Curious as to why sellers complain about this bulls**t, when they can easily just state an asking price and be done with the speculation.... Indeed, there's a whole section of the forum dedicated to this.



Or perhaps it's because they like to play ppl off behind DM's to inflate the price?

Hi All! I have decided to part with my Banksy Toxic Mary print, from the unsigned edition of 600. It comes with the COA from PEST Control and it is located in Rome (Italy). Transaction and shipping costs are on the buyer.

The print is not mint and has some conditions issues, which deserve an explanation. This is, in brief, the (horror) story:

In 2016 I have bought this print from a forum member (don’t ask me the name, I will not tell you). Unfortunately, the packing was miserable (you don't want to know the details) and the frame arrived with its glass completely broken. This scratched the front of the print. On top of that, once all the broken glass has been removed, I found out that the print was dry mounted! Therefore, armed with a lot of patience (given the impossibility to sort something out with the seller who disappeared), I decided to send the print to Graham Bignell in London for a miracle. I have to admit that his job was terrific, he removed the print from the mount and restored the front. I was not expecting such a great result! Since then, the print has rested in the drawer because my wife does not like it, and so I decided to sell it.

Given the conditions issues, please look carefully at the pictures and ask for more if in doubt (I will do my best to satisfy all the requests). I have also included the receipt from Bignell studio so that you can see what he has done with the print.

As to the price, I did not decide it yet (I know that forum rules require a price but this will come later). In any event, I already have an offer from a forum member but I am waiting for some auction houses and galleries to confirm its current market value. Meanwhile, I have thought to post this for sale thread to give the people the time to look at the pictures, think and make an offer.

I have sold on this forum before, in case references are needed.

Thanks for looking!

One sold at Tate Ward for £7,500 plus associated fees last week if that helps. As I understand, the condition was good.

Thanks! This is very helpful! However, I am afraid you missed an important one

www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2019/banksy-online/banksy-toxic-mary

There are an awful lot of people talking up or down the value of various prints to suit their own interests. So to help you cut through the noise, here are some publicly available sold prices from recent auctions, with a summary of the approximate amount the buyer paid and the amount the seller received.
Tate Ware 11th December - Sold for £9,375 inclusive of buyers premium. Seller would have netted circa £6,500 after sellers, catalogue fee and insurance.
Heritage Auctions 4th November - $10,000 (£7,500) inclusive of buyers premium. Seller would have netted £4,750 after fees.
Tate Ward 1st October - £7,500 inclusive of buyers premium . Seller would have netted £4,750 after fees.

So bottom line is that over the last 3 deals done buyer was willing to pay up to £9,375 and sellers were willing to accept as low as £4,750. Comparing private treaty sales with auctions is not comparing like for like.

A deal by private treaty therefore lies somewhere between £6-10k. I would say if you spilt the fees £8k is probably the value.

If you are uncertain on value then auction is your best route however as you know the fees are a killer.

There are an awful lot of people talking up or down the value of various prints to suit their own interests. So to help you cut through the noise, here are some publicly available sold prices from recent auctions, with a summary of the approximate amount the buyer paid and the amount the seller received.
Tate Ware 11th December - Sold for £9,375 inclusive of buyers premium. Seller would have netted circa £6,500 after sellers, catalogue fee and insurance.
Heritage Auctions 4th November - $10,000 (£7,500) inclusive of buyers premium. Seller would have netted £4,750 after fees.
Tate Ward 1st October - £7,500 inclusive of buyers premium . Seller would have netted £4,750 after fees.

So bottom line is that over the last 3 deals done buyer was willing to pay up to £9,375 and sellers were willing to accept as low as £4,750. Comparing private treaty sales with auctions is not comparing like for like.

A deal by private treaty therefore lies somewhere between £6-10k. I would say if you spilt the fees £8k is probably the value.

If you are uncertain on value then auction is your best route however as you know the fees are a killer.