Well there’s Brandler signing his resignation as a dealer I guess 🥸

In other news I’ve finally had an answer about the Cushions. Not great news for all the Cushions fans out there. I’d like to mention that they definitely have not sent me a response before. I’ve always checked my Junk folder for these reasons. 

“Hi Billy,

Thank you for your email. You were contacted in January 2022 with the following information;


Many thanks for your authentication application.

Only the signed, numbered artworks from GDP are eligible for certificates.

Your piece doesn’t fit into that category.

We hope you’re still happy with your merchandise.”

FYI I’m still very happy with my purchase. 

I was shown this article yesterday and appears to be a problem with a Monkey Queen image. Wasn’t there a fair few back door prints from this run?

very much doubt the story contains enough to warrant comment.

pc will continue in it's current form - for the forseeable - regardless of what i think.

people need to see it for what it is - it's an org trying to help people , whilst that might be interpreted as obstructive it does not control all of those who have bought works in the past whom it may have to depend on for... updates in the event of a owner change etc.

perhaps the above as a concept is ... impossible for many to grasp. hey ... it could be a whole lot worse.

if they for example simply shut up shop - have a think about that... what could / would be the impact.

.. ok - had a think ... ? now put the kettle on and chill out. ffs

..

Seems like a real game of cat and mouse for Katz and Howse.

 Thank you, goodnight.

Unfortunately its only the tip of the iceberg for PC. The floodgates are starting to open.
They took a clever concept that had worked well and royally messed it up. Not sure there's any fixing it now.
The market will carry on and be better off in the long run than it has been in recent times, PC will do well to survive the next couple years under current directorship.
Only chance of fixing PC is dramatic changes in staff regarding decision making and efficiency and making the public aware of the changes. This lot don't cut it at the level needed.
PC were created to safeguard the artist and his collectors/market, they don't.
Hard job on them though, being chucked in with very little experience in the actual market, it was a disaster in the making from the get go.
They've been focused on making their/the artists life easier, with little regard for the collectors/artists market.
I'm glad the artist has the protective cloak of PC . All blame will fall on them and give him a chance to rethink. Rebrand PC under capable staff or close it up. Focus on streetworks/good publicity and he can sell a handful of originals out of sight to collectors to top the float up for artist events/for charity.
Too much negativity in recent years, mostly created by PCs incompetence and poor decision making, largely avoidable.
Long term, he's a generational artist, things will right themselves in time.
The quicker the PC situation is handled by the artist the better for all in the long run, including him. Whether that's PC closing up or capable staff being put in the right positions.
It can't be good for his creative/general head space.
I'm expecting a lot of negative press revolving around PC until the situations resolved. The best thing collectors can do, if they can afford to, is sit tight and wait it out. Ignore the unfolding drama of PC. PC aren't Banksy, thankfully.
The only thing the market would loose at this point, is an incompetent due diligence company.

Hire some professionals and pay them properly?!
Galleries and big auction houses are very good at keeping client information “secret”, PC should be able to do the same. 

There’s enough money in and around Bansky to sort this out but the team his put in place seem to be content in providing a really poor service.

It was only a matter of time… seriously, unsubscribe for your own health and wellbeing.

I think most people underestimate the logistics and amount of time it takes to trace a 20+year old print back to its original provenance without conclusive proof of original purchase.  Pest Control probably get thousands of emails a day and 95% of them are no doubt hopeful chancers and or total bullshit.  The article in the Guardian states that the print was 'acquired' through an estate sale so the particulars of its origin are vague to non existent to say the least.  To assume you pay a small £50 fee and then expect the entire authentification process to revolve around just your particular print, that you have provided no evidence to support its authenticity is pretty naive.  Items from estate sales are often 'flagged up' in general antique sales as provenance is often scarce.  I can see why people get frustrated as it all seems so simple but I doubt it actually is.  Get frustrated with all the fakers, scammers, clothes shops and greeting card companies that rip off the images...oh and Tories definitely get frustrated with them in fact just blame them...for everything.

Chances are that they have already issued a COA to someone else with your print number that's been sold at auction. 

Great you have all that proof..and that they had the good sense to buy it in 2007.  
I'm sure once they get to your application it will be quite simple and straightforward, did you attach copies of all the documentation/proof?  Thing is they really are dealing with thousands of artworks (& daily emails) each with a unique chain of ownership with varying degree's of proof linked to each to establish COA and to keep updated records.  It really isn't as simple as you describe, by looking through a 'pile' of prints and posters and randomly pulling out the dodgy fakes, it's establishing the artworks history and recording that for future reference.  As I said I can see why people get frustrated but I suppose its all just part of the process and if it wasn't being done throughly/properly it would invariably create more problems down the line.  
Alternatively perhaps Banksy and PC are gently reminding us that patience is a virtue or that everything comes to those that wait?  

But they are 'doing the job' the job takes time.  Think about it, 1000's of artworks spanning 25 years. I bet PC staff love coming on here to read about how shit they are at their jobs and how crap they all are for carrying out due diligence when authenticating the work that will later be sold for life changing amounts of cash by the people slagging them off. 
I'm sure many people on here think they could do it better, faster, smarter with an app thrown in but in reality don't have any experience of how the business actually operates.

Working for PC, must be like living your life inside this forum id guess it wont be long until they Fuck it off. Wouldnt be the first authenticators to decide the grief just isnt worth it.

And who could blame them.