it looks ok to me, what you have to bear in mind is in 10 years time you will need substantial evidence to prove it's legitimacy. in theory, all the emails and the envolope etc should make it possible for LAZ to do so, notwithstanding the backlog. my advice would be to get that done then sell, it will be worth a lot more. as it stands it has no guarantee as to what it is - act in haste, repent at leisure.

just out of interest.. what did you do that led to Banksy deciding to give you the tenner and the stickers as a gift? I'm always interested by these stories.

Cheers and good luck with the sale.

keep it you mug, it's worth so much more than f*cking money. to me it would be worth a few quid and have a nice story, for you it is so unique and personal - it's like selling your kid!!! actually sell a kidney before you sell that, you will regret it every waking moment of every day for the rest of your life.

please think about this carefully, you are obviously a massive fan of his and money is only money - cliche alert: you can't take it with you. i don't know your situation but surely there must be another way? if it were a print you could one day go out, buy another and replace it, this is totally unique to you and can never be replaced, no insurer, nothing.

i'm sure i'm not alone on this, maybe you'll change your mind.

edit: *no offence, but i stand by mug.* *for now*

Can some one sort out my avatar and make it all cool and s**t! Like the chick using the brush to paint the sign??? 10 words - Too much time on my hands to right this s**t!

Don't sell it you tit.
That's something amazingly cool and personally given to you- not something you can buy. As stated above you must be a huge fan to have set up a myspace tribute page...

Holy shit -- why are you even thinking of selling it!? That is a great piece and a great story. Hold on to it for fuck's sake! don't sell out, man. If I was Banksy and I heard you were offloading this gift I'd be fucking pissed!

Shit -- what is it? Gambling debts?!!?!

your myspace gets seriously spammed!

OK, Modest Mouse always makes me laugh. I have nothing to add to the actual purpose of this thread, but thought I'd share a mildly amusing story from the early days of the band as they're from the local area, and we all ran in the same circles back in those days.

When I was a sophomore in high school, Eric Judy's little sister was very close friends with a girl I was hooking up with, and for 3 or 4 years we'd run into each other all the time at parties and shows. "Modest Mouse" played at a bunch of house parties back in those days, and while they were a fun band (who sounded absolutely horrid at live shows), it was hard to be a fan because Brock was an absolute p*ick. Even though none of the local venues would book them, the guy acted like he was Mick Jagger--some super hero rock god--and he always tried to emphasize how "ladies threw themselves at him." We all (as in, me, my gal and her friends) thought that was hilarious because his band sucked (at the time they did--I'm serious, they got booed at the school talent show), and Brock in particular had no friends besides the band, and a really tough time with the ladies--he's a goofy looking dude who you could hardly talk to without getting drenched due to a massive spraying lisp.

Then, sophomore year in college--around October '96, I'm listening to a local indie rock station and catch "Talking s**t About a Pretty Sunset" and am blown away. Walk in the door at home, call Becca Judy and exclaim "Hey, I just heard your brothers band on the radio" and she went nuts, yelling the news to everybody else at the house.

Ended up buying the album, and have since been a huge fan. For being a total a-wipe, I have to say that Brock writes some of the wittiest, funniest and most interesting lyrics ever put to music.

Oh, prologue to the story--Eric Judy (Bassist for MM)--rewind to my Freshman year, his Junior year. A group of us are hanging out, smoking and bulls**tting about whatever. Eric pops in a Smiths album much to the chagrin of most of the people there. They start complaining about how Morrissey sings, and Eric replies "Shut the f**k up! Not many bands have ever had a song-writer as good as Morrissey, or a guitarist as good as Johnny Marr--let alone both." He used to idolize Jonny Marr. Now they're in the same band. Beautiful. I wonder if its all he imagined it would be. The album sure is good.

Nah, its this thread mammal2! Check my post--You'll see its in response to a quote of your own.

oh yes oh yes ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Item 280111111439

The seller only bought that Di Fanced Tenner yesterday for £250 and they've listed it already at £400 or £1000 BIN !!!

I think they'll be lucky ! Scalpers *tut*

Hi there i'm currently selling a damaged di-faced tenner on ebay

cgi.ebay.co.uk/Banksy-of-England-spoof-10-note-Diana_W0QQitemZ230183760968QQihZ013QQcategoryZ72174QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

if anyones interested that is

Wonder how much mint ones are worth after the sheet went yesterday?

Not seen one on the bay for ages.