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Originally Posted by MRM
There is no secondary market for prints. As soon as it's sold to a private buyer it loses almost all value. Dr. Seus is polular so there aren't many private buyers trying to sell their prints right now, but when he isn't the latest flavor the retail buyers start selling them the used market will bring the new market down with it and none of the prints will have anything more than interior decoration value.
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While true in some cases, I'd say "it depends" applies in the broader sense. Plenty of prints from certain artists have maintained or increased in value on the secondary market.
If you have a hand-signed print from a prominent/popular artist who had passed after your acquisition, then you will likely have something that will hold/gain value over time. Not always the case, but it is possible.
That said, I'd agree that it's smart policy to never buy a print as an "investment".
