[JFCC]

A truly dreadful set of results from this very tired format. Probably the cheapest coloured variation CYW to sell in years and 5 out of 14 passes.

Have a nice day £19k hammer £25.5k all done
Gansta Rat £28k hammer £37.5k all done
CYW Yellow £60k hammer £80.4k all done
I Fought The Law £19k hammer £25.5k all done
Donuts £44k hammer £59k all done
CND £38k hammer £51k all done
Flying copper £29k hammer £38.9 all done
Happy Choppers £58k hammer £77.7k all done
Bomb hugger £28k hammer £35.5k all done

Grannies, Soup Can, Morons, Flying Copper and Stop and Search all passed.

Sorry to be so critical as Forum are a great auction house but its now the place to buy not sell, well done to those who bought today!! Time to change the record!!
 

[18921892]

Apr 25, 2022 15:54:18 GMT 1 JFCC said:

A truly dreadful set of results from this very tired format. Probably the cheapest coloured variation CYW to sell in years and 5 out of 14 passes.

Have a nice day £19k hammer £25.5k all done
Gansta Rat £28k hammer £37.5k all done
CYW Yellow £60k hammer £80.4k all done
I Fought The Law £19k hammer £25.5k all done
Donuts £44k hammer £59k all done
CND £38k hammer £51k all done
Flying copper £29k hammer £38.9 all done
Happy Choppers £58k hammer £77.7k all done
Bomb hugger £28k hammer £35.5k all done

Grannies, Soup Can, Morons, Flying Copper and Stop and Search all passed.

Sorry to be so critical as Forum are a great auction house but its now the place to buy not sell, well done to those who bought today!! Time to change the record!!
 

With all due respect did you even see the CYW, it was absolute trash. Completely ruined by sun damage, it's amazing it got £80k. Have a look for yourself.
I do agree with you this format of Banksy only auctions is tiresome and much like the pieces at auction they are usually damaged and the only way to move them is put them up at auction. 


www.forumauctions.co.uk/92945/Banksy-b.-1974-Choose-Your-Weapon-Yellow-Signed?auction_date=&auction_no=1102&catId=&excl_keyword=&first_name=&gridtype=listview&high_estimate=&ipp=20&keyword=&last_name=&low_estimate=&name=&page_no=1&search_type=&sort_by=lot_no&title=&view=lot_detail

[Georgie Poppit]

In what way are Forum a great auction house?

[Devizes /\_/\]

Apr 25, 2022 15:59:17 GMT 1 18921892 said:

Apr 25, 2022 15:54:18 GMT 1 JFCC said:

A truly dreadful set of results from this very tired format. Probably the cheapest coloured variation CYW to sell in years and 5 out of 14 passes.

Have a nice day £19k hammer £25.5k all done
Gansta Rat £28k hammer £37.5k all done
CYW Yellow £60k hammer £80.4k all done
I Fought The Law £19k hammer £25.5k all done
Donuts £44k hammer £59k all done
CND £38k hammer £51k all done
Flying copper £29k hammer £38.9 all done
Happy Choppers £58k hammer £77.7k all done
Bomb hugger £28k hammer £35.5k all done

Grannies, Soup Can, Morons, Flying Copper and Stop and Search all passed.

Sorry to be so critical as Forum are a great auction house but its now the place to buy not sell, well done to those who bought today!! Time to change the record!!
 

With all due respect did you even see the CYW, it was absolute trash. Completely ruined by sun damage, it's amazing it got £80k. Have a look for yourelf.

www.forumauctions.co.uk/92945/Banksy-b.-1974-Choose-Your-Weapon-Yellow-Signed?auction_date=&auction_no=1102&catId=&excl_keyword=&first_name=&gridtype=listview&high_estimate=&ipp=20&keyword=&last_name=&low_estimate=&name=&page_no=1&search_type=&sort_by=lot_no&title=&view=lot_detail

Wow, £80k for that?

[wf]

that yellow actually looks better than the standard one now 😂

[JFCC]

Apr 25, 2022 16:00:12 GMT 1 Georgie Poppit said:

In what way are Forum a great auction house?

I think they have always been very easy to deal with, they employed good high quality individuals and were good at marketing as a positive alternative to the big houses which made them attractive to sellers. Their selling fees were lower and they used to have a good catalogue.

[sbash]

With the Sotheby's Banksy auction ending tomorrow, i'd suggest it was really badly planned or just terrible timing.

[JFCC]

Apr 25, 2022 15:59:17 GMT 1 18921892 said:

Apr 25, 2022 15:54:18 GMT 1 JFCC said:

A truly dreadful set of results from this very tired format. Probably the cheapest coloured variation CYW to sell in years and 5 out of 14 passes.

Have a nice day £19k hammer £25.5k all done
Gansta Rat £28k hammer £37.5k all done
CYW Yellow £60k hammer £80.4k all done
I Fought The Law £19k hammer £25.5k all done
Donuts £44k hammer £59k all done
CND £38k hammer £51k all done
Flying copper £29k hammer £38.9 all done
Happy Choppers £58k hammer £77.7k all done
Bomb hugger £28k hammer £35.5k all done

Grannies, Soup Can, Morons, Flying Copper and Stop and Search all passed.

Sorry to be so critical as Forum are a great auction house but its now the place to buy not sell, well done to those who bought today!! Time to change the record!!
 

With all due respect did you even see the CYW, it was absolute trash. Completely ruined by sun damage, it's amazing it got £80k. Have a look for yourself.
I do agree with you this format of Banksy only auctions is tiresome and much like the pieces at auction they are usually damaged and the only way to move them is put them up at auction. 


www.forumauctions.co.uk/92945/Banksy-b.-1974-Choose-Your-Weapon-Yellow-Signed?auction_date=&auction_no=1102&catId=&excl_keyword=&first_name=&gridtype=listview&high_estimate=&ipp=20&keyword=&last_name=&low_estimate=&name=&page_no=1&search_type=&sort_by=lot_no&title=&view=lot_detail

I cannot disagree its a poor print but even so worth only half or a third is a big discount. Banksy collectors are vey picky about quality (I am as well) but realistically in the fullness of time this becomes less relevant as we have all seen with many other artists such as Warhol etc. I personally expected it to get through the £100K pretty easily! Long term good value? Just a view!

[Sundowner]

Out of interest was this a soft yellow or lemon CYW? The image online bears no resemblance to either colourway.

[Hubble Bubble]

Apr 25, 2022 17:17:38 GMT 1 Sundowner said:

Out of interest was this a soft yellow or lemon CYW? The image online bears no resemblance to either colourway.

Soft lemon collab

[tonys]

it looks like bad photography/reproduction rather sun damaged

[JFCC]

Not sure which it is. The description is yellow. However, as it’s mentioned on the CYW perhaps the condition is not as sure as presumed, which makes the price achieved even worse.

The condition report is as follows:

The yellow background is attenuated, it fades from the upper right to the lower left corner of the – as stated on the Pest Control Certificate of Authenticity. The corners are sharp. Some very slight rippling to the sheet. A small handling crease in the lower left margin, other very minor handling creases in places in the margins. A minute area of brown discolouration at the extreme upper centre sheet edge. Images
Condition reports are prepared by the department as a courtesy and guide for clients, and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Condition reports are not warranties and each lot is sold ‘as is’ in accordance with the terms and conditions of sale, as listed on

[18921892]

I'm pretty sure it's severe sun damage not a rare print by the artist. Seller should be thrilled he got it away.

[JFCC]

Apr 25, 2022 19:35:26 GMT 1 18921892 said:

I'm pretty sure it's severe sun damage not a rare print by the artist. Seller should be thrilled he got it away.

Not sure on what basis you say that? The statement is pretty clear unless Forum are making up what PC have stated clearly on the COA?

“The yellow background is attenuated, it fades from the upper right to the lower left corner of the – as stated on the Pest Control Certificate of Authenticity.”

I think the seller will be pretty unhappy TBH!!!

[Charlie Bronson]

Apr 25, 2022 19:47:32 GMT 1 JFCC said:

Apr 25, 2022 19:35:26 GMT 1 18921892 said:

I'm pretty sure it's severe sun damage not a rare print by the artist. Seller should be thrilled he got it away.

Not sure on what basis you say that? The statement is pretty clear unless Forum are making up what PC have stated clearly on the COA?

“The yellow background is attenuated, it fades from the upper right to the lower left corner of the – as stated on the Pest Control Certificate of Authenticity.”

I think the seller will be pretty unhappy TBH!!!

So it’s purposely done that way? There are faded variants of CYW? I’m confused.

[Jeezuz Jones Snr]

Suprised the signed flying copper didn't sell. Only 150 of them around, great early print.

[Dice]

Can someone with knowledge confirm whether or not the fade was meant to be like that on the CYW?? Great buy if it was!

[Ruggs]

Apr 25, 2022 21:24:27 GMT 1 Dice said:

Can someone with knowledge confirm whether or not the fade was meant to be like that on the CYW?? Great buy if it was!

Read the PC COA. urbanartassociation.com/posts/recent

[JFCC]

Apr 25, 2022 21:31:08 GMT 1 Ruggs said:

Apr 25, 2022 21:24:27 GMT 1 Dice said:

Can someone with knowledge confirm whether or not the fade was meant to be like that on the CYW?? Great buy if it was!

Read the PC COA. urbanartassociation.com/posts/recent

As serious point, is that COA real? I’ve never seen one with a comment about condition before and if it is, Forum has, in my opinion, misled the auction in it’s published condition reports that it mails to its registered customers directly from its CEO as they, by implication, suggest it’s not (sun) damage?

[Lazarus II]

Apr 25, 2022 21:42:46 GMT 1 JFCC said:

Apr 25, 2022 21:31:08 GMT 1 Ruggs said:

Read the PC COA. urbanartassociation.com/posts/recent

As serious point, is that COA real? I’ve never seen one with a comment about condition before and if it is, Forum has, in my opinion, misled the auction in it’s published condition reports that it mails to its registered customers directly from its CEO as they, by implication, suggest it’s not (sun) damage?

ive never seen a new style coa close up but i would have thought they’d still have hand written number in black ink like the old style. Looks photoshopped to me but the person that posted it is a well known banksy dealer so would seem strange if its fake.

[concrete jungle]

Reckon Bignell can sort that Choose Your Weapon 😂😂