Banksy Goldfish

[Deleted]

Not mine haha. But I thought it wasn’t for sale at the site back then.

http://instagram.com/p/CJEU1c_FFgI

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On the site at says.


Due to some issues with bubbles that need to be ironed out, this product will be available in the New Year.

[Graham H]

Defo real..

[gimmeabreak]

Edition of 15 it is then.

[iamzero]

I’m guessing they’ll all be slightly different too. No way that goldfish in resin will be in exactly the same place surely.

[Smokeidaeye]

That person seems to have gotten rather lucky with 4 or so GDP products.

[gimmeabreak]

I'm guessing it wasn't luck.

[Mark]

I understand Banksy needing to keep his team happy, but I wonder how against trading standards GDP is acting.

Surely you cannot run operate a retail business that's full of false information and back handed selling?

I suspect GDP have broken quite a few rules under UK trading standards, which are normally pretty tough.

[dumbo]

Dec 21, 2020 21:27:12 GMT 1 Mark said:

I understand Banksy needing to keep his team happy, but I wonder how against trading standards GDP is acting.

Surely you cannot run operate a retail business that's full of false information and back handed selling?

I suspect GDP have broken quite a few rules under UK trading standards, which are normally pretty tough.

You have obviously never tried to buy a Patek Philippe Sports watch or a Hermes Handbag from their stores.

[artdelight]

Dec 21, 2020 21:41:32 GMT 1 dumbo said:

Dec 21, 2020 21:27:12 GMT 1 Mark said:

I understand Banksy needing to keep his team happy, but I wonder how against trading standards GDP is acting.

Surely you cannot run operate a retail business that's full of false information and back handed selling?

I suspect GDP have broken quite a few rules under UK trading standards, which are normally pretty tough.

You have obviously never tried to buy a Patek Philippe Sports watch or a Hermes Handbag from their stores.

Sport steel Pateks are only for vip customers now and hermes birkin bags are too

[radnatic]

just visited the Insta profile. What a collection. How...
Goldfish is a outstanding piece, too

[JFCC]

Actually there are no laws broken at all, nor any beaches of trading standards.


GDP, in fact any retailer, can decide who they want to enter in to for a contract of sale with for any of their goods! So who and how they have selected to sell the 15 items to and at what price is at their discretion, even more so if each of the 15 pieces are slightly different or unique.

More importantly its a stunning piece...and I dread to think what it is worth let alone what it cost!!

[Mark]

I would have thought claiming for over 14 months that an item will be available in the new year (being 2020), that in fact has not, or has only made available privately, is in fact making false claims / advertising. As a UK retailer, they surely have to conform to some strict rules.

[casual]

Just checked out his/her profile, what an immense collection.

I’ll be honest, the way they’ve displayed the GDP MetBall has completely thrown me, I plan to imitate that when my prolonged house move goes through & get the long awaited man cave.

[JFCC]

Dec 21, 2020 22:29:48 GMT 1 Mark said:

I would have thought claiming for over 14 months that an item will be available in the new year (being 2020), that in fact has not, or has only made available privately, is in fact making false claims / advertising. As a UK retailer, they surely have to conform to some strict rules.

No unfortunately the items displayed on a website are only an invitation, it is not a contract or a right to buy. No laws have been broken and they can chose who they sell items too. A website is viewed merely as advertising in most normal situations.

[jp]

Pretty special strawberry donuts they have. I wonder if all the APs of this print are unique?

[apprint]

Dec 21, 2020 20:10:49 GMT 1 Smokeidaeye said:

That person seems to have gotten rather lucky with 4 or so GDP products.

This is how pest control work, they give few mugs for then and sale the good pices to the same ones all the time

[kuni]

http://instagram.com/p/CG0zvIflMse

His (or her!) collection is one for the ages. I find it interesting that they have the heavy weaponry from Central Park booth in nyc.

[Woodey1001]

Dec 21, 2020 22:19:42 GMT 1 JFCC said:

Actually there are no laws broken at all, nor any beaches of trading standards.


GDP, in fact any retailer, can decide who they want to enter in to for a contract of sale with for any of their goods! So who and how they have selected to sell the 15 items to and at what price is at their discretion, even more so if each of the 15 pieces are slightly different or unique.

More importantly its a stunning piece...and I dread to think what it is worth let alone what it cost!!

It crap. No one would buy this if it didn't have a Banksy profit amount tagged to it.

[Charlie Bronson]

Are you sure he/she is the owner of all those pieces they’re posting? Maybe they’re just posting pics of pieces from all sorts of collectors.

[urbanflik]

If they did they are clearly a respected long term collector who is trusted by the artist/pest, hence access at this level. Lucky them and thanks for sharing.

[kuni]

Dec 22, 2020 0:08:36 GMT 1 Charlie Bronson said:

Are you sure he/she is the owner of all those pieces they’re posting? Maybe they’re just posting pics of pieces from all sorts of collectors.

This was my first thought but on a number of them he states (on some in the comments) that he's the owner, including the Met Ball, flower thrower, and the GDP clock. Maybe others, and he could just be completely full of shit, but the implication is that they're his. 

[kuni]

Dec 21, 2020 23:51:35 GMT 1 Woodey1001 said:

Dec 21, 2020 22:19:42 GMT 1 JFCC said:

Actually there are no laws broken at all, nor any beaches of trading standards.


GDP, in fact any retailer, can decide who they want to enter in to for a contract of sale with for any of their goods! So who and how they have selected to sell the 15 items to and at what price is at their discretion, even more so if each of the 15 pieces are slightly different or unique.

More importantly its a stunning piece...and I dread to think what it is worth let alone what it cost!!

It crap. No one would buy this if it didn't have a Banksy profit amount tagged to it.

This kind of talk is sacrilege on UAA, but w/ respect to the goldfish I have to agree with you. I find the work extremely underwhelming, especially compared to some of the other sculptural pieces. 

[Charlie Bronson]

Dec 22, 2020 0:32:34 GMT 1 kuni said:

Dec 22, 2020 0:08:36 GMT 1 Charlie Bronson said:

Are you sure he/she is the owner of all those pieces they’re posting? Maybe they’re just posting pics of pieces from all sorts of collectors.

This was my first thought but on a number of them he states (on some in the comments) that he's the owner, including the Met Ball, flower thrower, and the GDP clock. Maybe others, and he could just be completely full of shit, but the implication is that they're his. 

After looking into it a bit more, I think he’s purposely using verbiage to make it seem like they are his, but not stating so. For example the Met Ball, “The first day of lockdown I thought I’d post something cool and relaxing to look at”. I got my money on most if not all of the pieces not being his.

[kuni]

Dec 22, 2020 1:20:46 GMT 1 Charlie Bronson said:

Dec 22, 2020 0:32:34 GMT 1 kuni said:

This was my first thought but on a number of them he states (on some in the comments) that he's the owner, including the Met Ball, flower thrower, and the GDP clock. Maybe others, and he could just be completely full of shit, but the implication is that they're his. 

After looking into it a bit more, I think he’s purposely using verbiage to make it seem like they are his, but not stating so. For example the Met Ball, “The first day of lockdown I thought I’d post something cool and relaxing to look at”. I got my money on most if not all of the pieces not being his.

this may qualify for going too far down the rabbit hole but he does talk about the box he’s having built for the met ball...and then a month later he’s got a custom box. 

[Charlie Bronson]

kuni interesting. Maybe I’m wrong then. If so, what a collection he has.

[lv90210]

Stand out piece of GDP IMO.

[Pootle]

Very thoughtful framing on the met ball

[Dice]

I saw that very HW lying around in the flight logistics office about a year ago. It was on its way to Germany I believe. I remember thinking the framing was awful!

[Graham H]

Im sure the person is a member on here.. and its a mix of owned pieces, owned and sold pieces, and pieces not owned.