[ricardob]

Apologies for creating a new thread but I couldn't change the title of the last one and add the Grannies print. Thanks for all the msgs and offers so far. I am going through all of them and replying.

Two Banksy prints for sale:

- Strawberry Donuts

- Grannies

Both signed, never framed and in good condition. Both come with Pest Control certificate.

I am based in Brisbane - Australia and I am happy to post anywhere (buyers risk). The buyer can choose whatever courier company better suits and the level of insurance required. The postage/insurance is paid by the buyer.

I am looking for $6.1K AUD (about 3.5k GBP) + postage/insurance for the Donuts print and 8.1K AUD (about 4.6k GBP) + postage/insurance for Grannies.


Photos below

Donuts

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Grannies

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Cheers

[Mattmoo08]

IMO and I mean my opinion the bit that says

""(buyers risk)""
Has put me off wanting to give you the best part of 5k for some reason.

[silvermyn]

I don't know how it works in Australia but when we send a parcel from a post office in UK we can buy insurance to cover the value of the item at the same time. It's normally at a very reasonable cost.

If you can do this and perhaps pass on the cost of the postage/insurance to the buyer then that might be a better way to go about sending the prints.

Good luck with the sales.

[Ruggs]

Buyers risk! Alarm bells. If I had the potential to make around £8k through selling prints I would do my utmost to find the best and most trouble-free way of couriring either internally or further afield as I possibly could. Even if it cost me a small fortune to do so. Some sellers can be very lazy when it comes to the carriage part of the deal.

[ricardob]

Thank you for the feedback, but I believe it is a bit unfair. Or maybe I was not clear in my original post.
I am happy to deal face to face but I know the majority of people in here would be either in USA or UK.
I know that a lot of people would not be happy to take the risk and have it post it somewhere but I have to say that I don't want to be responsible for prints damaged in transit or people having to pay tax to customs.
I will pack the print in a hard tube, just like the ones POW uses. I can pack it flat and send it if the buyer wants. As I said, it is completely up to the buyer. The buyer is paying for postage, not me.
I've been upfront and I hope people appreciate that.
I am happy to use any courier company choosen by the buyer and insure it for whatever he/she wants. I've stated that the buyer is responsible for paying postage so it is up to him/her to choose whatever better suits.
I hope this post clarifies things.

Cheers

[iamzero]

I'm tempted for the Grannies but have the same concerns plus factoring in risk and import tax.

[disdig1]

well you can say buyers risk all you want but when it comes down to it if that person pays by paypal(anyone would be stupid not to) and it comes damaged then its on you. paypal will always have the buyers back no matter what. so i would probably suggest taking a different approach at things and make sure the items are 100% packaged properly, in a sturdy tube with max insurance on it to cover your own self OP.

[Quinnster]

You should not have any import tax as it a private sale or could be marked a a gift and still insured to full value.

[trapnel1]

When importing to the UK, Customs Duty is payable if the value of a gift exceeds £135, but will be waived if the amount of duty is £9 or under. Import VAT is payable if the value of the gift exceeds £36. Not sure if you could get away with insuring for full value while declaring another value for customs......

[sierrahotel]

yea - i think once you declare the value for insurance, no escaping customs. I think seller could just re-phrase - 'buyer pays for insurance' - no issue about risk then.