[bonsai]

Hi all I missed out on the Barcode Print just wondering the going rate for a "Laugh Now" early 200's

GBP many thanks

[bonsai]

Any input ... still 1800 - 2200 ?

[curiousgeorge]

May 18, 2011 10:42:09 GMT 1 bonsai said:

Any input ... still 1800 - 2200 ?

Guessing 2500-3000

[bonsai]

Cheers!!! any others opinions would be greatly appreciated over the weekend. I will be purchasing very soon and just want to make sure im not offering to high.

Thanks from OZ. bonz_tim

[mmmike]

Great print. If you love it and can afford it just buy it. One of my favorites. If you just plan to buy it as an investment, I wouldn't. Banksy is a bit on top of the world these days.

[gogolbordello]

i agree great print one of the best if you are lucky enough to get your hands on one be carefull there are a lot of fakes out there of this print.

[BrotherBern]

Folks. I have just spent a morning with an artist who also owns a gallery and he is selling a Laugh Now, which is a gift print, therefore has no number or COA. The history is pukka. My questions are....

Will I be able to get a COA?

What should I be paying?

PS, I don't want to sell it, just enjoy it

[sohohoho]

Apr 6, 2013 13:17:11 GMT 1 BrotherBern said:

Folks. I have just spent a morning with an artist who also owns a gallery and he is selling a Laugh Now, which is a gift print, therefore has no number or COA. The history is pukka. My questions are....

Will I be able to get a COA?

What should I be paying?

PS, I don't want to sell it, just enjoy it

If the artist is the original recipient then there is a chance that a COA would be issued but they would have to apply personally, not you. If he is not the original recipient, I'd say there's a slim chance of it being authenticated. Price depends on whether it gets authenticated or not. If it does, the owner should expect the going rate for a print from the signed and numbered edition. If not, however much a buyer is prepared to pay.

[BrotherBern]

Cheers soho, is £1k a deal for it?

[craigf]

Is it a true signed gift print or an unsigned unstamped / numbered one? It makes quite a difference

[dotdot]

Apr 6, 2013 17:23:34 GMT 1 BrotherBern said:

Cheers soho, is £1k a deal for it?

Dude, you need a coa.

no number means something close to curtains.

A gift is a gift to the recipient , that's all. If that recipient contacted pc for a coa then perhaps they'd get one but I doubt it as its not part of any print run - its a gift.

Anyone here seen a coa for a gifty print ? If they're normal then I don't mind standing corrected.

pa care to comment ?

[BrotherBern]

Craig, long time no speak. It came from a cafe on Stokes Croft, Bristol, (opposite 'Mild Mild West) where Robin used to go.

No number, no pow stamp, just a reliable source.

What should I be paying, for what is a posh poster without a COA?

Help!

[craigf]

I have known of a few gift prints getting coa but it has always been the original recipient who asked for the coa and often coa's aren't granted due to the nature of the print

[Goooogle Male]

bottom line for an un-numbered Banksy gift print with no COA is that it effectively has no re-sale value at all. You might believe the story you are being told about the gift print if you trust and know the seller very well, but who's going to believe your version of it 2-3 (or whatever) years down the line? Ultimately with banksy, the only 'real' ones are those with (or eligible for) a COA.

Get a 'real' edition one with COA. That way you have 100% peace of mind. Otherwise save yourself £950 and get a WestCountryPrince version as that's realistically no different to a so called 'real gift print'

[BrotherBern]

Cheers google