NEW BANKSY 'Queue Jumping Grey' Choose Your Weapon, by colinfishwick on Dec 18, 2010 10:43:25 GMT 1,

Dec 18, 2010 10:27:41 GMT 1 St. Art Gallery said:

I have been trying to to buy a Banksy print from POW for years now and I have never been able to even refuse one !

I'll be waiting for the "Collectors who have been trying for years to buy a Banksy print, but haven't been able to even refuse a print" edition. I wonder what the size of this edition will be !

I cannot even express how frustrating it is trying for years to buy a print and not even coming close to it. Also very frustrating is never receiving an answer from POW every time when I write them after an other for me disappointing release. They don't even care because otherwise they would answer my e-mails (although I am sure they get a lot of e-mails from people).
In my opinion they should answer all e-mails because everyone is a possible customer and without customers they will be out of business.

Over the last years I have bought several prints from POW but now I am seriously considering not to buy from them anymore because of the way they tread their customers.

Releasing an other edition is no solution. They should really reconsider how they release Banksy prints in the future. I already suggested before everyone interestet should be registering in person with a copy of their ID and overseas buyers can register by e-mail or fax with double ID. This way you can keep track of previous buyers and I think there will be less flipping because it is harder to get your hands on an ID rather than on e-mail adresses or each time join/jump the que.

i think we need to be realistic here, no matter what POW do there will always be disappointed people out there. i've missed the online bunfights (and got lucky too), i've entered lotteries, i've queued and in every instance i've been disappointed.
this is life, far more people wish to buy than there are prints to go round.

i applaud POW for doing something to try and rectify the complete shambles of a queue last week but by having the onus on those who shout loudest getting compensated they've completely alienated a lot of equally disappointed, less vocal buyers.

the game is up, too many people are aware of the ability to turn a quick buck and will take the same steps as a true fan would to secure a print how can verifying identity define one from the other? you have to take buyers at face value.
one way would be POW to accept card payments only as there were flippers handing out wads of cash to patsy's who had queued on their behalf, not saying that is foolproof but could be one measure to deter widespread abuse.

it's been this way since 2006 and is only going to get worse IMHO.

Dec 18, 2010 10:27:41 GMT 1 St. Art Gallery said:

I have been trying to to buy a Banksy print from POW for years now and I have never been able to even refuse one !

I'll be waiting for the "Collectors who have been trying for years to buy a Banksy print, but haven't been able to even refuse a print" edition. I wonder what the size of this edition will be !

I cannot even express how frustrating it is trying for years to buy a print and not even coming close to it. Also very frustrating is never receiving an answer from POW every time when I write them after an other for me disappointing release. They don't even care because otherwise they would answer my e-mails (although I am sure they get a lot of e-mails from people).
In my opinion they should answer all e-mails because everyone is a possible customer and without customers they will be out of business.

Over the last years I have bought several prints from POW but now I am seriously considering not to buy from them anymore because of the way they tread their customers.

Releasing an other edition is no solution. They should really reconsider how they release Banksy prints in the future. I already suggested before everyone interestet should be registering in person with a copy of their ID and overseas buyers can register by e-mail or fax with double ID. This way you can keep track of previous buyers and I think there will be less flipping because it is harder to get your hands on an ID rather than on e-mail adresses or each time join/jump the que.

i think we need to be realistic here, no matter what POW do there will always be disappointed people out there. i've missed the online bunfights (and got lucky too), i've entered lotteries, i've queued and in every instance i've been disappointed.
this is life, far more people wish to buy than there are prints to go round.

i applaud POW for doing something to try and rectify the complete shambles of a queue last week but by having the onus on those who shout loudest getting compensated they've completely alienated a lot of equally disappointed, less vocal buyers.

the game is up, too many people are aware of the ability to turn a quick buck and will take the same steps as a true fan would to secure a print how can verifying identity define one from the other? you have to take buyers at face value.
one way would be POW to accept card payments only as there were flippers handing out wads of cash to patsy's who had queued on their behalf, not saying that is foolproof but could be one measure to deter widespread abuse.

it's been this way since 2006 and is only going to get worse IMHO.