Is it true?... Is it finally happening?

I had been thinking the same. But theres nothing to say it isn't just the usual ups n downs. If he goes and does something big again and grabs a load of media attention, then they may either settle or they may rise.

I'm going to sound like an old-timer saying this, but does anyone remember when Banksy prices crashed in 2008? Things are only now recovering to pre-08 levels. Just a reminder of how swift and brutal the markets can be at any given point.

I do not see the rise from early 2013 to be sustainable at its current pace. I think prices stabilize in the short term. Keep in mind folks that we are talking M-U-L-T-I-P-L-E-S, which means supply can crush the market at any given point. I will be curious to see what prices the fall auctions bring. As others have noted, there seems to be a lot of supply coming online in recent months.

I wonder what a new print release would do to his market. Never say never...

anyone want to sell me a Rude Copper at original cost? what were they, like $50?

A very large, call it seismic, market correction in the US is approaching. What impact that will have on our little hobby is unknown. I suspect it will not be a good thing for so-called blue chip artists like Fairey, Banksy, Invader, Brainwash, etc., and will all but close the doors of the glut of new print houses and the artists they represent. Liquidate accordingly.

Just my bearish opinion.

Take it with a grain of salt.

this trend of secondary market price rises for banksy prints may have hit a ceiling.take into account the prices of late world renowned artists, like dali and Picasso,I think he would be just under that print market. In my opinion.

Let's face it, when you get an original from an artist, is getting a print after that from them ever as good? I personally never have the same attachment or love of the artwork knowing they didn't make the piece.

I don't know if there's a crash or even a drop eminent, but I think a slowdown is inevitable. As high as the prices are, there's a ton of availability -- a surprising amount. At any given moment on ebay, ebay UK, and on the other forum there's always quite a few available -- especially Bomb Huggers and Toxic Marys, people are dropping those like they're going out of style. Compare this to five years ago, when prices were much lower but far fewer came to market. Back then, in 2010, I was looking for a copy of Silver Flag for months without success, but ended up buying an unsigned CND instead. It was twice my budget but I snatched it up without a second thought because I saw them so rarely that I knew it could easily be a year before I saw another (and it was). Nowadays, though, a simple ebay search will bring up dozens of Banksy prints (I just counted 26, and probably missed some). And the lack of price transparency, esp on the other forum, is ridiculous, with the constant hyped-up "price checks" and the phantom blind bidding wars. Still, I surprised to see this two weeks ago:
www.sothebys.com/content/sothebys/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2015/prints-n09332/lot.149.html
That's a hammer price (before premium) of $12k. Even more surprisingly, it had a single bidder, and sold for opening bid price. Now $12K USD is a lot -- but it's only about half of what they're claiming CYW is worth on UAA. There's a good chance that the market will settle, or is settling, due to saturation. And then of course there's the investors, who will or should start questioning the logic of these prices. Signed, lesser known Warhol prints like Committee 2000 or Space Fruit sell for considerably less then signed (and sometimes even unsigned) Banksy prints, and the same Sotheby's auction mentioned above sold several signed Warhol soup cans for $22-26K, or less than many galleries will ask for a signed Banksy -- and Warhol Soup Cans are signature, seminal works. Don't like Andy? You can easily buy a signed, editioned Lichtenstein for under $10K, a Haring for considerably less. Don't like that American Pop stuff? Signed Picasso etchings, editioned and signed Picasso and Matisse exhibition posters are readily available for less than the cheapest signed Banksy, and work from high-end living artists like Ellsworth Kelly, Jasper Johns, Ai Weiwei, etc are also much less. That said, I don't expect any Banksy to lose value, his work is great and he's achieved a level of popularity outside of the high art world that few artists achieve, and of course nobody who bought at secondary market prices is going to want to sell their pieces at a loss. But I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the prices will stablize and I'll finally get that damned Silver Flag that's still eluding me.

sure the prints are multiples, but each time another changes hands it increases the likelihood of it remaining with someone who wishes to keep it and not sell on. Also the amount of tip top condition ones become fewer all the time. So I don't think there is any danger of market saturation. In terms of how well know he is in the world these editions are not so huge. People are still discovering this artist and there are rumors of the chinese market beginning to take an interest.

If Woolworths were still gigging they would be selling Hippy wigs.

' Working class', love that.

Buy food and pay the utility bills or summat else you need.

I thought I logged onto UAA for a minute then!
Isn't this the forum without money talk?

The drop in prices is undeniable. I was about to jump the gun on 1, possibly 2 signed prints, but am now holding back as I see the prices deflating slowly.

Not sure about an impending crash though, just a correction that can be tied to a variety of reasons

What will happen next is anybody's guess really.  "Bubble will burst sell while you can" , "the Chinese are all over Banksy, buy everything in sight", anything in between, including a new BOTI style stunt that increases hype, a flooding of the market in true Maverick artist style, a print on Mars to one up MBW's cousin etc…that's what makes it fun

Other funny thing is that in the same time frame, it seems that Banksy (more or less) related  paraphernalia is slowly creeping up in price. The magazines, the early 3 little books with more of less official stickers, the completely unofficial records with the Rats / Monkeys / Choppers /  Kates…

I don't think there is as bubble about to burst, just a little price correction after recent Banksy publicity and a few trying to take advantage. He will always be a holy grail for art lovers or investers and prices will fluctuate.