Banksy Laugh Now Print

[finsburyparkranger]

Jesus only 1 feed back too. If this is genuine someone might get a really good price here. Could it still go for over 10k?

[corblimeylimey]

It's unusual to see an exclamation mark after Banksy's signature isn't it?

[finsburyparkranger]

yes but i'm sure i've seen it (!) before somewhere?

[mammal2]

someone got a good price me feels!

[lesroy]

£7300 in the end!

I think thats a good price for what it is! First signed one I have seen and I was outbid with 7 secs to go!

Great piece this one...

[finsburyparkranger]

£7355 for pre-payment and one feedback. I wonder who's laughing now?

[corblimeylimey]

If I had the money I'd put a max bid of £8500 - £9000 on that, we'll never know if the winner would have beaten my max price though.

[hungrig]

I wonder how much it will cost via Artificial.

I suspect around £16K - £18K. Nice little earner. One of these "It takes money to make money" scenarios.

[corblimeylimey]

finsburyparkranger said:

£7355 for pre-payment and one feedback. I wonder who's laughing now?

Yes, you have a big point, no Paypal or credit card protection, and no pick up.

[RBK]

I was temted to buy it - bet £15K at artificial

[howlinhooker]

exclamation mark is ok my signed rats have it on !!!!!!!!!!

[lesroy]

Also I'm sure the buyer wiould have accepted cash. There was no way I was going to be sending a cheque, I'd simply have met him in a public place / bank etc with a friend and a wedge. All this cheque in the post thing is bollox!

[finsburyparkranger]

Jesus lesroy you've got balls. Unlucky though mate, that is the finest Banksy in my opinion. It gives you the same feeling as when you look at the stars at night, it reminds us how very insignificant we really are. Love it.

[lesroy]

49 x increase in value in 24 months ... wow !

Me too RK, I was outbid at £6550 I just couldn't afford any more and with 7 secs to go I was the winner! lol Never mind eh

[hungrig]

corblimeylimey said:

If I had the money I'd put a max bid of £8500 - £9000 on that, we'll never know if the winner would have beaten my max price though.

corblimelimey,

You can rest at ease. I am almost certain that £9,000 would not have beaten Artificial's high bid.

[lesroy]

finsburyparkranger said:

Jesus lesroy you've got balls. Unlucky though mate, that is the finest Banksy in my opinion. It gives you the same feeling as when you look at the stars at night, it reminds us how very insignificant we really are. Love it.

I agree its a stunner mate, one of my favourites I think! This was a proper stretch and Im almost glad I didnt win as that would have meant no more prints for me for a very long time... and I'd hate to miss a trolley or Festival etc

Arrrr soo many nice Banksy prints, man I wish I had £3k 3years ago! (Dont we all hey!)

Thanks a million for the PM today mate Perfick!

[carlito]

7k on a print, is that all??? bah hardly worth getting out of bed

[finsburyparkranger]

No worries chicken curries, right, unfortunately I'm getting dragged out of the house to go jogging. Bugger. Check you all later.

[RBK]

carlito said:

7k on a print, is that all??? bah hardly worth getting out of bed

Relative to what the past 2 Barcodes have gone for - this is actually a pretty good deal is the sad thing.

[arcam]

mammal2 said:

someone got a good price me feels!

Concur.

[carlito]

rklimek said:

carlito said:

7k on a print, is that all??? bah hardly worth getting out of bed

Relative to what the past 2 Barcodes have gone for - this is actually a pretty good deal is the sad thing.

really sad for an artform which was supposed to be anything but elitist and is going that way...

[Curley]

back to the exclaimation mark!!!

[Zippy]

isnt it a shame that it was won by a dealer who will soon have it listed on his site.
he will be offering it with full provenance. But will the buyer know it was won on the bay only a few weeks earlier?
Do i write like a jealous man? Maybe its because I am!!
I see all of these higer priced items going straight to dealers in future.
Z

[arcam]

zippy said:

isnt it a shame that it was won by a dealer who will soon have it listed on his site.

That's such a depressing thought.

[carlito]

get the cash together for a couple of unsigned Mr B's, and then concentrate on signed work from Beejoir, D*Face, Mantis and Adam Neate (if I'm exceedingly lucky)....+ all the other up and comers who are still in reach and not yet crashing pc's and creating mountains of c/card debt .... well thats my plan anyway

[atkuefler]

Carlito, I like your style! I am strongly concentrating on very specific artists as well. I personally am always looking for primary works by Banksy, Antony Micallef, Adam Neate, Beejoir, Audrey Kawasaki & my new focus is Ian Francis. I think Ian is going to be a great investment. What are others thoughts?

[stuey09]

atkuefler said:

Carlito, I like your style! I am strongly concentrating on very specific artists as well. I personally am always looking for primary works by Banksy, Antony Micallef, Adam Neate, Beejoir, Audrey Kawasaki & my new focus is Ian Francis. I think Ian is going to be a great investment. What are others thoughts?

I believe that British aerospace is a sound investment if that is what you're looking for.

[paulypaul]

That's funny

[lesroy]

I've been having a little look at Chris Kettle, Dan Baldwin, obviously the man Beejoir and Mcatee... awesome styles in that little lot.

Obvioulsy add a little Banksy & Micallef to the list

[tomhills1]

zippy said:

isnt it a shame that it was won by a dealer who will soon have it listed on his site.
he will be offering it with full provenance. But will the buyer know it was won on the bay only a few weeks earlier?
Do i write like a jealous man? Maybe its because I am!!
I see all of these higer priced items going straight to dealers in future.
Z

which dealer is he matt? it's a sad but very true scenario you predict and i can see it becoming the norm very, very soon. ebay will be for unsigned only in a year, barring the odd exception which will go for way out of our leagues but a conservative investment for most dealers.