[crooked]

i just got the queen vic and its kinda muddy, ive only seen the real prints on the internet so dont know if its suppose to be like that

[mojjac]

Aug 12, 2011 19:39:04 GMT 1 crooked said:

i just got the queen vic and its kinda muddy, ive only seen the real prints on the internet so dont know if its suppose to be like that

I also had a Queen Vic and it is not very good possibly due to either a poor scan or screen printing of the black ink.

I did get a laugh now and a rude copper and they are both excellent.

[Rubys]

I did get a laugh now and a rude copper and they are both excellent.

A friend of mine just bought these 2 also

[mojjac]

Could do with them doing the placard rats. CND would be good too.

[mojjac]

They have done well. Just left 125 feedbacks for customers. Over six grand in a couple of weeks and that does not include any deals outside of eBay. They are laughing all the way to the Banksy!

[crooked]

Aug 13, 2011 11:07:13 GMT 1 @mojjac said:

Aug 12, 2011 19:39:04 GMT 1 crooked said:

i just got the queen vic and its kinda muddy, ive only seen the real prints on the internet so dont know if its suppose to be like that

I also had a Queen Vic and it is not very good possibly due to either a poor scan or screen printing of the black ink.

I did get a laugh now and a rude copper and they are both excellent.

i mean its not terrible, its still very nice and close to the real deal. its where the over spray is in those sections, theres alot of noise there

[swan]

Aug 12, 2011 4:31:14 GMT 1 Rubys said:

I need them to do a CND

Would absolutely jump over a B&W Morons, and piss myself laughing at the double irony of it, every time I look at it

[PUD]

Aug 7, 2011 0:27:41 GMT 1 mace said:

I'm curious when the first one of those get flipped sure he won't finish the edition of 500 for all those images.

Made me smile, but to be honest there is something in this! If somehow he gets clobbered on a copyright issue (which would be ironic) or he sells his 'edition' out, how long before they are being sold for double or more the purchase price?? After all, £4k for an original or £250 for an (almost) exact replica!!!!!

Stranger things have happened!

[mojjac]

I see you too Jon PUD have a pair. Not bad eh? My Laugh Now is a gift to me and my Rude Copper can go to my brother. Thinking now whether to get the rapping rat and Winston turf head.

[rockhopper]

OK i decided to buy a Laugh Now, thought you might be interested in my thoughts;
Firstly i do not have a genuine Laugh Now to do a side by side comparison, so this is just working from memory.
Overal quality is very good, there is no pixilation of the image, and the overspray round the monkeys eyes is very well reproduced. The colours also appear acurate, at least to my eye.
The paper is very good quality, but i dont think it is an exact match to the original. The reproductions have a definate black fleck in the paper, i beleave the original had more of a green shade.
The size of the paper is correct, but i think the image is very slighty undersize as the drips at the bottom of the image do not actually run off the sheet, they end approx 2mm short.
One final point, i'm not sure the black ink is as dence as the original, as it is quite noticeable where the black ink is laying over the brown around the edge of the monkey. Also quite alot of trapping has been applied around the image (probably to aid registration).
Overall i'm very pleased, would happilly hang this on my wall, and if Happy Chopper or Christ with Shopping Bags was produced in the same way i would buy again!

[Martin DK]

Aug 17, 2011 14:45:36 GMT 1 rockhopper said:

OK i decided to buy a Laugh Now, thought you might be interested in my thoughts;
Firstly i do not have a genuine Laugh Now to do a side by side comparison, so this is just working from memory.
Overal quality is very good, there is no pixilation of the image, and the overspray round the monkeys eyes is very well reproduced. The colours also appear acurate, at least to my eye.
The paper is very good quality, but i dont think it is an exact match to the original. The reproductions have a definate black fleck in the paper, i beleave the original had more of a green shade.
The size of the paper is correct, but i think the image is very slighty undersize as the drips at the bottom of the image do not actually run off the sheet, they end approx 2mm short.
One final point, i'm not sure the black ink is as dence as the original, as it is quite noticeable where the black ink is laying over the brown around the edge of the monkey. Also quite alot of trapping has been applied around the image (probably to aid registration).
Overall i'm very pleased, would happilly hang this on my wall, and if Happy Chopper or Christ with Shopping Bags was produced in the same way i would buy again!

Lets see some photos

[PUD]

Aug 16, 2011 22:52:24 GMT 1 @mojjac said:

I see you too Jon PUD have a pair. Not bad eh? My Laugh Now is a gift to me and my Rude Copper can go to my brother. Thinking now whether to get the rapping rat and Winston turf head.

I have to admit to buying a Laugh Now and Rude Copper

I bought them out of curiosity more than anything as I didnt beleive they could be that good, I have to say that putting the paper aside the quality of the 'reproduction' took me be surprise, they are extremely good, in fact excellent.

Those who know me on here know full well that I would never normally purchase a copy print but times have changed and I purchased these for three reasons.

Firstly because I love both images, along with Flying Copper, LITTA and the Rats I think these are the two most iconic images ever available for sale.

Secondly, I have become extremely disillusioned over the past few years, like many I used to buy Banksy work when it cost less than £150 for a signed edition and when they would be listed for months before being sold out. Since Toxic Mary sold out I have been successful once in securing a colour Trolleys, I missed out on every raffle and even in the queing process. I wanted a signed LN and was offered an 'A/P' by POW for £10k, WTF is that all about? Its from an edition of 67 A/P's, it's identical in coloring to the standard run and available nearly 8 yrs after the original prints sold out!!! How can that be called an A/P???

Thirdly, I can happily hang this on my office wall without fear of it being nicked, the frame is worth more than the print, perhaps I should get that insured!!??

To be honest I am not proud about the fact that I bought them, and I had a long chat with a forum member on the phone yesterday getting his opinion about it (thanks for the councelling) but ultimately Banksy openly promotes breaking copyright law so I don't really feel like I have cheated him in any way at all. I remain interested to see if his management take any action against the individual, I assume they won't for fear of looking totally ridiculous!

One last thing, whilst it is nice to have the image on my wall now, it just doesn't give me the buzz that owning a genuine Banksy does!! For that you need to have a lot of money, be lucky in a raffle or be prepared to fight off flippers, gangsters and rapists whilst POW lie in the warmth of their beds!!

I await your written condemnation!!

[hotdog]

i also got 2 prints and have put in a order for a few others as i also don't wanna sell my right leg to get a real one on ebay (thats if they are real these days!) or give someone a blowie at POW
I'm happy with the image and yeah the paper isn't the same as the real ones but oh well they will be enjoyed on my walls for people to see and not under my bed hiding in a folder for no one to enjoy

[hunter007]

Signed and editioned prints are so 2007, Copies are the new originals

[mojjac]

No condemnation from me PUD. I feel very similar to you but I must admit that for years that I wanted a signed Banksy and when I finally won the chance to buy the very little helps print i found that when I got it that it was a great anti climax. Fortunately I only spent a few hundred pounds on it, I think it was £458. If I had spent thousands on it I really would have felt buyers remorse. I was then concerned about having it framed and on the wall because of its nickable value. I therefore chose to sell it when the prices were low but at least I had a nice holiday thanks to Banksy.
For me they are only pictures to enjoy, I dont buy into all that Banksy political crap and no doubt if I were to meet him he would think I was a p*ick and I quite likely would think that he is a lefty t**t. I do however like his pictures so if I can have exactly the same picture for fifty quid and save the best part of £1500 or more then I am a very happy fool.

[mojjac]

67 AP's of laugh now produced in 2011 at 10K each? Holy crap. That's a lots of money for sure and possibly explains why they have not gone bust selling all of the sub standard prints as of late which surely do not put bread on the table?

[howlinhooker]

i near went for a rude copper but couldnt bring myself to do it ....probably i should as i dont think ill ever get my dirty mits on a orig addition ......but id feel it would look false on my wall compared to all my other banksy ...............but i suppose you could say its all about the image ......but i agree with pud i dont think it would give me the same BUZZ as a real banksy print !!!!

[PUD]

Aug 17, 2011 16:25:09 GMT 1 @howlinhooker said:

i near went for a rude copper but couldnt bring myself to do it ....probably i should as i dont think ill ever get my dirty mits on a orig addition ......but id feel it would look false on my wall compared to all my other banksy ...............but i suppose you could say its all about the image ......but i agree with pud i dont think it would give me the same BUZZ as a real banksy print !!!!

I won't hang these next to my 'real' stuff, all destined for my office mate! Might even blu tac em to the wall!!

[hotdog]

Na doesn't give ya the buzz but is that buzz drove by £££££ or the image? as you could have a spot on fake for old skool prices! i have quite a few banksy's signed and unsigned and also got other art for very silly money coz i like the image's but now my pot has dryed up a bit i cant go round splashing out 4 - 5k on prints so is it wrong to buy these prints if you cant afford real ones?

[howlinhooker]

hi pud hope your well !!!! yeah agree blu tac um up !!! ..............and as for the buzz it aint the ££££££££££££ its the proper image for me as when i first bought my banksys they werent worth a toss .....but agree its out of hand spending 4-5k on prints something i must admit i have done it a couple of times

[hunter007]

Is 50 quid not allot to spend and then blue tac it to the wall??


As for the buzz you get owning an original Banksy, pretty sure this is partly down to there value whether you think it or not, today's society promotes consumerism and doing well in life equates to having money. knowing you have something on your wall worth 2k has give to give a boost in your man hood, like having a fancy sports car

[hotdog]

well if pow upped the ed size none of this would of happend! i too also would like the real deals but just not gonna happen these days i should be glad of the prints ive got and shouldnt be greedy

[hunter007]

Look at the size of my Banksy's

[mojjac]

Aug 17, 2011 16:42:07 GMT 1 @hunter007 said:

Is 50 quid not allot to spend and then blue tac it to the wall??


As for the buzz you get owning an original Banksy, pretty sure this is partly down to there value whether you think it or not, today's society promotes consumerism and doing well in life equates to having money. knowing you have something on your wall worth 2k has give to give a boost in your man hood, like having a fancy sports car

Just as well I have a small one so don't feel any shame having a £50 quid repro Banksy on my wall!

[hotdog]

are they big? hahaha

[hunter007]

Aug 17, 2011 16:45:11 GMT 1 @mojjac said:

Aug 17, 2011 16:42:07 GMT 1 @hunter007 said:

Is 50 quid not allot to spend and then blue tac it to the wall??


As for the buzz you get owning an original Banksy, pretty sure this is partly down to there value whether you think it or not, today's society promotes consumerism and doing well in life equates to having money. knowing you have something on your wall worth 2k has give to give a boost in your man hood, like having a fancy sports car

Just as well I have a small one so don't feel any shame having a £50 quid repro Banksy on my wall!

Ha ha , sadly i dont have any Banksy work other than a Monkey Parliament poster , I dont stand a chance,

[hunter007]

Aug 17, 2011 16:45:49 GMT 1 hotdog said:

are they big? hahaha

pm sent

[hotdog]

sadly i have more banksy's then wall space lol as i also enjoy micallefs work so they take up most of my house as for these fakes they wont be in my house but in shed's and out buildings that may get damp or the odd bug stuck behind the glass wich wont bother me one bit

[hunter007]

Aug 17, 2011 16:56:45 GMT 1 hotdog said:

sadly i have more banksy's then wall space lol as i also enjoy micallefs work so they take up most of my house as for these fakes they wont be in my house but in shed's and out buildings that may get damp or the odd bug stuck behind the glass wich wont bother me one bit

out buildings sheds, how the other half live a

[hotdog]

live on a farm so plenty of them