All I can say is "what goes around comes around".

every 5-10 years the cycle will go full circle, prices go back up, everybody is happy apart from the losers.

I see it in the commercial screenprint print industry too, every 4-5 years.

Nuff said.

How noble of you fautebol, many thanks, its my enhanced improved missus. ;D

Here's what I think if anyone cares. I actually don't think there will be a "crash." Although there will be ups and downs, there will be no crash. Why? Because of the involvement of some big money players who will make sure the madness continues. In the past year alone, many galleries and dealers have entered the "street art" scene. A crash would mean that they would have to find another way to make a living. So what will they do? They will make sure th, at there is no crash by carefully controlling and manipulating the supply and creating hype. Unlike the stock market, ther eis no regulation of this industry. So, basically a gallery can pretend to release an edition of 100 of hot artist "x" when in reality it is holding onto 50 prints. The edition sells out in seconds and a hype is created. Then the gallery, through proxies, will sell the other 50 prints on eBay at inflated prices. You and I will fall for it and the madness will continue. This is just one example. There is no government agency monitoring such activities. Furthermore, many of these gallery owners and dealers have made a lot of money and connections. They will continue to "hype" or promote artists through their contacts in well-respected publications.
In short, too many big shots are now involved. They will make sure the madness will continue.
The only thing that may lead to a crash is talk of a crash.
This is just my opinion - feel free to p*ss on it.

why don't we have a thread in each section where people say why they like the image- i've had a look at a few and they all just talk about how much it's worth for 'insurance' purposes. or whenever people add a pic to the image gallery they can say why they like it.

All I know is that these pieces of paper are not worth what people are paying for them and they are not worth going broke for, going into debt for, doing without for or spending your life infront of a computer for. Having something that is in demand makes us all feel special. I submit that this is what all of this is really about.

BONGO FEEL THAT BANKSY WILL BE THE ONLY PUBLICLY RECOGNISABLE SURVIVOR WHEN THIS BUBBLE BURSTS.

BONGO MAD IF HE THINKS AM WILL NOT BE ABOUT. CASHMAN THINKS THAT BONGO NEEDS TO STOP talking like a charachter from donkey kong as its getting a little boring

IF YOU LIKE IT, THEN IT IS ALL THAT MATTERS.

MARKET VALUE IS IRELEVANT IF YOU COULD AFFORD IT WHEN YOU BOUGHT IT AND LIKE THE IMAGE.

INCREASE IN NOTIONAL VALUE IS AN ADDED BENEFIT

Thanks Pez, don't you prefer yours more?

;D ;D

Why bobbymeachamjr and bongo, are you concerned about who's going to be the "ONLY PUBLICLY RECOGNISABLE SURVIVOR" take a look on www.woostercollective.com/ all sorts of good stuff by lots of artists a lot of which don't even have any prints, and nearly all are completely unknown outside of these forums and wooster and stencil revolution.

Only following the 'big hitters' is like only liking what's in the top 10 music charts, they'll be the only one's that'll be publicly reconisable in the future, how shallow is that?

;D ;D ;D ;D

If only he could get his head out of his arse

Why are they concerned I dunno?

But why are you so concerned that they're so concerned? I dunno

The popularity of these threads is like rubbernecking at a traffic accident. As annyoing and horrible as they are everyone has to look and get their two cents in.

false.
if you came into a bit of money or you had saved up for ages and spent £1000 on an unsigned banksy and then next year it was worth around £300 you would care. you'd be mad not to.

a very high percentage of these prints are stored in folders under beds - all these people care.

a little over a year ago we were on here laughing about how how napalm, love rat and virgin mary had taken years to sell.
if there came on sell now lets be honest if any of us had the the oppotunity to buy one for £75 we would because of what it's value is.

the way i see it is i like having a few prints on my walls. i could sell them and make a few grand but what am i gonna spend the money on? more prints because thats what i enjoy.
i.e. it's pointless selling them but if they were worth 50p tommorrow i might regret it.