I can completely sympathise mate! I did have one of the decks and managed to trash it after a summer of nothing but thrashing the streets. Oh well must not grumble i had a great summer and at the time all my mates thought it was the nuts!!!!

ooooh!

I don't suppose you'd part with one?

do you want the hand as well? ;D

hehe good hunting

Sod ebay, just ask

Nice one Spence.

I have just found a Banksy-designed Clown skateboards t shirt in the back of my wardrobe.
It is navy blue with three small yellow prints of the shooting clown on the front which are connected by dotted lines showing the 'bullets' tragectory and a little logo on one of the sleeves too. The label in the back of the neck has the same logo.
It is in far from mint condition. Think its got a tiny little blim hole on it somewhere and I wore it clubbing a few times so the pits are ever so slightly crusty.
I seem to remember buying it freom a skate shop in Manchester in about 2000 or 2001.

It is definitely a genuine Banksy and probably one of the first pieces of commercial work he did.

Is there much interest in stuff like this? I can post some pics if you want.

Are there many of these shirts about? I presume Clown isn't going any more.

Did Banksy ever made any 'official' clothing, or is this the only way to wear a genuine Banksy?

Just interested. Thanks in advance if you can help.

The sticker and CD from 2000 or so.

i remember when i used to skate around 5 years ago seeing these everywhere and how cool they looked.

not sure if trying any skate shops would help, you never know they may have one lying about. try slam city skates or SS20,

good luck with your search

oh, yeah, from what i remember they were a british skate company, still worth a try, you never know

The DEAD Presidents... 1995.

Good, thats what it was for, loads more enjoyment out of it than banging it up on the wall.
Same nonsense with keeping invasion kits in their bags etc....

I'd be a little hesitant to buy one. Looks like it could be knocked off pretty easily.

Last year, I was able to have a quick chat with Invader.

I'd been interested in hearing his thoughts on the paradox resulting from his Invasion Kits having increased significantly in value over the years: The kits kept sealed are more desirable to collectors than those where the packaging has been opened and the tiles are cemented to walls or just framed. In other words, the active and more visually-appealing way of promoting the invasion is now, in effect, financially discouraged.

An easy comparison can be made with comic book collectors who keep their rare, sought-after first editions in archival conditions instead of reading and enjoying them as regular comic books.

Invader's response was that, for him, the kits are conceptual pieces — rather than artworks in the traditional sense necessarily intended to be exhibited. The importance lies in the idea, more so than the visual presentation of the idea.

In this respect, Invader had no issue with Invasion Kits being left intact as complete kits, sealed and unviewed in a drawer. He felt such a decision by collectors, and different way of appreciating the kits, was just as valid as removing the assembled tiles from their packaging and hanging them up.

It was a perspective I had not previously considered.