Banksy's on eBay • Real or Fake?

[romanywg]

Love the first ones grammar and spelling ..... Ridiculasly Low 99p Start!!!!

[icky]

Sorry for posting this again, but as the subject is up on this thread and I think most people missed it the first time.

This post was posted by me in this thread a few days ago
banksyforum.proboards82.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=ebaychat&thread=17594&page=1
and it was about this road sign:
cgi.ebay.co.uk/BANKSY-ROAD-SIGN-STREET-ART_W0QQitemZ270228681715QQihZ017QQcategoryZ4174QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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I really liked this one when I saw it and thought that; yes this might be real.



So I looked around on the internet and on my hard drive to see if I could find it or one like it, but had no luck. So there wasn't any real thought of me bidding on it.

The auction ended at £698.59. A lot for a fake, but really cheap for an original Banksy.

Today I had my Wall and Piece out looking for something else and *BAM*. On page 108. There it is!



Ok, the bolts aren't there, but I guess they could have been filled in. After all the auction pics aren't very detailed and it's a small picture. But even the details in the white background and the scratches match!



I thought: "s**t! I just missed an original Banksy on Ebay that is in Wall & Peace!"

Then I checked a bit more. I put them over each other in Photoshop and realized that some things weren't quite right:

They don't line up 100% when superimposed with each other.



Some detail is missing.



So someone has researched and spent some time to fake this and I think they've done a good job. I guess that you would realize it was a fake when seen in real life, but the auction pics almost had me fooled.

Be careful out there!

[Deleted]

A good job at faking, you normally get the rat stencil ones on the bay. Unlucky to the buyer though, are they protected on ebay?

[fallenangel]

you know what i love most about that listing - the fact its based in romford the armpit of essex, where everyone is related to delboy and the term fell of the back of a lorry originated, I know I've been one too many times.
If there is a banksy being sold in romford - chances are its a FAKEY!
I love the audacity though...so 'shameless' !

[fuzzed]

bloody good fake, you'd be gutted if you were the winner. Good detective work there!

[drinkmoloko]

Apr 24, 2008 9:59:47 GMT 1 craigf said:

It's pants, but I wouldn't mess with the seller, he has push up bars (see 2nd the piccie)

;D
Ha. I saw that too.
He should get these.
www.perfectpushup.com/

"Pushup rotation. JUST LIKE A PUNCH!"

[braken]

outstanding detective work .sherlock holmes indeedy .

[Daniel Silk]

The numbers of Printed Canvases on ebay of Banksy images is just getting silly its getting near hundreds being listed per day What should be done about it? Should anything be done about it? What do you think?

[James Smith 77]

I totally agree. It is freakin insane the amount of bull$hit listed. I say someone creates a fake acct and buys everyone...everyday until it becomes too much of a pain in the a$$ for the maker/seller to continue.

[1800garrett]

Sept 5, 2008 19:03:39 GMT 1 James Smith 77 said:

I totally agree. It is freakin insane the amount of bull$hit listed. I say someone creates a fake acct and buys everyone...everyday until it becomes too much of a pain in the a$$ for the maker/seller to continue.

That sounds like a good solution!

[sashaz]

Ebay 230332086315

what is that about?

[afroken]

Love it. Complete with Oxfam provenance.

[torontojon]

very weird

[craigf]

Series of 200? he was busy with the spray can

[chav]

This is a guy called Preston Fox and he is up to his old tricks, he used to sell original Damien Hirst paintings via another e-bay account about three years back, these were also bought at Oxfam or sometimes just found in a skip in York somewhere.... p*ick - Avoid

[bradpitt]

I like the fact this item is advertised at the top of a Banksy forum in the ebay listings

Recently every time I log into the forum there is either a backdoor print or something fake in the ebay listing at the top of the page. It's ridiculous, if you were new to Banksy and logged on to the forum you would automatically be greeted with fake items for sale, which seeing as this is a Banksy forum you would probably think they are legit.

Re-dik-u-lous.

[Francis]

That's a Jef Aerosal & David Flores collaboration print

[wiz]

I would like to see his original Hirst paintings Chav!, were they good copies?.

[chav]

Mar 24, 2009 19:59:59 GMT 1 @wiz said:

I would like to see his original Hirst paintings Chav!, were they good copies?.

They weren't copies of genuine Hirsts, they were created by Mr Fox and touted as rare early works, they were always found at charity shops and market stalls and were all signed (badly)....

[torontojon]

I just send a complaint to ebay. This is really fkd up that someone is gonna pay for this shyt

[Heavyconsumer]

What a piece of work. I've reported him and I hope other people do too.

[puppyjuppy]

cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230332086315&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com%3A80%2F%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm38%26_nkw%3D%2B230332086315%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1


a quality piece of work by the main man himself!

this forum is my only source of sanity at the moment - thanks again one and all.

[Deleted]

Oxfam would not give you two receipt would they? I have a £2.99 receipt from Oxfam somewhere.

[richy00]

i have sent a complaint but will buy the item if it isnt pulled just to prevent someone else buying it.

[bradpitt]

Mar 25, 2009 11:31:50 GMT 1 @richy00 said:

i have sent a complaint but will buy the item if it isnt pulled just to prevent someone else buying it.

Be careful with doing this, you probably have your home address registered on ebay which will be disclosed to the seller. You don't want some huge dribbling badmen knocking at your door for their money.

[richy00]

thankfully dont live there anymore....

[wiz]

Richy you should say that again in capitals just incase the dribbler brothers didnt see it!.

[richy00]

who cares.... unless its you wizbongy?! are you trying to mug someone off??

i really need to get back to work and delete my account....

[wiz]

Mar 25, 2009 12:03:40 GMT 1 @richy00 said:

who cares.... unless its you wizbongy?! are you trying to mug someone off??

i really need to get back to work and delete my account....

Sorry Richy not me, i have never mugged anybody off. Those Dribbler brothers are tough nuts i hear .

[low3]

On a lighter note, check out that signature: ouch.