katzy
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Authenticity check on Banksy Tenner, by katzy on Jan 25, 2009 9:58:51 GMT 1, Hi all,
I've been offered Banksy Di-Faced Tenners from separate sources for quite different prices.
One for around ยฃ100 and one for around ยฃ450.
Does anyone have any tips for spotting fakes, or what I should be looking for in a real one?
What would be a reasonable price?
Thanks in advance for any help!
Hi all,
I've been offered Banksy Di-Faced Tenners from separate sources for quite different prices.
One for around ยฃ100 and one for around ยฃ450.
Does anyone have any tips for spotting fakes, or what I should be looking for in a real one?
What would be a reasonable price?
Thanks in advance for any help!
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katzy
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Authenticity check on Banksy Tenner, by katzy on Jan 26, 2009 0:47:56 GMT 1, Anyone have any tips?
Price guide?
Cheers.
Anyone have any tips?
Price guide?
Cheers.
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wazandy
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Authenticity check on Banksy Tenner, by wazandy on Jan 26, 2009 4:17:33 GMT 1, Really, really hard to verify these.
Seeing as the same people have been selling tenners in pairs for over a year and a half without getting busted, there's plenty of money to be made on these, so I'd be really careful.
(One of them is called 'Banksyfreak' so watch out for his e-mail spam - he's a man with a very busy colour photocopier.)
I did a lot of trawling around before I bought one - another warning signal is anybody who claims to have 'picked one off the floor at Notting Hill carnival.'
Mine came with a gallery's prov - but, honestly, I don't see that as watertight authenticity by any means, I just really like the tenners and they do look great with a nice wide border around them. (Better still, float mount them between two pieces of perspex and frame them as normal..
Price, about 100-150 if you think you can trust the seller
Hope this helps..
Really, really hard to verify these.
Seeing as the same people have been selling tenners in pairs for over a year and a half without getting busted, there's plenty of money to be made on these, so I'd be really careful.
(One of them is called 'Banksyfreak' so watch out for his e-mail spam - he's a man with a very busy colour photocopier.)
I did a lot of trawling around before I bought one - another warning signal is anybody who claims to have 'picked one off the floor at Notting Hill carnival.'
Mine came with a gallery's prov - but, honestly, I don't see that as watertight authenticity by any means, I just really like the tenners and they do look great with a nice wide border around them. (Better still, float mount them between two pieces of perspex and frame them as normal..
Price, about 100-150 if you think you can trust the seller
Hope this helps..
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katzy
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Authenticity check on Banksy Tenner, by katzy on Jan 26, 2009 4:50:25 GMT 1, Thank mate, that does help.
Does anyone know what kind of material it should be printed on?
Cheers.
Thank mate, that does help.
Does anyone know what kind of material it should be printed on?
Cheers.
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njr911
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Authenticity check on Banksy Tenner, by njr911 on Jan 26, 2009 11:48:43 GMT 1, paper 
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njr911
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Authenticity check on Banksy Tenner, by njr911 on Jan 26, 2009 11:49:48 GMT 1, aparrently the only way to tell if they are real is to weigh them. I have a real one but I don't know how much it weighs though.
aparrently the only way to tell if they are real is to weigh them. I have a real one but I don't know how much it weighs though.
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katzy
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Authenticity check on Banksy Tenner, by katzy on Jan 26, 2009 12:45:23 GMT 1, Ohh, paper... guess I can discount the wooden one I was offered
Ohh, paper... guess I can discount the wooden one I was offered |
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neale
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Authenticity check on Banksy Tenner, by neale on Jan 26, 2009 17:16:51 GMT 1, Its printed on reasonably stiff paper and looks creased, but isnt. Forgeries are hard to spot unless you have an original to compare it with, but I'd steer clear of ebay. ยฃ100 is plenty for one.
Its printed on reasonably stiff paper and looks creased, but isnt. Forgeries are hard to spot unless you have an original to compare it with, but I'd steer clear of ebay. ยฃ100 is plenty for one.
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wazandy
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Authenticity check on Banksy Tenner, by wazandy on Jan 27, 2009 0:39:59 GMT 1,
Mine definitely didn't feel like basic paper - it felt 'banknotey' if you know what I mean.
Mine definitely didn't feel like basic paper - it felt 'banknotey' if you know what I mean.
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katzy
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Authenticity check on Banksy Tenner, by katzy on Jan 27, 2009 0:50:10 GMT 1, Yeah, that's what I was getting at - whether it was print paper, or money paper.
Thanks for the info fellas 
Yeah, that's what I was getting at - whether it was print paper, or money paper. Thanks for the info fellas |
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njr911
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Authenticity check on Banksy Tenner, by njr911 on Jan 27, 2009 12:09:55 GMT 1, It's paper, just thick stuff, money paper isn't easy to come by and I think the police would be interested if POW had printed fake tenners on proper money paper
It's paper, just thick stuff, money paper isn't easy to come by and I think the police would be interested if POW had printed fake tenners on proper money paper |
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