[Charlie]

In today's news.....

uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-art-theft/prints-donated-to-londoners-by-street-artist-stik-stolen-in-transit-idUKKBN27C0WB

[avec art]

that would explain why some sellers had a seemingly limitless supply. it wasn't just foyer thieves after all

[jjplay]

May also explain why some are in mint condition.

[FЯ]

Since when do the metropolitan police get involved with free newspapers.

How can you steal free newspapers?

Im sure many here would have done a paper round back in the day.

How many times did you dump them in the bin and go get some crisps. Is that a crime now?

[Terry Fuckwitt]

'STIK’s intention was for every household in Hackney to have a single copy of the poster as a gift to either keep or sell'

'the artist had not intended for them to be sold'

A bit contradictory, but yeah I get the point😉

[Terry Fuckwitt]

Oct 27, 2020 10:48:21 GMT 1 bluebell said:

Oct 27, 2020 10:37:48 GMT 1 Terry Fuckwitt said:

'STIK’s intention was for every household in Hackney to have a single copy of the poster as a gift to either keep or sell'

'the artist had not intended for them to be sold'

A bit contradictory, but yeah I get the point😉

If STIK didn't want them to be sold on, why was he signing piles of them for the same people. Pictures show people lining up with piles of the same colour and he signed them all for the same person. Surely he knows they are not going to frame 10 signed oranges for example!

Yeah good point.
I suppose in the eyes of the law I'm now handling stolen goods. Should I go to my local Bobby station and hand in my orange poster or wait for a Stik amnesty 🤔

[FЯ]

irl1 must be getting a twitchy bum.

[irl1]

Oct 27, 2020 11:19:15 GMT 1 FЯ said:

irl1 must be getting a twitchy bum.

Not really, I returned all mine to STIK that's why I refunded all users on here   

[tab1]

Stolen from the distribution printing centre more likely hence a few people were able to have boxes for sale

[FЯ]

Oct 27, 2020 11:44:18 GMT 1 irl1 said:

Oct 27, 2020 11:19:15 GMT 1 FЯ said:

irl1 must be getting a twitchy bum.

Not really, I returned all mine to STIK that's why I refunded all users on here   

Before or after stik saw the photo 

[alibear]

This is all GREAT PR for STIK - keeps his name out there - his PR people are the same as Banksy I think?

[atomone]

www.itv.com/news/london/2020-10-27/police-investigate-theft-of-art-prints-after-hackney-residents-miss-out

[Winter]

Like the police haven’t got better things to do!

[tab1]

Orange signed


Dm Offers

[jimmyjam]

www.cnn.com/style/article/stik-art-prints-theft-police-scli-intl-gbr/index.html

[turntored]

They look nice framed up and a bonus that they are all going to fit on the one wall

[iamzero]

I’m amazed people have so much available wall space for five of these posters.

[turntored]

I've just had to sell about a third of my collection and the only positive is that I now have more wall space!

[mojo]

Oct 7, 2020 21:55:11 GMT 1 mojo said:

Really happy to have got one direct through the door ... a few got left in the hall so if I can get them signed(?) I'll arrange an auction for the local foodbank in December. Cheers Stik 

Having just read the latest news I thought I'd better just reiterate that the posters I have were discarded in the hall of the block I live in.  My neighbours have a terrible habit of emptying their individually locked postboxes onto the floor particularly the free newspapers.  That'll learn em!

[jjplay]

The police has asked anyone who has bought one from ebay, to return them to Stik so that they can be redistributed again !!!.

[peted]

Oct 27, 2020 19:56:52 GMT 1 jjplay said:

The police has asked anyone who has bought one from ebay, to return them to Stik so that they can be redistributed again !!!.

Shit!! I had better send my half dozen pallets back then - does anyone have a spare horse and cart? 

[Deleted]

Oct 27, 2020 19:56:52 GMT 1 jjplay said:

The police has asked anyone who has bought one from ebay, to return them to Stik so that they can be redistributed again !!!.

The Stik amnesty

[Deleted]

http://instagram.com/p/CG25s3WDpOc

[Cool User Name]

Is there not much crime in Hackney these days?

[Lazarus II]

Oct 27, 2020 21:55:45 GMT 1 Cool User Name said:

Is there not much crime in Hackney these days?

some folks stole a bunch of posters that were intended to be distributed to local residents.

[gross]

creative ways to get free publicity

[tab1]

Oct 27, 2020 16:16:33 GMT 1 jimmyjam said:

www.cnn.com/style/article/stik-art-prints-theft-police-scli-intl-gbr/index.html

It is more the fact people were stealing boxes from the printers , few here managed to source a box or two from distributors
Mine sourced from hackney council and hoxton square and a few trades

[Baker Dave 76]

Any one has a spare one for someone stuck in Manchester please .

[irl1]

Oct 27, 2020 22:52:56 GMT 1 tab1 said:

Oct 27, 2020 16:16:33 GMT 1 jimmyjam said:

www.cnn.com/style/article/stik-art-prints-theft-police-scli-intl-gbr/index.html

It is more the fact people were stealing boxes from the printers , few here managed to source a box or two from distributors
Mine sourced from hackney council and hoxton square and a few trades

That took a lot of detective work to come to that conclusion

[tab1]

Oct 28, 2020 0:27:21 GMT 1 irl1 said:

Oct 27, 2020 22:52:56 GMT 1 tab1 said:

It is more the fact people were stealing boxes from the printers , few here managed to source a box or two from distributors
Mine sourced from hackney council and hoxton square and a few trades

That took a lot of detective work to come to that conclusion


The artist stated