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Permalink Reply by DonBlaze on July 10, 2014 at 8:30am

Hi Lofty,  I don't know the issue price but that maybe not matter at this point. There  were a issue amount of 250.Recently as of last week a ebayer in Australia had one for sale with a opening bid of AU 550, with no takers. His Australia ebay ID is:  Peimaneh11    Hopefully this is a help. Be Patient and Good Luck !!

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kaminski on July 10, 2014 at 9:00am

Not sure about that artist, but similar lithographs I see selling for 400-600, sometimes a bit more.

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Permalink Reply by AC on July 10, 2014 at 2:33pm

When the print was first released it had an RRP of $3500 but these days you can pick them up for around $1000 if you are lucky. How much can you get one for.

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Permalink Reply by Dan Gregory on July 10, 2014 at 3:34pm

This is the one Don is talking about - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Muhammad-Ali-Limited-Edition-Print-/1713509...

This auction price seems rather high in price and unless you despearately need it I would wait as others are coming on the market and will go for between $400 and $1000 if you are patient

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Permalink Reply by Lofty on July 10, 2014 at 4:26pm

Thanks to all of you for your contributions, much appreciated.
AC: To answer your question, there's an auctioneer I know that has a AUD$300 reserve, with an auction est. of AUD $400-500 (plus 20% fee on hammer price). The item appears to be unframed, and does not mention a COA (allthough, it does have an Online Authentics number which checks out). With all the high prices of Ali signed gloves and trunks these days, I thought I may have found a bargain. It would appear not to be the case though.

It does beg the question: why is there such a difference in the price of a glove and a signed print (particularly as gloves are more difficult to display)? I guess that's an anomaly that the market dictates.

I appreciate all your input, so thank you again.

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Permalink Reply by Lofty on July 10, 2014 at 4:55pm

*22% buyer's premium + 10% GST (goods and services tax), plus postage/storage costs where applicable. All adds up when you think you've got a deal at $400, but are actually paying $530+

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Permalink Reply by AC on July 11, 2014 at 2:46pm

Lofty
I know the auction site well that you are talking about. The print will go for around $550 + buyers premium etc

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Permalink Reply by Lofty on July 11, 2014 at 8:20pm

Yep, they recently merged - very established and professional auctioneers. Thanks for the estimate. It would appear that $550 ($670+ inc fees) is still a fraction above market value, but potentially a good investment. Cheers.

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