Why?

I think it’s fine.

Some of the mockers here do have a point.

If we had genuinely and urgently cared and wanted to give 500 we would’ve given 500 without expecting a Banksy in return.

So the talk of logistics, bunfight, number sold and market value are all part and parcel of what makes a Banksy a Banksy.

Finally we are closing in on the truth.

Charity: is a good deed motivated by helping others where the personal gain is not s DOORMAT, even one endorsed by BANKSY. We should all try to do on random act of kindness a day. Yes a one off donation of £500 is a fine start but it’s not the start and end.

There are some jokes that fall a little flat...

Just some people lack empathy and understand hardships, sometimes it takes art to highlight world events out of ones own comfortable bubble 😶🙄
Easy to ignore news as long as it does not effect home.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Alan_Kurdi

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/news.sky.com/story/amp/we-were-not-as-brave-woman-drowned-in-channel-trying-to-save-baby-and-fellow-migrants-11830971

This makes me sad evertime i view this or read articles regarding the circumstances these people endure.
Especially having a three year old of my own , view life more precious

With bbay not running yet and all the banksy coverage at the moment it seems like pr stunt , gets people to check the site and may lead to sales .. free advertising

BUT

We can accept the goodwill behind this partnership, the positive results this release will bring

And let go of our greed and our need to pick over the bare bones of capitalism to destroy the joy we can find in the act. We are all hypocrites that is true. But let’s just for once believe in something better.

Hopefully anyone who purchased one of these did so with the right intentions. With regards to numbers being made and orders being taken you are correct the life jackets are cut into strips and sewn into the mat. However each mat also has 2 buckles and straps taken from each vest. Therefore taking a huge amount of orders would mean presuming enough abandoned vest will become available in the following months. Which is something nobody would wish for.

the dog charity dont want the money from this, im not surprised a shit way of getting a bit of attention for a so called gallery

Come off it, this shit stunt has LonelyFarmer and Castle written all over it.   

I am confident that galleries like that, be they good or bad, who inherently exist and make a profit off the secondary market in Banksy are the target for this entire process (in addition to companies like the card business ).
This process is about taking back control and sending a message. Bbay when it is in full effect together with PC and GDP will quite rightly control the primary and secondary market place in a way that best balances things and removes the majority of past greed.
Prices will always go up and down and profit can be made if that’s what you are interested in but who makes it and how much of it they make can and will be controlled better. In addition wealth generation from both primary and resales can be directed towards places best suited to receive them.
The sales process for GDP should and quite rightly will be vetted in ways other than the lottery and the Question posed at checkout. The measure of the success of this process will be to see how close to zero the resales of pieces like the Banksquiat and Thrower are after several years.Whatever questions need to be asked of people to get to that stage will be asked and rightly so. If Banksy wants you to make money out of his art he/they can easily make it happen and vice versa via the withdrawal or giving of authenticity certificates. This is all clearly stated in the ts and cs if you interpret them correctly.
None of the above is without some hypocrisy that’s granted , VIP and primary market sales have always been conducted in the past however they are likely in future to always be at market rate or above for good reasons also.
Even if GDP is a one off, with PC and Bbay , a line in the sand has been drawn and in my view further cleverly veiled and well advertised control mechanisms will be implemented that will get the job done whilst entertaining the fans and distributing content to people who appreciate the works and will simply enjoy owning them.
It’s a great time to enjoy being a Banksy fan and if you really are genuine then this is the best time to hope to own one and to see more works for sale than have been for a long time.
One a final note relevant to the topic ,the mat is in my view an exceptional almost perfect example of Banksy work. I managed to buy one and I will display it, because even though I have other Banksy on the walls worth more in monetary value I can’t think of a piece of work that better represents the ethos of the man, the subtle, comedic and subversive nature of the work and the support of good causes that is often a backbone to the creative process. I hope enough are made so everyone who wants one can own one and in doing so thousands of debates are sparked and thousands more people can see what Banksy is all about.
Interlude over , please commence discussion of values and profit once again.....

Lol you'll see

Yeah, I don't know why suddenly people got really nasty.

Everything was really friendly and positive up until yesterday then everything started to go sideways.

Charity and personal interest can exist together. It's not either or. People can both have been charitable and donated for the sake of the cause and also be excited about the mat as a piece of art and an investment. It doesn't make the person of lesser quality. Let people talk about it. They made their donation. They helped a great cause. Now let them discuss their art.