CONFIRMED NOT GENUINE Cut and run pin badge

[met]

Aug 14, 2023 18:04:58 GMT 1 Acme Thunderer said:

This is an official response from the Oxfam Glasgow shop.



The good news is that they will destroy any badges they still have and not all 50 were sold.

The bad news is that some were sold and therefore people were scammed and it means that some might end up being resold.

For this reason, the thread should not be deleted so there is a record that these are not official merchandise.

My understanding from the shop manager is that just 9 pins were sold yesterday (Monday 14 August) by Oxfam Bookshop Royal Exchange Square in Glasgow.

And 3 of those were sold to Oxfam's own volunteers, meaning only 6 pins went to the general public.


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That said, for bespoke or custom-made enamel pins purchased from platforms like Etsy, there tends to be a minimum order of 100 (the total cost for such a quantity being about £150).

And so, after the present kerfuffle — or is it a brouhaha? — has died down a bit, what will happen next is anybody's guess.



For all we know, Postal Pirate's brother, niece and nephew might make a return visit to the Banksy exhibition.

It is also possible that, by pure coincidence, the stewards will (a) for a second time tragically run out of Polaroid instant film, and (b) offer the despondent niece and nephew handfuls more of these pins as consolation.

My hunch is that, having already established a clear precedent, the brother will remain true to his grabby form, by commandeering all the pins from his own children.

However, since he still isn't au fait with eBay, the brother may once again be forced to ask Postal Pirate to list the pins on his behalf. On their mother's eBay account, of course.

[longshanks]

Aug 14, 2023 23:12:09 GMT 1 astbury said:

Wasn’t the OP also the guy that tried to dupe everyone with the AI Banksy saying it was in the basement at GOMA ?

correct

[Random Ginger Bloke]

Aug 15, 2023 5:25:20 GMT 1 met said:

Aug 14, 2023 18:04:58 GMT 1 Acme Thunderer said:

This is an official response from the Oxfam Glasgow shop.



The good news is that they will destroy any badges they still have and not all 50 were sold.

The bad news is that some were sold and therefore people were scammed and it means that some might end up being resold.

For this reason, the thread should not be deleted so there is a record that these are not official merchandise.

My understanding from the shop manager is that just 9 pins were sold yesterday (Monday 14 August) by Oxfam Bookshop Royal Exchange Square in Glasgow.

And 3 of those were sold to Oxfam's own volunteers, meaning only 6 pins went to the general public.


__________


That said, for bespoke or custom-made enamel pins purchased from platforms like Etsy, there tends to be a minimum order of 100 (the total cost for such a quantity being about £150).

And so, after the present kerfuffle — or is it a brouhaha? — has died down a bit, what will happen next is anybody's guess.



For all we know, Postal Pirate 's brother, niece and nephew might make a return visit to the Banksy exhibition.

It is also possible that, by pure coincidence, the stewards will (a) for a second time tragically run out of Polaroid instant film, and (b) offer the despondent niece and nephew handfuls more of these pins as consolation.

My hunch is that, having already established a clear precedent, the brother will remain true to his grabby form, by commandeering all the pins from his own children.

However, since he still isn't au fait with eBay, the brother may once again be forced to ask Postal Pirate to list the pins on his behalf. On their mother's eBay account, of course.

I got one of them and my colleague got one. Ive made him aware that it's fake. Hopefully only 4 left out there and that they are aware that they're not legitimate. Feelbbad for the staff in the oxfam having to deal with this

[LJCal]

One thing that should have raised some red flags was the fact that one of photos of these appear to have a hairy ball bag showing between his fingers in the background. Definitely not criminal masterminds these clowns.

Dodgy - 

[Jules Leotard]

Aug 16, 2023 2:42:49 GMT 1 LJCal said:

One thing that should have raised some red flags was the fact that one of photos of these appear to have a hairy ball bag showing between his fingers in the background. Definitely not criminal masterminds these clowns.

Dodgy - 

Thanks for the laugh.  Pass the eyebleach...

[Monkey]

From the Oxfam Glasgow manager:

I handed in the rest of the badges to the GoMA. The person who made the badges had been trying to sell them for over £100 on Ebay through an Art Forum. As far as I've heard he hasn't managed to sell any of them and we only sold nine, six of those were to the public before we took them down. I wanted to make sure he didn't scam anyone else we handed the rest in, so if you see any soft enamel badges of the Cut and Run logo being sold online it's probably him.

[The Greased Piglet]

Think we've scraped the bottom of the barrel here.

[mojo]

Aug 16, 2023 2:42:49 GMT 1 LJCal said:

One thing that should have raised some red flags was the fact that one of photos of these appear to have a hairy ball bag showing between his fingers in the background. Definitely not criminal masterminds these clowns.

Dodgy - 

 In a nutshell a load of old bollocks.

[Acme Thunderer]

It was only a matter of time another one would pop up on eBay. I wonder if the seller knows they are fake or if they are in on the scam.

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256198115673

[Wisconinla]

I would guess in on it considering the seller states that they bought the pin at the show. 

[drip]

Aug 28, 2023 11:05:59 GMT 1 trumpton said:

I'd say there is zero possibility that the seller isn't aware of the situation.

"I assume that they were given to them by Banksy as this is what he does, right?!"

You know that but you haven't looked into the badges?  You aren't sure if they are real but you are charging £200? The whole thing stinks, just as this whole saga has shown. Some people will do anything for money, even if it means scamming others.

There's no way that a seller who specialises in selling vintage/retro items, a subject that requires a modicum of research capability, hasn't googled the Banksy enamel badge and learned all about it. The first thing that comes up is the forum tearing it to bits. They may have genuinely, innocently bought it from that Oxfam shop, but they know what it is.

[Acme Thunderer]

Aug 28, 2023 11:05:59 GMT 1 trumpton said:

I'd say there is zero possibility that the seller isn't aware of the situation.

"I assume that they were given to them by Banksy as this is what he does, right?!"

You know that but you haven't looked into the badges?  You aren't sure if they are real but you are charging £200? The whole thing stinks, just as this whole saga has shown. Some people will do anything for money, even if it means scamming others.

Hello Trumpton 😀 - your new account was set up about 1 hour after another one was deleted from this thread on 14 Aug. Hopefully there is no link between the two.

[bookends]

Aug 28, 2023 11:27:37 GMT 1 trumpton said:

Aug 28, 2023 11:15:45 GMT 1 Acme Thunderer said:

Hello Trumpton 😀 - your new account was set up about 1 hour after another one was deleted from this thread on 14 Aug. Hopefully there is no link between the two.

I don't know about a deleted account or why you feel the need to reference that. I have held off replying in this thread for a couple of weeks but now it has irked me again. This guy tried to scam two communities and it pisses me off.

If you do turn out to be Klyde again I will be over to see you and your mother in her bric a brac shop because that will really irk me

[Acme Thunderer]

Aug 28, 2023 11:27:37 GMT 1 trumpton said:

Aug 28, 2023 11:15:45 GMT 1 Acme Thunderer said:

Hello Trumpton 😀 - your new account was set up about 1 hour after another one was deleted from this thread on 14 Aug. Hopefully there is no link between the two.

I don't know about a deleted account or why you feel the need to reference that. I have held off replying in this thread for a couple of weeks but now it has irked me again. This guy tried to scam two communities and it pisses me off.

EDIT: ACME, looks like I may have reacted quite quickly to your comment. I must apologise for that. You have been trying to protect community members this whole time.

If you are not linked at all, then welcome to the forum.

I’m glad you understand that we will be cautious due to what has happened before.

[Wisconinla]

After telling me that they bought the pins at the show, this EBay seller revised the listing to say they bought them at Oxfam. They are sticking with their story on authenticity. 

Aug 27, 2023 21:58:13 GMT 1 Acme Thunderer said:

It was only a matter of time another one would pop up on eBay. I wonder if the seller knows they are fake or if they are in on the scam.

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256198115673

[Acme Thunderer]

Aug 28, 2023 15:06:39 GMT 1 Wisconinla said:

After telling me that they bought the pins at the show, this EBay seller revised the listing to say they bought them at Oxfam. They are sticking with their story on authenticity. 

Aug 27, 2023 21:58:13 GMT 1 Acme Thunderer said:

It was only a matter of time another one would pop up on eBay. I wonder if the seller knows they are fake or if they are in on the scam.

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256198115673

I never contacted the seller but good to hear UAA is doing their good work again. 🙌

By the sound of their updated description they know they are dodgy as f*ck and probably have two.

[Terry Fuckwitt]

Aug 28, 2023 15:23:45 GMT 1 Acme Thunderer said:

Aug 28, 2023 15:06:39 GMT 1 Wisconinla said:

After telling me that they bought the pins at the show, this EBay seller revised the listing to say they bought them at Oxfam. They are sticking with their story on authenticity. 

I never contacted the seller but good to hear UAA is doing their good work again. 🙌

By the sound of their updated description they know they are dodgy as f*ck and probably have two.

More nonsense it seems, or the Oxfam assistant was breaking the t&c's set out on the poster as it stated 'one per a person'. No that's not a typo from me, it really said 'one per a person' 😅