Urban Art Association

i guess to some folks it is haha.. 

No vested interest here . Going off recent auctions and condition of print, if somebody is looking for one it shouldn't last long. I didn't say it was a bargain either .

Won’t be many around in better condition.

Congrats on the sale.

Amazing condition and love the print.

I am stunned that these things sell for these prices but glad to see they do! They look great!

Sean

Seems there are quite a few of these no so legit personas here on UAA who are acting as individual 'brokers' baiting people to reply to their posts offering to buy and sell.

It's a game of smoke and mirrors so it seems, I've had a few contact me and offer me a ride on the "sell me your Banksy merry go round" .. Consignment only of course, but send your print to us to inspect first.. Ermmm. NO

Beautiful print OP, a bit on the high end price wise I must say. GLWTS

Good point. Apologies for derailing. 

Thank you to everyone that has messaged about this print. I have agreed a sale with a forum member.

Has some minor discolouration around the edges otherwise in great condition with Coa in hand
Currently framed (have pics un framed).. cash offer only... 
No trades whatsoever thanks

Hello everybody,



Been scrolling here and the internet for the last couple off days in search of info about the love rat and ended up here.



I've been offered a love rat by a friend , who says its supposed to come from a gallery in Belgium.

I know its not an original cause of the price but i want to find more info about it.

Also, the colour red of the heart seems faded...


The one he offered me is signed on the bottom right corner and numbered 126/150 in bottom right corner.

In the bottom left corner is the elephant stamp.



Am i correct to say that there is an official limited edition print of 500 like in the link below ?

www.liveauctioneers.com/item/65017014_banksy-love-rat-limited-edition-of-500-silksreen



How many reprints or official reproduction are there beside the 750 original ones ?



This is a picture of the one they offered me.


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I echo the same responses/questions that hnkpnk brought up. In addition, the paper looks too white, as the real deal is on somewhat off-white paper. And what was the price you are being offered this for? If we're talking anything more than $100, the professionalism of the gallery should be called into question. Its a shitty picture of a print in a frame. I'd expect much more quality and a number of other pictures to even consider purchasing from a gallery.

If you want to find out more info about it, regardless of you making a purchase or not, here are some additional questions/pointers to consider:

- does your friend know it's a fake?
- what gallery in Belgium is selling this?
- have they sold or do they currently offer other Banksy's
- if they have sold/are selling others, is the authenticity of these other items being called into question
- how did the gallery come to be in possession of this; is it a consignment or something that they bought

Also when trying to determine authenticity of a print, you should ask for pictures of it unframed. Inspection of it out of frame would be telling of any damage resulting from how it was framed.

What are the dimensions and do they match the dimensions of the original POW release?

So many warning signs with this one and you seem to be aware of all of them. What did you hope to hear from this forum other than the responses you're getting?

To the OP, I’d get some new friends.

"Maybe" best to leave here and get ripped off

Or "maybe" stay and learn from other users, but do listen and don't waste their time with the word "maybe"

The world is full of scammers