sorry guys, on a course all week. no internet barely.

missed hell houndz and all

£2500, thats just ridiculous.

one on now for £3000, how greedy is that.

bwahahahah!!!!!!!!!! ;D (there's a few more exclamation marks for you )

Sorry, haven't got time to respond properly I'm busy changing my skirt

Its amazin how people on these forums find the most unfunniest things, funny! I see 'LOL' dramaticaly over-used after the most geeky type responses far too often.

A need to belong I suppose!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe she could send us a couple of pics of her in her finest frock and we could sell em on the Bay. They have to be worth £2500 to someone!!!!!!

Not to you - you can't afford it

oh wait - what's this on the floor...

..it's pkt75s dummy - bless his little cotton socks - he must have dropped it when went off in a sulk yet again ;D

Did u pass on ur sense of humour as a part payment 4 ur overpriced JD, mate?
If ur gonna be silly enough to be overcharged and scream the fact on this site just to show off, then expect some banter and have some witty responses on the ready nextime.

I may not be able to afford £3000 grand for a JD now and yes im a little upset by that, Tho i could have afforded the £1600 that it was worth b4 u mate. Why should Art be a 'Rich Mans' Hobby?
If thats wot ur implying 'Mrs H' by ur statment above, ur an even bigger tosser than i thought mate!!

Getting far too personal- down point of ebay!! and peoples honesty!!

You got me there!!!
I wish i had to got one now at that time. I was waitin 4 the new Dface pieces that i knew where coming at the time so I kept my cash for that. Should have got JD then as it would have been cheaper to buy the d* pieces from the Bay even as they are now.
Never mind!

Appolgies 'Mrs H', My dummies firmly fixed back in gob!!!

Ok, this is my last response to this thread as it’s become far too personal for my liking:

Just to clarify, I never came on the forum to gloat at how much the JD cost me - I came on in response to the fact that I was unwittingly named in an earlier thread as the person who purchased the print at the (overpriced) BIN price. To be honest I'd rather nobody knew that I’d bought it, but unfortunately anyone can watch an item on ebay and see the resulting cost and the winning bidder. So once my name was mentioned I thought it only fair to respond

I work damned hard for my money therefore I can do whatever as I see fit with it, whether that’s buying a copyright print at a recent show for £75 or my Judgement Day for more money than sense. The money didn’t come out of anyone’s account but mine so I really don’t see the issue. I think the real issue is that certain individuals will now crawl out of the woodwork and cite my auction as justification for their greed, a fact that was mentioned earlier. However, due to the responses I’ve received regarding my purchase I can’t really see them making a sale, so if no-one else is prepared to pay that kind of price then I can see their prices coming down

As for stating that Art is a rich mans pursuit - I meant no such thing – it was purely a childish response to an earlier statement directed at me. There are people on the forum that rely on the £50 thread, including me, just as much as those who are serious art collectors. What’s important to me is the image, and if I like it I’ll buy it, whether it’s £50, £1600 or £2500. There are others that purchase purely to sell on for immediate profit – so who’s more of a bad guy me or them? As an aspiring artist myself, if I thought it was a rich mans pursuit I’d hike up my prices significantly, but instead I try to keep the price of the art that I produce at a low cost as I’d rather it was affordable to everyone and not just a select few.

My only crime is paying what I was prepared to pay for a print that I really wanted, and for that I have been called a fool, stupid and a tosser. Ok, so you're all entitled to your opinions, and I like a good laugh with the rest of you but when it becomes an unfounded personal attack, or childish name calling because someone is upset, then I'll respond accordingly.

I apologise to anyone that I have offended or upset because of my recent purchase

MrH

Again, well said. You have an amazing print on its way to you, mine is framed and pride of place, I will post some photo's as soon as FF is framed up next to it, hopefully you will do the same!

Good luck to you!

I want that signed Bombhugger that I was offered last year for £400... but people paid more and the prices went up
I want that 21st Century Love for £500... but people paid more and the prices went up

What is the "going rate"? If you like it and can afford it then buy it or mark my words, you'll regret it... ignore the "going rate" there is no such thing.

Look at the Laz Micallef prints - I love them and I know they'll go up in value, but once again I'm umming and ahhing about something... kind of like when I missed the Banksy 4 soupcan Laz prints... I'll probably kick myself for it again

Judgement Day is one of THE prints of the last couple of years, it's phenomenal and I personally think Mr Aitch got something of a bargain with this one - those people who bought it for less a total bargain.

I guess what I'm trying to say is prices will go up, so if you're not sure about it, and can afford it then buy it now... don't wait or you'll be kicking yourself. If you can't afford it don't whine about it, buy something else - there is so much stuff I want that I can't afford, so what, there is lots about I can...

Mike - you know as well as I do that there is such a thing as a "going rate". At this end of the street art market the "going rate" tends to be the price at which the prints sell on Ebay, i.e., Ebay is the barometer people use to determine what the market value is (as Alvington already said). The last JD to sell on Ebay before Mr Aitch's, sold on Jul 5 and went for £1.5K. I'd suggest that was the going rate at the time. If you need further proof, look at the numerous other offers made on the JD Mr Aitch bought - they were all below £1.5K. So, what happened in the 5 days between the two sales for values to almost double? Nothing.

I completely agree that prices for Micallef's work are on the up and that they are likely (though not guaranteed) to continue to rise until well after the LA show and British Museum tour. If I was looking at artists in the "scene", I'd definitely say that Mic is one of the better bets for someone who has the potential for a great long term career. He's a talented artist and his imagery has wide general appeal, plus his name is already being mentioned in the right circles.

Though whether prices will definitely continue to rise and, more importantly, are sustainable in the long term is a completely different matter. I've said it before, but that's very much dependent on numerous external factors - most of which we have absolutely no information about or control over. This is one of the main reasons I generally don't get involved in discussions on value - too much speculation in a market which IMO is actually pretty unstable. I think living by the general mantra “buy while you can or you may end up kicking yourself” is incredibly dangerous in this market. For me the only mantra is and always will be “buy what you enjoy and spend what you can afford to lose”. Funnily enough, I think that’s exactly what Mr Aitch did. Just so happens he drove the prices up in doing so.

You beat me too it, but.....


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