[drip]

Has it really been 8 years? Can't believe this little guy is still alive. 

[onthe outside]

Does anyone have any of those Cinderella castle photo holders left?? Just read a post that there was loads left abandoned after the show but my photo didn’t come in one of those lol just a black folded one…… got told there was none of those left. Happy to pay postage etc can also send my picture for proof of actually having one I’m in the photo obviously

[Red Lotus]

What kind of price are the staff prints selling for in the current market?

[My Name is Frank]

Best place to plug it corks. 

[ubl]

Do gift prints get a COA?

edit: just read they don't in the description.

[cantsleep]

Thanks guys, I guess its time for NFTs on all annonymous artists..would really make sence...what else when not here?
I bought some Dismaland A4 Cards with backside stamps from "a guy". Guess all fake? Anyone who could help me how to figure out? Seems PEST dont analyse them no more because those are unofficials, if I understand correct?
Best
Dom

[tidybut]

Everything bought outside of Dismaland is 100% fake.

[met]

Jun 24, 2024 23:12:48 GMT 1 cantsleep said:

Thanks guys, I guess its time for NFTs on all annonymous artists..would really make sence...what else when not here?
I bought some Dismaland A4 Cards with backside stamps from "a guy". Guess all fake? Anyone who could help me how to figure out? Seems PEST dont analyse them no more because those are unofficials, if I understand correct?
Best
Dom

Correct.

If purchased relatively recently with a bank card, contact your card provider and request they initiate a chargeback.


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Ephemera is beyond the limited mandate of oversight that Pest Control Office has always set for itself.

To be considered for a certificate of authenticity, an item must be deemed by Pest Control Office to be a commercial "work of art" created by Banksy.

Broadly, that's restricted to the expensive stuff: Original paintings, drawings and sculptures, and limited edition prints.


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Be exceptionally wary of purported Banksy ephemera, because the vast majority is fake.

My advice is to exercise discipline and restraint, by giving yourself a purchasing ban for the next 6–12 months. Spend that time proactively learning, instead of considering other possible acquisitions.

Afterwards, you should be in a much stronger position to spot the more obvious fakes, and to roughly appraise a handful of authentic pieces. You will also have a clearer idea of the verification checks to make, along with appropriate questions to ask a seller, when carrying out your due diligence.

Right now, at least in the context of the Banksy ephemera market (a cozy, safe space for scammers and chancers), you could well be your own worst enemy and once again place yourself in financial harm's way without realising it.



Arm yourself. Knowledge and caution are key.

If I were a fraudster, the marks I would focus my efforts and attention on would be collectors currently like you: Novice and/or youngish, ignorant, relatively inexperienced, enthusiastic, fearful of missing out, perhaps prone to feeling a false sense of urgency, impatient to build a collection quickly. Therefore, pretty easily manipulated, just by laying on some charm and pushing the usual buttons.

And given how quickly I was able to identify these traits in you, rest assured that many others will have noticed them too, including characters with moral codes that are far more flexible than mine.

[snafu]

About "Hiroshima Minnie"/Dismaland posters, there are several version of it, ones have "Jeff Gillette" printed on bottom left and ones without. Also there are some with different centering of the picture and large "Dismaland" text.

Which ones were sold in Dismaland and where there a print run before these sold ones were done ? Mine doesn't have "Jeff Gillette" text but it's the same that has been in Banksy/Jeff Gillette shows like this one (frame doesn't cover anything) :

http://instagram.com/p/CXZdykxPRAq

Thanks

link

[cantsleep]

Hey Met,

thanks for your advice. I just sended everything back.
Tbh after 20 years of fishing in the sharktank of street art, my resume is kind of you cant check if its real or not unless you have a COA via PEST, or am I wrong?
Even vinyls, those guys just reproduce the whole stuff...
If they would just use their energy for become a serious worker they would not have to do that characterless bs.

Anyways, thanks...
Cheers Dom