I got a Banksy signiture for sale

[summitornuffin]

Have a look on Ebay item no 260031899850

Let me know what you think

[HowAboutNo]

summitornuffin said:

Have a look on Ebay item no 260031899850

Let me know what you think

I'd say youre asking for an ear bashing to be honest mate, but thats just me.

[KaL976]

summitornuffin said:

Have a look on Ebay item no 260031899850

Let me know what you think

I messaged you as soon as you listed & you haven't pulled it, so I'm not sure there's much point saying anything else.
You are well aware it's not just a bit of graf to try & make a quick buck out of & yet you persist. Deeply sad.

[lesroy]

one word to you summitornuffin...

Sad...

[mido]

I also messaged you and said that the wall was a memorial to a dead person and you might wish to reconsider selling it.

You haven't replied, nor stopped the item, but you have time to come on here and advertise your s**tty item with your first ever post.

take it off ebay or f off.

and learn to spell (signature / graffiti)

kal976 said:

summitornuffin said:

Have a look on Ebay item no 260031899850

Let me know what you think

I messaged you as soon as you listed & you haven't pulled it, so I'm not sure there's much point saying anything else.
You are well aware it's not just a bit of graf to try & make a quick buck out of & yet you persist. Deeply sad.

[numusic]

summitornuffin said:

Have a look on Ebay item no 260031899850

Let me know what you think

I'd say you needed to have a rethink, this is like stealing coloured stones from a graveyard mate.

[danny123]

Without wanting to upset anyone on here, maybe we should remember that the wall has been knocked down for re-development. Maybe the guy should keep it for himself....but maybe he's not a Banksy fan like us.
Just my thoughts!
Cheers
Danny

[gm]

danny123 said:

Without wanting to upset anyone on here, maybe we should remember that the wall has been knocked down for re-development. Maybe the guy should keep it for himself....but maybe he's not a Banksy fan like us.
Just my thoughts!
Cheers
Danny

A voice of reason!

I'm assuming he didn't knock the wall down personally, and doesn't know the significance of what the piece was. And the truth is that if I'd walked past the pile of rubble and seen the brick with the banksy tag on, it would have gone straight in to my bag. It wouldn't be on ebay, but it wouldn't be where it fell.

this is like stealing coloured stones from a graveyard mate.

No it's not. It's like picking up a piece of rubble from a demolition site.

[mido]

don't have a problem with them keeping it for themselves (although a donation to a museum would better - if they would accept it) just about selling it.

They obviously do know all about it. read their advert for it. They clearly know how important it is to the area.

danny123 said:

Without wanting to upset anyone on here, maybe we should remember that the wall has been knocked down for re-development. Maybe the guy should keep it for himself....but maybe he's not a Banksy fan like us.
Just my thoughts!
Cheers
Danny

[KaL976]

gm said:

danny123 said:

Without wanting to upset anyone on here, maybe we should remember that the wall has been knocked down for re-development. Maybe the guy should keep it for himself....but maybe he's not a Banksy fan like us.
Just my thoughts!
Cheers
Danny

A voice of reason!

I'm assuming he didn't knock the wall down personally, and doesn't know the significance of what the piece was. And the truth is that if I'd walked past the pile of rubble and seen the brick with the banksy tag on, it would have gone straight in to my bag. It wouldn't be on ebay, but it wouldn't be where it fell.

this is like stealing coloured stones from a graveyard mate.

No it's not. It's like picking up a piece of rubble from a demolition site.

I messaged the sellers to explain the story behind what they had found within minutes of the item being listed & have had no reply apart from this thread.
The piece wasn't just a bit of graf, it was also a Memorial wall & was left unmolested for the best part of 10 years.
It's bad enough that it's been demolished in the first place, but to then see bits of it sold off on ebay for some easy money is adding insult to injury & in my opinion just plain wrong.
Keep it or Auction it for Charity.

I see on the listing the sellers are trying to source a photo of the wall, so if you're reading this I do not give you permission to use my photo's posted on this forum or anywhere else & I don't imagine anyone else here will either.

[mido]

Ditto- they better not nick my photos! not only do I totally disagree with this auction, but also my photos are part of my livelihood.

I was only there a month ago and I didn't notice any planning application etc (admittedly I wasn't looking for one, but it would be the sort of thing i would have read if I'd seen it)

kal976 said:

I messaged the sellers to explain the story behind what they had found within minutes of the item being listed & have had no reply apart from this thread.
The piece wasn't just a bit of graf, it was also a Memorial wall & was left unmolested for the best part of 10 years.
It's bad enough that it's been demolished in the first place, but to then see bits of it sold off on ebay for some easy money is adding insult to injury & in my opinion just plain wrong.
Keep it or Auction it for Charity.

I see on the listing the sellers are trying to source a photo of the wall, so if you're reading this I do not give you permission to use my photo's posted on this forum or anywhere else & I don't imagine anyone else here will either.

[pica]

New here... What IS the story behind the wall? A Memorial wall?

[mido]

It was a freehand mural by Banksy, circa 96 I'm told. It was dedicated to Pure Class, and added 'Abi - Rest In Peace'.

pica said:

New here... What IS the story behind the wall? A Memorial wall?

[pica]

Thanks for the explanation... Terrible that it was torn down. I hope alot of good photos are around of it.

[LoveRat]

I've got one from the Unsigned Edition

[gm]

LOL@LoveRat ;D

It did look a bit "burn the witch" at the beginning of the thread.

I think everyone will just have to accept that he's going to sell the brick whether you like it or not. It may be a bit insensitive but it's not illegal.

However, if he does nick anyone's photo of the wall standing, I hope you come down on him like a ton of...

[KaL976]

loverat said:

I've got one from the Unsigned Edition

Now THAT'S funny! ;D

Go on... list it, I dare you

[summitornuffin]

summitornuffin said:

Have a look on Ebay item no 260031899850

Let me know what you think

I've read your points. No I'm not a Banksy fan, however, by me selling it at least it will go to someone who appreciates what Banksy is about. Yeah OK I may make a bit of money, and I may tread on a few toes but it's just that it ends up being a Banksy piece of Art rather than some other Artist you may never have heard of but other people may be into, so I would be upsetting them, just the way it's ending up.

However, I'm not totally inhuman, so I ask with all genuine respect. Whos is the wall in Memorial for and how did they die.
I may reconsider my position.

[mido]

that is possibly the most I've laughed out loud for a VERY long time!!! ;D ;D

kal976 said:

I've got one from the Unsigned Edition

[mido]

Look at the photos on here if you wish (but please don't nick them). Says (in banksys' writing) 'Dedicated to Pure Class' on one side, and 'Abi - Rest In peace' on the other side.

I haven't been able to find out that much, but have been advised that 'Abi' was a popular person on the Bristol club scene.

Banksy wrote it, so it must mean something strong to him. If you are such a banksy fan, with such a heart, please don't sell it. Enjoy it on your mantlepiece if you really wish to, and maybe let it remember any of your own family who might have sadly died.

summitornuffin said:

summitornuffin said:

Have a look on Ebay item no 260031899850

Let me know what you think

I've read your points. No I'm not a Banksy fan, however, by me selling it at least it will go to someone who appreciates what Banksy is about. Yeah OK I may make a bit of money, and I may tread on a few toes but it's just that it ends up being a Banksy piece of Art rather than some other Artist you may never have heard of but other people may be into, so I would be upsetting them, just the way it's ending up.

However, I'm not totally inhuman, so I ask with all genuine respect. Whos is the wall in Memorial for and how did they die.
I may reconsider my position.

[mido]

P.S. kal976, above, says he has messaged you and told you all about it. I have messaged you 2 times. The dedication is also written earlier on this thread, so either you haven't been reading any of this, or you have choosen to ignore it.

[Daniel Silk]

Im with gm on this one

If you saw that brick for sale on ebay as a buy now for £10 are you telling me that you would not buy it? Now come on! tell me the truth

[summitornuffin]

admin said:

Im with gm on this one

If you saw that brick for sale on ebay as a buy now for £10 are you telling me that you would not buy it? Now come on! tell me the truth

[summitornuffin]

Thanks for your point. I know I might be treading on a few toes here, but what can I say. Can anyone tell me please waht Abi died from

[mido]

why don't you just pull the listing instead of your delaying tactics.

If you care ANYTHING about Banksy, or Bristol heritage, please don't sell it.

summitornuffin said:

Thanks for your point. I know I might be treading on a few toes here, but what can I say. Can anyone tell me please waht Abi died from

[HowAboutNo]

summitornuffin said:

admin said:

Im with gm on this one

If you saw that brick for sale on ebay as a buy now for £10 are you telling me that you would not buy it? Now come on! tell me the truth

Yeah, but he's not selling it for £10! Saying "It's a high reserve", I was tempted to bid to find out the reserve but then gave up on that idea. I agree it makes sense - if I was walking past a building site and saw this, then I would ask if it was unwanted first (as quite clearly the developers didnt give a rats ass about it) and then to be honest I would give it to POW, probably not Laz cos he'd just sell it for 30 grand or sumsuchlike.

Anyways, not really much any of us can do to force him to remove the listing, its his perogative.

[LoveRat]

loverat said:

I've got one from the Unsigned Edition

From Pieces of Walls ?.......... ;D

[summitornuffin]

This message is to Martin (AKA Mido), you really are starting to wind me up.

Firstly I am not a Banksy fan.

Secondly Bristols heritage does not interst me.

Then there's you preaching about respect, and there's you selling photographs of Banksys work, presumably to make some money. Well good on you.

But then let's reflect what Banksy is about. Is he not producing in a form of Art social and political points whether in the UK or across the world.

Generating images of poignant issues about people plight and suffering whether direct or indirect.

And you, yes you sell those images to make a profit

HYPOCRIT!!!!

[mido]

good. that means you are getting to understand it. It nice to get a reaction from you. I have over 600 posts on here and have done a lot of good for the forum and for other banksy fans. You haven't. you came on here and advertised your DEATH BRICK with your first post. Please put something into this forum or f**k off.

I am from the west country. I do care about bristol's heritage and I document it. Your listing states that it is a part of bristol's heritage so you obviously understand that, even if you don't believe your own listing.

read my website. then you might understand about my photos. so read it first please. Don't suppose you are interested in my charity work are you? I work for a living. you just steal bricks.

but I doubt you will read it, because you are just a sad little person profiting from a death.

summitornuffin said:

This message is to Martin (AKA Mido), you really are starting to wind me up.

Firstly I am not a Banksy fan.

Secondly Bristols heritage does not interst me.

Then there's you preaching about respect, and there's you selling photographs of Banksys work, presumably to make some money. Well good on you.

But then let's reflect what Banksy is about. Is he not producing in a form of Art social and political points whether in the UK or across the world.

Generating images of poignant issues about people plight and suffering whether direct or indirect.

And you, yes you sell those images to make a profit

HYPOCRIT!!!!

[summitornuffin]

You said

"good. that means you are getting to understand it. (Not really no, not your perspective anyway) It nice to get a reaction from you. (Thankyou) I have over 600 posts on here and have done a lot of good for the forum and for other banksy fans. You haven't. you came on here and advertised your DEATH BRICK with your first post. Please put something into this forum or f**k off. (If anyone is interested in buying The so called "DEATH BRICK" then I believe that what ever someone is prepared to pay for it is worth it to that person, it has no meaning to me, just as the photos of the pictures you sell that are images that Banksy produces of others peoples plight has little meaning to you, as you make money from them)

I am from the west country. I do care about bristol's heritage and I document it. Your listing states that it is a part of bristol's heritage so you obviously understand that, even if you don't believe your own listing. (I said I am not interested in Bristols heritage, not that I do not care, however, I care for the planet we live on, rather than be focused on one point. Yeah Bristol is a place and whether I was born in bristol or not, is irrelevant to the big wide picture, Bristol is a great City, however wherever I came from has no relevance. I believe identifying yourself to a location, just as most others do only generates hatred for those who move to places like Bristol, for example refugees, Somaliian, Kurds, Pakistanis, Iranians, Iraqis, at the end of the day the Planet belongs to all of us, so in real terms Heritage of a localised spot is somewhat irrelevant, I made the point of the piece being part of Bristols heritage, because it is, whether that has any meaning to me is not the point, it may have meaning to someone else)

read my website. then you might understand about my photos. I bored of defending myself, so read it first please. Don't suppose you are interested in my charity work are you? I work for a living. you just steal bricks. ( No i'm not interested in your charity work, I have my own beliefs and issues, If I told you mine you wouldn't be interested in them either, I do not steal bricks)

but I doubt you will read it, because you are just a sad little person profiting from a death. (Reflection on your comment would be wise, Are you saying ALL proceedings from the photos you sell go to Charity???)