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Sell Out Is The New Buy In - 6 Layer Spraypaint on 250mg Paper, Edition of 45 + 2APs - 23.6x31.5in (50x70cm) - 2009. $70 (Unframed). Boxi created this piece to comment on the precarious state of the current art market and the eBay secondary market that flourished over the last few years. The hand sprayed six layer stencil edition of 45 will only be available to attendees on opening night between 7pm and 10pm OR via eBay. The edition will appear online as a BUY IT NOW item on eBay at the same minute as the gallery doors open on Thursday. Considering the humor of the piece, we just couldn't resist. According to Boxi - "A sudden shift in values floods the prestigious auction houses and trickles right down to the ridiculously hyped private sales on eBay with fevered anticipation, with descriptions like, "Recession proof investment" and "Sold out within seconds", "from an edition of 750" etc." he observes. "The edition 'Sell Out Is The New Buy In' is a sad but honest spin on the terms used to sell such works that now return to the market since the hype has cooled with the telling, 'selling because of changed priorities'.".