[armybob]

how much should i pay for a banksy tenner?
dont want to get ripped

cheers army bob

just been intouch with the seller he says he got it, Notting hill carnival in 2004/2005. Banksy threw a load into the crowd there

what u guys think?

[cosmic]

it never happened m8

[craigf]

There is a new thread every few weeks re these. Bottom line is there is very little way of knowing if one is legit or not. I'd like a couple to frame up, but until someone says "Banksy tenner colour copies £5 a pair" I'm going to stay away ;D

[Gallery Grace]

There are few signed Banksy £10 notes worth buying which come with provenance from Steven Lazarides but they are not cheap.

[cashman]

Jun 7, 2008 21:06:17 GMT 1 Gallery Grace said:

There are few signed Banksy £10 notes worth buying which come with provenance from Steven Lazarides but they are not cheap.

how much is not cheap ?

[Gallery Grace]

If I remember rightly; The last one I know of sold early this year for around £10,000, which makes those fake unsigned ones going for £5 look cheap!

[Rude Copper]

Jun 7, 2008 20:21:04 GMT 1 cosmic said:

it never happened m8

i'm not sure about the year, but as far as i remember, they were put into a leaf blower & fired over a fence at reading, the remainder were thrown about the carnival afterwards,
the only one method of provenance is the weight, which is constant, outside of that, its almost impossible to tell the difference from a fake.

[cashman]

Jun 7, 2008 21:45:13 GMT 1 Rude Copper said:

Jun 7, 2008 20:21:04 GMT 1 cosmic said:

it never happened m8

i'm not sure about the year, but as far as i remember, they were put into a leaf blower & fired over a fence at reading, the remainder were thrown about the carnival afterwards,
the only one method of provenance is the weight, which is constant, outside of that, its almost impossible to tell the difference from a fake.

ive heard the same story but at glastonbury

[cosmic]

more unture comments about the tenners fished from this forum right here in one place !

'POW threw them up in the air at the Carnival, most people thought they were real and tried to spend them in the shops - so you might get lucky!'

'they were sent out with Santa's Ghetto invitations (not sold), thrown in the crowd by someone (Banky himself?) at the Notting Hill festival'

'banksy didnt throw them, he blew them over the fence at glasto with a leafblower'

'these were given away and not sold'

[felix]

What is the truth then? Would love to know...

[cashman]

Jun 7, 2008 22:33:00 GMT 1 cosmic said:

more unture comments about the tenners fished from this forum right here in one place !

'POW threw them up in the air at the Carnival, most people thought they were real and tried to spend them in the shops - so you might get lucky!'

'they were sent out with Santa's Ghetto invitations (not sold), thrown in the crowd by someone (Banky himself?) at the Notting Hill festival'

'banksy didnt throw them, he blew them over the fence at glasto with a leafblower'

'these were given away and not sold'

dont think you read my post properly, I was trying also trying to express the point that there are many of these stories about.

[cosmic]

i did'nt read your post cashman

one truth i do know is that they were sold at santas ghetto for £9.99

and also they weigh a certain amount

[Filipino Box Spring Hog]

will someone pm me the correct weight? I have one I purchased from a rare book dealer in California and while it looks legit, It wouldn't hurt to weight it. I paid a huge sum for it.

[jh153]

Depends how it was listed. If it was listed as an original, then the seller should of been selling an original. If it was listed as a reproduction then its about as legit as one of those rat canvases selling for £7.99. Buyer beware.