[dodge]

Seeing as it is the time of year for picking up a bargain....tell me about your Banksy bargains from back in the day!

Signed 'Radar Rat' for £150? 'Kids On Guns' canvas for £500?

I love old stories ;D

[saltandiron]

For my 21st birthday my parents gave me some money to buy what I wanted. I sat on it for a while, added a few quid to it, nearly bought a Kayak but decided against it. Ended up on POW, saw some prints, thought about it. Went away for a couple of days, came back and bought myself a Christ With shopping bags for £500.
I remember telling people with amazement a few weeks later that I had seen one go for £600 on ebay, then one went for £800 a bit after that. I thought people were paying crazy money.

Sure there'll be people with better bargins than that though.

[dodge]

Nice one salt&iron, I'm sure you are right and there are more. Come on folks, don't be shy!

[otomi]

I think people are afraid to get negged. I don't have any stories - I wish I had some.

[mammal2]

Great story S&I. Plus one. Do you still have it all framed and stuff! Post a pic! Or did you sell it, in which case ahhhhh shit! Oi Oi

[carl]

The first Banksy I ever owned was given to me. I was looking at a signed Hmv ona friends wall and mentioned that I liked the image. "Ive got two more in the boot of my car" My friend replies, then promply goes and gets me one. It was a £40 gift at the time!!

I then discovered the pow site and started buying prints.

[carl]

I forgot to say. I bought a print from a friend a while back and he gave me a photo copy of the receipt. On it it had my print and three Radar Rats @£150 each!!

[carl]

Oh. One more!!
I was offered this at the end of last year for 35K (he is now going to sell it in auction).

He found three in a building with three of his mates. One mate said "I dont want one" so they all had one each. Laz has bought the other two.

[otomi]

nice

[RBK]

carl said:

Oh. One more!!
I was offered this at the end of last year for 35K (he is now going to sell it in auction).

He found three in a building with three of his mates. One mate said "I dont want one" so they all had one each. Laz has bought the other two.

Is that a canvas or a piece of wall?

[carl]

Its on very thick card.

[saltandiron]

mammal2 said:

Great story S&I. Plus one. Do you still have it all framed and stuff! Post a pic! Or did you sell it, in which case ahhhhh s**t! Oi Oi

Yeah, still got it, framed up nicely. There was a photo on the original 'get your banksys out..' thread but I've moved all my photos around in photobucket so the link's dead (might even have deleted the post from the original thread). I'll dig out the photo over the weekend and post it again.

[Bram]

almost a new thread "if I had a time machine......." great stories. Has anyone seen the fridge on Ebay?

[cas]

This thread is wicked, I love hearing these stories - any more??

[carl]

bram said:

almost a new thread "if I had a time machine......." great stories. Has anyone seen the fridge on Ebay?

Yes. Its prety cool but whats it worth without prov? Its also clear that you will never get prov for it.

[nickc]

Mentioned these before but my missus took me to Brighton a couple of years back for my birthday. We'd just bought our first place together and wanted some art for the walls. We both had always loved Banksy so walked out of ArtRepublic £600 lighter but carrying a framed Love Rat and a framed Soup Can. After that we went for a picnic on the beach. Happy days.

[carl]

nickc said:

Mentioned these before but my missus took me to Brighton a couple of years back for my birthday. We'd just bought our first place together and wanted some art for the walls. We both had always loved Banksy so walked out of ArtRepublic £600 lighter but carrying a framed Love Rat and a framed Soup Can. After that we went for a picnic on the beach. Happy days.

Please tell me you still own them!

[Richard]

I got an unsigned Trolleys for £250. Bargain!

[Bram]

Yes. Its prety cool but whats it worth without prov? Its also clear that you will never get prov for it.

You may not get prov for it but you could get beer for it!!!!!

If carlesberg made fridges........

[nickc]

carl said:

nickc said:

Mentioned these before but my missus took me to Brighton a couple of years back for my birthday. We'd just bought our first place together and wanted some art for the walls. We both had always loved Banksy so walked out of ArtRepublic £600 lighter but carrying a framed Love Rat and a framed Soup Can. After that we went for a picnic on the beach. Happy days.

Please tell me you still own them!

Yep, very happy with them hanging on the living room wall. They were bought because we loved them, not for profit. Soon to be joined by a Trolley's once it's back from the framers too. I still consider that a bargain too.

[top]

Looks like some hit the Jackpot!! fookin incredible..

those days are gone do you think?

[solar77]

ticketmaster123 said:

I got an unsigned Trolleys for £250. Bargain!

Beat me to it - I was about to mention S&S ;D

[Bram]

Know its off subject - but on Antiques Roadshow once, this son of a taxi drive told the story of how Lowry had not got the money for the fare so drew a little picture and wrote a message on it. Turned out to be worth £10k and the taxi driver was complaining he rather have his 2 and 6 or whatever instead....wonder if there are any similar Banksy stories.

[carl]

bram said:

Know its off subject - but on Antiques Roadshow once, this son of a taxi drive told the story of how Lowry had not got the money for the fare so drew a little picture and wrote a message on it. Turned out to be worth £10k and the taxi driver was complaining he rather have his 2 and 6 or whatever instead....wonder if there are any similar Banksy stories.

What year was that?

[Bram]

Don't know but the ARS was about 5 - 6 years back.

Wonder if in 20 years time we will be telling the story - "yea got this print of this thing called Ebay for £2000 and now its worth £50k

[alvington89]

That fridge is pretty cool!! ;-)

[koolchrissomerset]

the fridge is very cool, the same guy has some other like bit of tv that is sprayed too...

off banksy but still some steals of their time.

www.nytimes.com/2006/11/09/arts/design/09poll.html?n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/P/Pollock,%20Jackson

www.nytimes.com/2007/10/23/arts/design/23pain.html

[darjeeling]

How about starting another thread called:
The Banksy Burnt Thread! ;D ;D ;D
We can fill it with stuff like:
"I paid $10,000 for a sepia morons last summer that now sells for $3300!"
or I bought this lame street puece at auction for £100k!
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.
.

[maadbeats]

Unfortunately I dont have a bargin story. More or less and kick myself in the a$$ story. I remember seeing all the early banksy going for $300usd all day signed on ebay and what not, the ability to cruise POW and see some available for what around the same. No limits on purchases. I always b!tched and complained about how they where $300(high) because I was used to buying Obey prints for $30. Needless to say I waited and waited until before you know they were $500-$1000. Thought it was nuts. Then had the opp. to pick up Signed Sepila(however you spell it) 600pounds at pow if I remember correctly. Passed because didnt want to pay 1k for a print. NOw I have no Banksy and have that horror remembered everytime I log on..

Great stories by the way. Congrats on great eyes

[jB]

Moffla over on W@llK@ndy looks like he nabbed a steal or two in his day !!!