ from prices that forum members would sell the print for. It does give you some type of idea of the market value of most prints. If not you can always ask around. I don't know much about the Nick Walker piece you're talking about though. I hope this helps. -Cece

If the piece being entered is provided with an original price then it will be listed under the average going rate over the past 6 months. People usually follow the sale's history as time goes by so yes it's usually based on more recent prices. Sometimes the value increases over time and sometimes it decreases. Most of the time I think people look at other sale's histories of other artworks by the same artist to determine what price to ask for as well. The exchange rate would be determined at the time of the sale.

I believe exchange rates are calculated approximately at the time of the sale. This means Expressobeans figures have become very distorted in the last few months.

EB is a great tool, but for it to live up to its' potential, users like us need to "do our bit" and enter ebay listings into the database every once in a while as well as entering art and artists who aren't yet in there. I'm pretty slack and I would guess that most other members are too. It's well worth taking into consideration the changes in exchange rates and also an artist's general appeal to American consumers. My finding is that EB was/is far more geared towards gig posters and works by popular American artists, while most active members seem to be North American, so I'd guess that most of the enthusiastic members are keane on keeping that data as complete as possible. While there is a huge overlap (ever-growing) between the content here and there, if we want the sales info' to be reliable, if we each spent a few minutes each week updating the items by our favourite artists, EB could be an even better tool than it already is.