[manchestermike]

A couple more fake Neate paintings on ebay

140276638707

140276641217

Do not bid on these, they were NOT painted by Adam

[Simococo]

cheers Mike

[eddiedangerous]

Oct 21, 2008 19:18:51 GMT 1 manchestermike said:

A couple more fake Neate paintings on ebay

140276638707

140276641217

Do not bid on these, they were NOT painted by Adam

dont quote me on this but doesnt the sellers sickboy also look a little crook???

140276636316

I mean it may be fine but in light of the neate, and no provenance offered

[Simococo]

crook it is me thinks very much so

[princeofdalston]

Thanks for the heads up - shame though - the rainman piece is actually quite nice

[robotoil]

How do you know they are fakes? In touch with Adam?

Look at how much feedback that guy has. It seems almost impossible.

[Harveyn]

Cheers Mike. Without a doubt if Adam was not keeping a watchful eye on these auctions more people would be getting conned.

[manchestermike]

Oct 21, 2008 20:50:09 GMT 1 robotoil said:

How do you know they are fakes? In touch with Adam?

Look at how much feedback that guy has. It seems almost impossible.

Not impossible... they are fakes. Info direct from Adam

[skelly]

I appreciate the way you post these when the fake Neate's are on the bay

[funster]

It's re-assuring to see AN take such an active interest in these things.

[Deleted]

Oct 21, 2008 19:33:13 GMT 1 eddiedangerous said:

Oct 21, 2008 19:18:51 GMT 1 manchestermike said:

A couple more fake Neate paintings on ebay

140276638707

140276641217

Do not bid on these, they were NOT painted by Adam

dont quote me on this but doesnt the sellers sickboy also look a little crook???

140276636316

I mean it may be fine but in light of the neate, and no provenance offered

i am no Sickboy expert, but i've seen a few Temples and that one doesn't look right too me.

[Zippy]

thanks Mike and Adam - BUMP

[idris]

Its the reason why if any1 asks me how do I now if its genuine; I say; get yr self on banksy.info.

Amongst all the bickering, we have one thing in common; to shoot down these robbing bastards.

Good work for the heads up

[Guest]

nice one Mike and Adam.

[Ged]

Thanks for the heads up Mike. Just started 'watching' them when I saw this thread. And a massive respect to Adam for keeping a beady eye out for such fakes. Top man!

[Richard]

Cheers - good stuff.

[Heavyconsumer]

I was looking at these and thinking "that sig is wrong and it's normally pretty uniform and one might think, easier to fake than Adam's line, so perhaps it's genuine," then low and behold 30 seconds later, the needed confirmation that the pieces are indeed not kosher!

Thanks yet again Mike and Adam. Very decent of you.

[dotdot]

not to sure about this call......

intrigued about these two - has anyone looked at these two
closely - and have earlier pieces ?

not disputing you mike nor an - ......

[oliversmark]

Sent ebayer adam neate stuff a message and this was what I got back:

Firstly no i am not selling it for a few hundred quid, it is the
start bid. Secondly yes I have had it verified by adam when he
gave it to me in his living room in whitechapel at the time. Sorry
to hear that you have had bad experiences with con artists as
you call them but if you knew who i was and the work i have
carried out for thames and hudson with just about every british
street artist then you would probably be bidding along with the
rest of them. I have had in total around 35 Neates* and no
complaints, 100% feedback (over 400 transactions) The price for
buy it now would be about 1k so feel free to make an offer,
personally I dont feel that these early street bits are his best
work and people should not be too quick to assume that
everything he does is worth a few thousand. I worked with adam
on murals as well as photographing him placing various pieces
in the streets for two years. Please hold fire with any future
sarcasm and suspicion until you know who you are talking to.
(not being rude but adam was a good friend and we have the
photos to prove it) so if you want a genuine bargain, you know
where to come. Photos and letters of prov are sent only to
winning bidders to prevent them being used to sell duds.
All the best. (copy and paste of previous answer to save time)
sorry for any confusion this may cause.

Very strange response as I only asked him where they were found!!!!!

[dotdot]

ok (based on the images and that message you received)
- i may be standing alone (wouldnt be the first time) on this
one - these imho are gen article.

I have both spoken to this guy in the past and bought items
from him
- he's a genuine bloke and a bit of a wheeler dealer
in Adam's own words.

[princeofdalston]

certainly an interesting reply - it's just speculation but if I had created thousands of paintings I doubt I would be able to accurately indentify each and every one - especially as time ticks on...

I just wish Mr Neate would start leaving them about again or release a book or something

[oliversmark]

I second that, But Adam come 2 Wales!!!!! ;D

[ricobenfico]

Oct 21, 2008 19:18:51 GMT 1 manchestermike said:

A couple more fake Neate paintings on ebay

140276638707

140276641217

Do not bid on these, they were NOT painted by Adam

Whether these are the real thing or not (I'm inclined to believe Mike), they are back up on the Bay:

cgi.ebay.co.uk/Adam-Neate-rain-man-London-2003_W0QQitemZ140276638707QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item140276638707&_trkparms=72%3A1294|39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A12|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

cgi.ebay.co.uk/Adam-Neate-street-piece-card-original-London-2003_W0QQitemZ140276641217QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item140276641217&_trkparms=72%3A1301|39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A12|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14

[Winter]

If Mike (Adam) says they're fake - they're fake