Urban Art Association

Does anyone have any of those Cinderella castle photo holders left?? Just read a post that there was loads left abandoned after the show but my photo didn’t come in one of those lol just a black folded one…… got told there was none of those left. Happy to pay postage etc can also send my picture for proof of actually having one I’m in the photo obviously

Best place to plug it corks. 

Thanks guys, I guess its time for NFTs on all annonymous artists..would really make sence...what else when not here?
I bought some Dismaland A4 Cards with backside stamps from "a guy". Guess all fake? Anyone who could help me how to figure out? Seems PEST dont analyse them no more because those are unofficials, if I understand correct?
Best
Dom

Correct.

If purchased relatively recently with a bank card, contact your card provider and request they initiate a chargeback.


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Ephemera is beyond the limited mandate of oversight that Pest Control Office has always set for itself.

To be considered for a certificate of authenticity, an item must be deemed by Pest Control Office to be a commercial "work of art" created by Banksy.

Broadly, that's restricted to the expensive stuff: Original paintings, drawings and sculptures, and limited edition prints.


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Be exceptionally wary of purported Banksy ephemera, because the vast majority is fake.

My advice is to exercise discipline and restraint, by giving yourself a purchasing ban for the next 6–12 months. Spend that time proactively learning, instead of considering other possible acquisitions.

Afterwards, you should be in a much stronger position to spot the more obvious fakes, and to roughly appraise a handful of authentic pieces. You will also have a clearer idea of the verification checks to make, along with appropriate questions to ask a seller, when carrying out your due diligence.

Right now, at least in the context of the Banksy ephemera market (a cozy, safe space for scammers and chancers), you could well be your own worst enemy and once again place yourself in financial harm's way without realising it.



Arm yourself. Knowledge and caution are key.

If I were a fraudster, the marks I would focus my efforts and attention on would be collectors currently like you: Novice and/or youngish, ignorant, relatively inexperienced, enthusiastic, fearful of missing out, perhaps prone to feeling a false sense of urgency, impatient to build a collection quickly. Therefore, pretty easily manipulated, just by laying on some charm and pushing the usual buttons.

And given how quickly I was able to identify these traits in you, rest assured that many others will have noticed them too, including characters with moral codes that are far more flexible than mine.