YES.

PestControl Prov would be nice ;D but out of all the Banksy prints that have been produced, how many currently have PestControl prov with them? I would say less than 10% maybe less than 5% nothing wrong with them just they aint had it done yet.

from someone on the forum with references yes, on the bay for a signed expensive print NO

Yes

I don't think it's essential as long as the print has provenance

FFS. I wouldn't say a Pest Control COA is essential at all. If you have doubts about the seller's story (if they're being evasive about where they are so you'll have no come back if things go wrong), if you're spending a lot of money, or if the seller has no provenance at all.... then yes a COA is worthwhile. But i've found people buying things from me have gone completely over the top about this COA thing. There aren't that many fakes about. Be careful yes, but don't be paranoid.

Pest Control do not authenticate prints - Pictures On Walls does!!!

technically - if you as a buyer have clear detail from the seller
and this can be confirmed by pow then there is no need for pc cert.

i asked dora about this a while ago - and that was the "status".

if in doubt swerve regardless of cert - if something causes doubt - that
won‘t go away - i was in this boat the other week - seller came back after
a few questions with ‘it‘s sold as seen‘ - i waved....

alsbabar, do you know if POW will confirm the previous owners name without issuing a COA, as they used to?

cheers Bobby

The PC document comes from PC via POW, ive got one for a print.

So the majority of people would buy a banksy without solid PC proof then.

..because thats responsible.

Anyone can tap in an email or write a document.

why do i have to be doing anything, im just interested.

no one copies dface and you can approach dface direct and ask anyway, ive done it many times and he has been very helpful.

and before any of the snide comments as to why no one copies dface, its not becuase its 's**t' or not worth the hassle - its because they are not that easy to copy. as all of them are stamped and numbered properly from the beginning. There is no farting about finding out if a stamp should be on this version of the signed or that version of the signed etc. It comes as one - there is no confusion. Banksy on the otherhand will be a minefield as no one is totally sure over what tom goes with what tit.

therefore it opens up the question of fakes and backdoors being sold with an email from POW etc. Stamped and unstamped signed or unsigned etc

If you swapped a piece worth £1k, £2k or whatever K for a banksy, you have to be as thick as s**t not to get pest control provenance. Its like throwing money straight at a homeless person for a laugh who will just go out and buy crack with it laughing in your face while you approach POW with the tail between your legs not knowing if what you have is real after the euphoria of the sale.

i'm starting a print run on banksys; drop me a line if any1s interested. they'll be hand signed by banksy

I suppose that depends on whether he bought it or ran out the backdoor with it

cant be arsed reading that either...

lets all not be arsed and get stung by fakes eh

JBOY

When you find yourself in a hole why not stop digging?

Picture the scene: I want to buy a Banksy on ebay. They say they have provenance, I'd like to check, ask them for the buyers name / print number, email Dora, get an answer, sorted.

Not difficult, not complicated. If it was a top end print and I was paying a hell of a lot I may ask for the PC/POW COA - if the seller is selling for £10k (for example) he should provide it. If it's a lower priced print what's wrong with the above?