^ Agree with Otomi. I think this sums it up : Buy a fake if you want, just don't boast about it on this Forum cos some of us (hopefully most of us) don't care about people hanging every fake print available on their walls (not much space left on their walls for real artists then !) and have a (moral) issue with WCP making money on the back of an artist we all like...

Sums it up for me.

Interested to know just how many people that are getting all hot under the collar about these actually already have the good fortune to own a real Banksy already? Whole I'm stood in the post office queue waiting for Kate.

I think this thread is fascinating , although a few people’s views are running a bit hot.

I'll hold my hand high above my head and admit that I have brought an 'I fought the law' and 'Kate Moss' from WCP. My reasons for this were fairly simple, I love the images and the allure of owning some affordable screen print versions was too much of a temptation.

I was lucky enough to stumble upon Banksy when prints hung around for months, cost £20 and I could never understand why someone would pay an extra £100 for a pencil signature. While the ever rising price of street art prints was a trill to begin with it then tainted the scene (although the £50 thread does help me keep the faith).

I quickly got board of missing out on prints that I loved, only to see them being flipped. Personally I can't understand why Banksy doesn't produce some unlimited runs for a limited period, like Josh Keyes does on Tiny Showcase. That way everyone who likes the image can buy it at a reasonable price and Banksy/a charity can make some money. Another alternative would be to release the whole of his back catalogue as high quality giclee, but I’m sure some true ‘art lovers’ would complain that it cheapens their investments.

My Kate Moss will not be kept in a bank vault or a portfolio, but will be hung up in a sunny corner of my kitchen, slowly fading as the sunlight basks her in glory. I will know that it is a cheap reproduction, but it will not affect my enjoyment of the image in the slightest.

I’ll sleep safe in the knowledge that Banksy won’t take offence or legal action.

So........Banksy says, while WCP isn't passing the prints off as authentic Banksy items, they are using his images for something other than personal use. So Banksy says NO?

It's probably WCP....

Don't neg me!

3 negs now for asking if someone got stung with a WCP print

Pretty clear which direction this forum is heading now

Actually more negs than that, as I gave you a +1 earlier.

What's to stop the wcp outfit producing prints without his stamps on the back and being passed off as backdoor prints

Ps. I have a WCP welcome to hell rat that someone can have for £25 inc postage if they want as I have happy choppers, laugh now and turf war and three banksy prints on the wall is enough for me.
Cheers
James

I'm guessing whoever WCP is they surely have an extensive Original Banksy print collection by now from which they take the copies from? I wonder if the reason the Kate wasn't spot on is because of the difficulty in gaining access to a genuine print?

That's what I'm hoping they'll do!! Hopefully the WCP read this and will do a run of Nola prints

have you been hacking my word files?

WCP will not send these out unstamped. That rumour is untrue.

I bought a few WCP in the past - not overly impressed with them close up, but ok on the wall behind glass. Am also tempted with the Nola, but might hold off until the APs become available!