[rains]

Have saved up some cash to buy my first signed piece. Thought the saving up was hard work - but now have the greater trouble of choosing which piece I want.

Obviously market forces prevent me from buying certain prints - no higher than £5k.

So can I get some guidance please - which signed Banksy is worth the past 18 months of me taking a second job washing pots and bar work?

[skitch]

jack and jill in tomtom london = 5 k lol

unless you want a rat

otherwise go for newer prints.. it should be down to what you personally like.....

[chrisps303]

You could almost buy 2 for £5k. colour trolleys and stop and search.

[hlarmy]

Coloured Trolleys and Stop and Search.

Otherwise go for a Morons B&W Signed, Jack and Jill or Grannies.

It's personal preference, although with a budget of £5k you probably don't have a great deal of choice - good luck...

[Andy'77]

If you went for a S&S or Colour Trolleys, you could get a nice unsigned too for £5k.

There's a Love Rat at £4k on ebay at the moment although I doubt it'll stay that way.

[discoduster]

What a stupid dumb ass question...

GET WHICH ONE YOU LIKE

[cashman]

Apr 11, 2008 21:26:54 GMT 1 discoduster said:

What a stupid dumb ass question...

GET WHICH ONE YOU LIKE

I think the question was asking what prints are available for 5k, well thats how I read it anyway

[discoduster]

Apr 11, 2008 21:35:32 GMT 1 @cashman said:

Apr 11, 2008 21:26:54 GMT 1 discoduster said:

What a stupid dumb ass question...

GET WHICH ONE YOU LIKE

I think the question was asking what prints are available for 5k, well thats how I read it anyway

If so, then I apologise

[dotdot]

imho if you can find one

Grin Reaper

.. good luck - in making your decision - then finally picking up
what you want at the price you're prepared to pay ..

..

[cashman]

Apr 11, 2008 21:36:47 GMT 1 discoduster said:

Apr 11, 2008 21:35:32 GMT 1 @cashman said:

I think the question was asking what prints are available for 5k, well thats how I read it anyway

If so, then I apologise

Ah....new member, maybe not quite so innocent

[oneeye]

The older the better. If you could get one pre Jack and Jill you would be loving it. Hard to come by tho.

[cashman]

rats ?

[doublehelix]

You might be able to get a signed CND soldiers for 5k.

[Heavyconsumer]

I love the Reaper, but not sure of price. If it's doable, I'd agree. Sadly my faves are close to double your budget, but I love my colour Trolleys and would strongly recommend getting one for around £2.5k and you could grab loads of other art to go with it or splash out on a holiday to celebrate!!!

[cashman]

Apr 11, 2008 23:46:35 GMT 1 Heavyconsumer said:

I love the Reaper, but not sure of price. If it's doable, I'd agree. Sadly my faves are close to double your budget, but I love my colour Trolleys and would strongly recommend getting one for around £2.5k and you could grab loads of other art to go with it or splash out on a holiday to celebrate!!!

Id go one 2.5k Banksy a couple of originals from a lesser hyped artist and a cheap u/s Banksy ;D

[rains]

Many thanks to all for the informative suggestions.

Am thinking either CND or Jack n Jill.

Has Gold Flags gone past 5k now?

[Heavyconsumer]

Definately forget an edition of 113 signed Banksies for £5k my friend! Maybe if you hang in for a a few months longer and major recession hits the UK this market will downturn too, but there're still no guarantees. Have you considered the possibility of picking up say 4/5 different unsigned prints? May be an idea!!!! Something I would consider in your shoes. You could get some amazing Banksies (Trolleys, Grannies, Applause, Flag, Napalm) or (Trolleys, Pulp Fiction, Flag, a Rat) etc etc etc... Fill yer living room with Banksy images for 5-6k!

[slowmo]

I would agree, never mind signed, you can get a nice little collection of Faile, Banksy, Neate, Micallef etc etc. Of course if you only like Banksy, you'll still get around 4.

[alsbabar]

given the possibility that banksy isnt going to do anymore unsigned pieces, I would hazard a guess, that unsigned pieces arent really where you should be looking. I would agree with most, Colour Trolleys and S & S, should set you right.

[banksman]

GRIN REAPER all day long..... there is 1 on ebay at the moment £5250 BUY IT NOW

I bet he'd take £5k cash for it.........

B,,,,,,

[daz205]

what does banksy not doing any more unsigned prints have to do with older unsigned prints?

[cashman]

Apr 12, 2008 13:24:30 GMT 1 daz205 said:

what does banksy not doing any more unsigned prints have to do with older unsigned prints?

I would have thought it would make them more valuable?
long term anyway

[rains]

Apr 12, 2008 6:34:48 GMT 1 Heavyconsumer said:

Definately forget an edition of 113 signed Banksies for £5k my friend! Maybe if you hang in for a a few months longer and major recession hits the UK this market will downturn too, but there're still no guarantees. Have you considered the possibility of picking up say 4/5 different unsigned prints? May be an idea!!!! Something I would consider in your shoes. You could get some amazing Banksies (Trolleys, Grannies, Applause, Flag, Napalm) or (Trolleys, Pulp Fiction, Flag, a Rat) etc etc etc... Fill yer living room with Banksy images for 5-6k!

Tis an excellent idea HC. Considering that too. It's just a case of which ones! So many that I love, even unsigned, which is why I've asked for all your valuable input and tips and being pointed in the right direction.

And there are those on here that think it's for nefarious reasons! Shame on you - I'm just a fan; a kid in a sweetshop, excited about buying my first Banksy and vibing off everyone elses love too.

Flag, Grannies, Applause, Napalm..actually maybe I Fought the Law.

[Heavyconsumer]

If you're buying on ebay, for gods sake be careful who you buy from, I feel it's worth paying more to deal with the right feedback and extra couple of hundred will look very cheap if you lose a grand or more, let alone £5k! I hate reading these hard-luck, I got screwed stories, when the buyer has been pis$ing into the wind to save a hundred quid. IMO once you're committed to buying a banksy, pennypinching is potentially an expensive business when it becomes more important that common sense!

[Heavyconsumer]

regarding which ones I personally would want, it would be Barcode, Grannies + Napalm/Applause if I could get them all for under 5K, which is possible, but pushing it. Barcode would need to be 3k max, if not then Applause for Napalm - So nice to dream!!! I'd be very worried about dropping 3k on fleabay though. I don't like buying expensive things without knowing that I can rely on the source's credability, it would need to be from a seller with a lot of high value print-sales I could reference. I would ask them for emails of people who had bought previously in advance too. This should be OK if you're gonna drop thousands of quid with a stranger imo!

[howlinhooker]

"""""""""""""""""""""""GRIN REAPER""""""""""""""""""""" 5K ISH AT THE MOMENT BEST QUALITY PRINT IMO................

[mammal2]

What hooker said.

[Guest]

unsigned prints in the long run could turn out to be a good move.

[oneeye]

OLD IS GOLD.....signed or not.

[ikeamonkey]

IMO: Pre CND/Jack and Jill will break your budget. Post CND/Jack and Jill isn't hard to find.

But for your budget... the perfect in between I think spending around 5k for an AUTHENTIC signed Jack and Jill is the way to go. Its a classic. Maybe even a CND if you prefer that.