WCP The West Country Prince

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20 quid seems expensive

[RoboJ]

I brought a Girl with Balloon print recently fom WCP because I couldn't afford a genuine and didn't want a cheapo looking digital print from the market for a similar price. I've seen the original at a friends house and I can't tell the difference. I'm under no illusion that mine is a genuine and would never attempt to sell it as such, I don't intent to sell it. It's simple, although banksy didn't price them out of my league, demand has done which is fair enough. I'm enjoying seeing the image framed at my home, realising it was designed by banksy with the meaning it has. Let's not forget banksy doesn't make the screen prints, he orders them someone, he also doesn't slap a 15k price tag on them. I would like to think if I were in his shoes I would be pleased that someone was enjoying a peice I designed even though demand had price them out of the market for a screen print.

I don't condone fakes that aim to mislead people such as dodgy watch sellers but for the reasons above I hope you understand that I can now appreciate the wonderful art of banksy even though I'm not a banker. Surely that's a good thing.

[Snakes]

I have bought several. The laugh now and the happy choppers were good. The rest however such as trolleys, hmv, a placard rat, queen Victoria that I bought were absolute sh1t. The photos on eBay do not fully represent what you get and I was disappointed with all but the two.

I would say spend your money on anything other than Banksy such as an unknown artist or an affordable artist of similar price who's work you also like

[Lroy]

Dec 28, 2022 15:10:31 GMT 1 phischa said:

I'm looking for a West Country Prince (WCP) Banksy Napalm print.
Thanks

There are new ones at the moment, you have ten days to order...

How it's rare these are the last prints :

IN THE EVENT OF DIVORCE - EDITION OF 750

HAVE A NICE DAY – EDITION OF 750

GLITTER GORILLA – EDITION OF 750

KATE MOSS GOLD – EDITION OF 500

FLYING COPPER PINK – EDITION OF 500...

Notice The unreleased Bansky Gorilla ( how The West Country Prince got the final image ? ) , and an incredible In The Event of Divorce ! How genius and so well implicated is WCP !

These are my top five at the mo', maybe will get Gorillas in The Mist of Divorce !

Love Have a nice day too, but framing, well... I put for you Napalm phischa

I always love WCP prints whatever some are thinking on here ! And he is a great and gent man ! 

mail : [e-mail]

[Dutch Art Collector]

Great. Bought the gangsta rat today from wcp. Great communication as always from them.

[Lroy]

Jan 26, 2023 16:53:44 GMT 1 Dutch Art Collector said:

Great. Bought the gangsta rat today from wcp. Great communication as always from them.

With Ipows  ? I had one for sale, burt I always forget... One of the first bought in 2011 or 2012 when WCP still had his Facebook ...

[Lroy]

Jan 26, 2023 16:53:44 GMT 1 Dutch Art Collector said:

Great. Bought the gangsta rat today from wcp. Great communication as always from them.

What do you think of The Gorilla ? Quite rare no ? As Banksy destroyed the main prints because of the glue...

Incredible to see that !

Banksy fans will can have mostly the Banksy ( this one was a legend one as everybody was waiting for it )

[Dutch Art Collector]

Jan 26, 2023 17:14:36 GMT 1 Lroy said:

Jan 26, 2023 16:53:44 GMT 1 Dutch Art Collector said:

Great. Bought the gangsta rat today from wcp. Great communication as always from them.

What do you think of The Gorilla ? Quite rare no ? As Banksy destroyed the main prints because of the glue...

Incredible to see that !

Banksy fans will can have mostly the Banksy ( this one was a legend one as everbody was waitinf for it )

Super cool! The picture was in a pow magazine but it was never released right. 

[telecine]

Jan 26, 2023 17:14:36 GMT 1 Lroy said:

Jan 26, 2023 16:53:44 GMT 1 Dutch Art Collector said:

Great. Bought the gangsta rat today from wcp. Great communication as always from them.

What do you think of The Gorilla ? Quite rare no ? As Banksy destroyed the main prints because of the glue...

Incredible to see that !

Banksy fans will can have mostly the Banksy ( this one was a legend one as everybody was waiting for it )

I remember everyone losing their shit over it at the time.... and then it didn't happen!

[Happy Go Lucky Chap]

Does WCP still number these? I bought quite of his prints years back when he used to stamp them /50 on the verso.

[Lroy]

Jan 26, 2023 23:17:00 GMT 1 Happy Go Lucky Chap said:

Does WCP still number these? I bought quite of his prints years back when he used to stamp them /50 on the verso.

I bought them too at the origin ! Was it /50 really or /500 ?
I have it open my frames to see them !
it was not really limited anyway.
now they are numbered on /500 or /750 ..
GWB is the only one unumbered … he sell them all the times.

Anyway I bought the ones that I like. I know people buying Kate Moss or some others per example only to flip it… ( anyway  I don’t like Kate Moss )…
i like those that I’ve never seen before :-)

[lobio]

I am having trouble flattening my new WCP print..any advice? Overnight w/ paper weights/books did not work.

Thank you,

Lobio

[G$]

I would like a WCP copy of -
Festival/Destroy Capitalism
if anyone has a copy they'd like to part with at a good price.

[Acme Thunderer]

Jan 27, 2023 14:28:56 GMT 1 lobio said:

I am having trouble flattening my new WCP print..any advice? Overnight w/ paper weights/books did not work.

Thank you,

Lobio

No print will flatten overnight and shouldn’t be rushed by adding weights as you will cause damage. I place prints in a large portfolio sleeve for a few weeks before taking to a framer and never had a problem doing it this way.

[Masong]

Jan 27, 2023 15:20:00 GMT 1 G$ said:

I would like a WCP copy of -
Festival/Destroy Capitalism
if anyone has a copy they'd like to part with at a good price.

Or you could just buy one from wcp as they are in stock.

[G$]

Jan 27, 2023 15:40:06 GMT 1 Masong said:

Jan 27, 2023 15:20:00 GMT 1 G$ said:

I would like a WCP copy of -
Festival/Destroy Capitalism
if anyone has a copy they'd like to part with at a good price.

Or you could just buy one from wcp as they are in stock.

Saw that they are in stock, just hoping for a bargain on one that someone wants to off-load. 

[Lroy]

Jan 27, 2023 15:51:58 GMT 1 Sam Am said:

When was the last email ? 

2 or 3 days ago …
Nice batch !
it’s funny ( I like too the blue soup can ) , I have about 10 WCP prints, most are in black and white .. I dunno why …
Ah ! have the blue character in color because it’s one funny !
and Napalm that is not too much in colors.

Here I took the gorilla to married him /her with her/his other missus, half, posted up this thread, and the must have GWB divorced : the only thing annoying me is that it’s a one meter large !!! But I can cut it off with scissors ✂️ ( following the line in the middle )!

I don’t know which one ( Uk buyers are lucky, kinda free shipping I think no ? 30 quid for 2 prints for EU ) my friend G$ wants ! I will have a look !
Cheers all ! 🧀

[Lroy]

Hi all
Sorry , I’m in the hospital and I can’t  find the WCP thread on my phone 📱 
just receive the list and love the new one Bird with Grenade ! Classy, funny and looks like a lp bootleg cover ! Bravo WCP ( it took LITA red too, mostly sold out !!! ) boom !  💥 
have a nice day all !

[lukas01]

Apr 26, 2023 8:53:57 GMT 1 Lroy said:

Hi all
Sorry , I’m in the hospital and I can’t  find the WCP thread on my phone 📱 
just receive the list and love the new one Bird with Grenade ! Classy, funny and looks like a lp bootleg cover ! Bravo WCP ( it took LITA red too, mostly sold out !!! ) boom !  💥 
have a nice day all !

Hi Lroy!… I hope nothing serious for you!… Is this a print on paper?… A new artist? What's the price?

Banksy reproductions can be found at a few tens of pounds (15-30) and of good quality. Buying expensive reproductions does not make sense! Better to buy a cheap one and give the rest to charity.
This is my thought.

Come back soon! ;-)

[Lroy]

May 11, 2023 15:22:33 GMT 1 zoomrider said:

Love this! West Country Prince still going? Prints I’ve seen of his are truly great honestly. Yes “reproductions” (very good ones) but not expensive? Great for those who can’t afford an original and want a decent looking Banksy image on the wall.

I always thought that too. Since the first days ( I was one of the first ordering prints - 2011 or 2012 ? - as we were friends on Facebook ( we are still I think, it’s became a page ) I liked the prints and the stories behind ( paper/ ink same as POW etc ), some saying that Banksy let him printing because of the affordable issue of his prints ( I don’t know what was/is thinking Banksy, just, we heard so many things behind this super pseudo WCP, and there was so many debate, here or there, fantasms, reality or not etc etc  ) . 
What I like is the tradition too and this secrecy even if there are not. Tradition as HMV was sent flat between wood package at the beginning… But what I like the more, is not the best sellers prints ( some flippers still buy them to sale it back on eBay, poor and weird mind ) , but - as this Grenade Bird - all this prints unseen by the most of us ! Just for that , hat off WCP !

[yojoe007]

Jan 27, 2023 15:40:06 GMT 1 Masong said:

Jan 27, 2023 15:20:00 GMT 1 G$ said:

I would like a WCP copy of -
Festival/Destroy Capitalism
if anyone has a copy they'd like to part with at a good price.

Or you could just buy one from wcp as they are in stock.

Hi, could you please tell me how to get WCP prints direct? Thank you

[Lroy]

May 19, 2023 3:05:25 GMT 1 yojoe007 said:

Jan 27, 2023 15:40:06 GMT 1 Masong said:

Or you could just buy one from wcp as they are in stock.

Hi, could you please tell me how to get WCP prints direct? Thank you

Could I answer instead of Masong ?

Just email : [e-mail]

I am quite sure that he will be okay by posting his email.

I just received the LITA red one that is really fabulous ( great printing and shipping services indeed ). This red ! And nearly sold out !

[yojoe007]

May 19, 2023 9:00:48 GMT 1 Lroy said:

May 19, 2023 3:05:25 GMT 1 yojoe007 said:

Hi, could you please tell me how to get WCP prints direct? Thank you

Could I answer instead of Masong ?

Just email : [e-mail]

I am quite sure that he will be okay by posting his email.

I just received the LITA red one that is really fabulous ( great printing and shipping services indeed ). This red ! And nearly sold out !

 Thanks to both you & Masong for the info!

[Jules Leotard]

Floored no one has mentioned the latest WCP offering yet?!? Morons is being offered and I am curious if it is the first time or if anyone owns it (their opinion). I find some of WCP's screen prints to be perfection, like absolute perfection (ex: GWB is so spot on it is scary, Blue Guy 'Keeping it Real') whilst a couple aren't as crisp as outlined in earlier pages of this thread. My question is, does anyone already have a WCP Morons or is this a first time listing? Paparazzi Rat also looks great.

[Lroy]

Jun 24, 2023 7:31:07 GMT 1 Jules Leotard said:

Floored no one has mentioned the latest WCP offering yet?!? Morons is being offered and I am curious if it is the first time or if anyone owns it. I find some of WCP's screen prints to be perfection, like absolute perfection (ex: GWB is so spot on it is scary, Blue Guy 'Keeping it Real') whilst a couple aren't as crisp as outlined in earlier pages of this thread. My question is, does anyone already have a WCP Morons or is this a first time listing? Paparazzi Rat also looks great.

I can help you. Morons is not the first time. I think that I have seen it before, black and white.

As said in the mail this one has a bronze colourway.

I have a bling rat, the last other rats are new.

I never bought GWB... Not my cup of tea.

But Morons ( this one )  is stunning !

[Jules Leotard]

Jun 24, 2023 7:38:34 GMT 1 Lroy said:

Jun 24, 2023 7:31:07 GMT 1 Jules Leotard said:

Floored no one has mentioned the latest WCP offering yet?!? Morons is being offered and I am curious if it is the first time or if anyone owns it. I find some of WCP's screen prints to be perfection, like absolute perfection (ex: GWB is so spot on it is scary, Blue Guy 'Keeping it Real') whilst a couple aren't as crisp as outlined in earlier pages of this thread. My question is, does anyone already have a WCP Morons or is this a first time listing? Paparazzi Rat also looks great.

I can help you. Morons is not the first time. I think that I have seen it before, black and white.

As said in the mail this one has a bronze colourway.

I have a bling rat, the last other rats are new.

I never bought GWB... Not my cup of tea.

But Morons ( this one )  is stunning !

I took a 30MB photo of Steve Lazarides' GWB.  I compared it cm by cm against my WCP GWB.  There is zero difference.  My understanding of how accurate acetate's are when used in screen printing is negligible.  I will say that I see a noticeable difference between Stop and Search by WCP and Banksy's original.  I also don't see a difference between WCP's Laugh Now and Banksy's original.  I don't know what is going on with all of this and the inner-workings, but at the end of the day, it's a nice bit of fun and there may be a twist in the end of the plot.  At the price WCP is selling them at, I really don't care and I apologize to Banksy in advance for patronizing someone potentially pilfering from him, albeit I see no way that he gets paid from me buying original prints.  I have, to ease my conscience, donated money to his causes...

[compound]

Jun 24, 2023 7:56:09 GMT 1 Jules Leotard said:

Jun 24, 2023 7:38:34 GMT 1 Lroy said:

I can help you. Morons is not the first time. I think that I have seen it before, black and white.

As said in the mail this one has a bronze colourway.

I have a bling rat, the last other rats are new.

I never bought GWB... Not my cup of tea.

But Morons ( this one )  is stunning !

I took a 30MB photo of Steve Lazarides' GWB.  I compared it cm by cm against my WCP GWB.  There is zero difference.  My understanding of how accurate acetate's are when used in screen printing is negligible.  I will say that I see a noticeable difference between Stop and Search by WCP and Banksy's original.  I also don't see a difference between WCP's Laugh Now and Banksy's original.  I don't know what is going on with all of this and the inner-workings, but at the end of the day, it's a nice bit of fun and there may be a twist in the end of the plot.  At the price WCP is selling them at, I really don't care and I apologize to Banksy in advance for patronizing someone potentially pilfering from him, albeit I see no way that he gets paid from me buying original prints.  I have, to ease my conscience, donated money to his causes...

The paper is not right. The paper on the wcp gwb is almost shiny.  

[Lroy]

Jun 24, 2023 13:00:27 GMT 1 compound said:

Jun 24, 2023 7:56:09 GMT 1 Jules Leotard said:

I took a 30MB photo of Steve Lazarides' GWB.  I compared it cm by cm against my WCP GWB.  There is zero difference.  My understanding of how accurate acetate's are when used in screen printing is negligible.  I will say that I see a noticeable difference between Stop and Search by WCP and Banksy's original.  I also don't see a difference between WCP's Laugh Now and Banksy's original.  I don't know what is going on with all of this and the inner-workings, but at the end of the day, it's a nice bit of fun and there may be a twist in the end of the plot.  At the price WCP is selling them at, I really don't care and I apologize to Banksy in advance for patronizing someone potentially pilfering from him, albeit I see no way that he gets paid from me buying original prints.  I have, to ease my conscience, donated money to his causes...

The paper is not right. The paper on the wcp gwb is almost shiny.  

It was said at the beginning that it was the same paper that used Pow ( coming from the stocks )…
I remember 

[Jules Leotard]

Jun 24, 2023 13:00:27 GMT 1 compound said:

Jun 24, 2023 7:56:09 GMT 1 Jules Leotard said:

I took a 30MB photo of Steve Lazarides' GWB.  I compared it cm by cm against my WCP GWB.  There is zero difference.  My understanding of how accurate acetate's are when used in screen printing is negligible.  I will say that I see a noticeable difference between Stop and Search by WCP and Banksy's original.  I also don't see a difference between WCP's Laugh Now and Banksy's original.  I don't know what is going on with all of this and the inner-workings, but at the end of the day, it's a nice bit of fun and there may be a twist in the end of the plot.  At the price WCP is selling them at, I really don't care and I apologize to Banksy in advance for patronizing someone potentially pilfering from him, albeit I see no way that he gets paid from me buying original prints.  I have, to ease my conscience, donated money to his causes...

The paper is not right. The paper on the wcp gwb is almost shiny.  

Uh, the paper is not shiny.  It is very dull and matte.  Also, has stray fibers of other colors running through it. 

[yojoe007]

Jun 24, 2023 7:56:09 GMT 1 Jules Leotard said:

Jun 24, 2023 7:38:34 GMT 1 Lroy said:

I took a 30MB photo of Steve Lazarides' GWB.  I compared it cm by cm against my WCP GWB.  There is zero difference.  My understanding of how accurate acetate's are when used in screen printing is negligible.  I will say that I see a noticeable difference between Stop and Search by WCP and Banksy's original.  I also don't see a difference between WCP's Laugh Now and Banksy's original.  I don't know what is going on with all of this and the inner-workings, but at the end of the day, it's a nice bit of fun and there may be a twist in the end of the plot.  At the price WCP is selling them at, I really don't care and I apologize to Banksy in advance for patronizing someone potentially pilfering from him, albeit I see no way that he gets paid from me buying original prints.  I have, to ease my conscience, donated money to his causes...

I share your sentiment regarding the plot twist.. who knows, but also who cares - they are so affordable as to be a no-brainer if you like the piece, but are a pleb (like me) who can't drop £100k+ for a Kate Moss. So in the latest offer I bought myself a Kate Moss. I've seen the imperfections of reproduction highlighted, but for the price of entry am more than willing to roll with it.

Also agree about the sizes - many are huge (like flying copper), so I passed. Did pick up some 500x700s that will fit the flat file. Kate, at 700x700, will go straight to the framer. It's a bit of fun, and I think it's harmless. Cue flame lol