i'd also take a special tony micallef or folding bits of paper with pics of the queen on.

i'll give you a large first class? actually that sounds a little bent. just a first class? still bent.

i could live with any of the 3 new laz prints, or Dirty Deluxe or 21st Century.
Also any of the originals at the Laz show.

bumpety bump

signed, schmined. who gives a fuck? what you have on your wall makes an impact, only dickheads look closer to see if there if is a signature.
mmm, me thinks someone is lookin for a p***s extension? no weston-super-mare, no grin reaper, no soup cans? what makes you think anyone would offer-up said works for your pitiful collection you moron?
i'm sorry, you have a bomb hugger and a happy chopper? are they POW stamped? so all things considerd, do you think anyone would offer you a grin reaper (they're all signed), for your wee pair?
no offence or owt but i think you have a rather high opinion, for an average couple of works, that make you think you're entitled to be picky about what's next for you.
either way, good luck and no hard feelings pal, personally i think you may need it!
peace.

Wow, relax Tom, I think the pair Zip is offering is right up there, 2 of Banksy's most iconic prints, both well sought after and long sold out, alot of reapers towards the end were bought by speculators, and newer fans rushing to bet a signed banksy peice from POW before they all sold, I dont imagine there would be much difference in buying a chopper and a hugger or buying a reaper, signed mary, signed rat etc... What one person sees asa great deal someone else might see as a bad deal, god bless a free country where we are all free to decide what we do with our stuff.

Tom mate, I would "assume" that the ones he didn't want (Grannies, Soup Can, Grin Reaper etc) are the signed ones he already has ??


As foundation said, I would love a bombhugger or Happy Chopper... two amazing pieces.

tom - congratulations.
you have become the number 1 dick head on this forum. It's new collectors/carpet baggers/ speculators like yourself that have pushed the market so far in the past 18 months. For those of you unaware, I have been a collector for quite a few years. I have a lot of signed prints and personally do prefer the signed one's. That is my personal opinion.

It amazes me that idiots like you come in and appreciate all of the help and advice older collectors like myself can offer but in your short-sighted ignorance you choose to slate me.
I have been an e-bay forum member since its beginning and will now not bother coming back here again. Happy now? If you insult all of those with knowledge and they stop helping you, where does that leave you.... In your ignorant world alone?

Now, getting back on track lets look at your pearls of wisdom that you enlighten everyone with....
'signed, schmined. who gives a f**k? what you have on your wall makes an impact, only d**kheads look closer to see if there if is a signature.' This is your stupid opinion. Signed prints have always been more in demand whether Banksy or any other artist. In the long term, (if your small mind can get past the Sunday sport tomorrow?) what will buyers prefer? A signed copy limited to 150 with provenance or an un-signed from a run of 600?

'mmm, me thinks someone is lookin for a p***s extension? no weston-super-mare, no grin reaper, no soup cans? what makes you think anyone would offer-up said works for your pitiful collection you moron?'
Why call me a moron? I am giving a newer collector the chance to obtain 2 of the rarest and most prolific (look it up) Banksy prints. They are not signed but represent what Banksy was doing before prats like you got involved on the scene. How did you find out about Banksy? small article in your Man's Mag? maybe your city-boy mates told you what they were spending their bonuses on this year so you felt you better have a look too?

'i'm sorry, you have a bomb hugger and a happy chopper? are they POW stamped? so all things considerd, do you think anyone would offer you a grin reaper (they're all signed), for your wee pair?'
Funny how you go from an insult to an apology in one line. Yes, I would expect someone to offer a grin reeper as alot were bought by newer collectors who genuinely want to own some of his earlier pieces.

'no offence or owt but i think you have a rather high opinion, for an average couple of works, that make you think you're entitled to be picky about what's next for you.'
If you noticed, this is a swap thread. Of course I can be picky, I own more Banksy pieces than you wank yourself to sleep about every night and being the one making an offer, I can therefore choose what to accept. If you feel these are average Banksy pieces - you really are talking out of your wrong end. But reading many of your other postings here, its not the first time.

I hope that covers everything off. and congratulations for making a first class prat out of yourself. Its idiots like you that made some very knowlegeable people leave the e-bay forum. Their halp and advice was invaluable when I first joined in stopping me buying fakes etc.. Keep pissing off people here and who is going to advise you?
But I forgot, you are already a Banksy expert. You read up on everything here.

Message to everyone else who knows me, if someone could let me know what name this expert trades under I can make sure he never gets the benefit of my advise (and a few selected others) again.

Silky - I apologise if some of my language is out of order, but i feel I need to stoop to this boys level to get my message across. He is obvioulsy not aware that many members children also log in here and feels his language is acceptable.

i do apolgise mr paragon of virtue that i might just have an opinion, that i'm entitled to regardless of when my "interest" started, that does not fit in exactly with yours. this forum is somewhat enlightening but more so an old boys network of a select few that feel due to the fact they've been members for a certain period of time that makes them and their opinions more qualified?
who the fuck are you to tell me what to think, or who's arse to kiss?
as for various members children that read this; firstly have you heard what gets said on the playground these days? secondly, do you feel by shielding someone from something means they will never have to encounter it? it only succeeds to make the impact that much harder when they do wake up in the real world.
slope off to silky, join the masons and keep your little clique just the way you want it. if you can't accept someone elses opinion (yes i did go over the top in the first instance, but i also indicated where i was coming from once i calmed down but you chose to ignore that) then that's up to you.
play the "we was here first" card, take your ball home with you too for all i care.
so the interest in banksy is growing, do you hold the monopoly on him? you don't know me, so how do you know where i was in 2003? (or 04 or 05 etc)
my rant was nothing personal, and yes i overstepped the mark with "moron" and for that i apologise, for the second time. more a reaction to what i see as unrealistic demands for unequal swapsies. just my opinion, same as you have one. check my follow-up from earlier, might help.
love the way it's out of bounds for me to sound off yet you have carte blanche?
i'm now repeating myself but it's nothing personal, i don't know you and i don't see why you should feel unwelcome anywhere. i have my opinions and yes they may be strong at times, and you did the right thing by coming back and picking at me point by point.
there's nothing wrong with a little healthy debate, albeit a little excessive.
again sorry for any offence but i stand by my points.
peace.
p.s negative respect means about as much to me as the retail price index means to a tramp. i expect that adds to my derogatory mindset as well yeah?

agreed. well said zippy.

At the end of the day, new member, old member, signed banksys are worth more than unsigned. A fair swap IMO Matt. """who gives a f**k? what you have on your wall makes an impact, only d**kheads look closer to see if there if is a signature."""That makes the most of the art establishment Dickheads then becuase a signature is everything in art, Banksy is building his portfolio daily and in 10 years time, if it carries on (Which there is no reason to say It won't) his signed will be the ones all want. Lets be honest 99% on here would prefer signed prints or originals, Maybe not you though Tom after reading that .

Banksy being a part of the establishment now I feel, interesting calling him a dickhead

ABC don't get that last message. risky, fair comment. maligned as it is, my point is valid. end of.
peace.

can i just get one thing straight. i truly believe in all i say, and yes i know i go about it in the wrong way. i' ve always been the same and i doubt i'll ever change. i hope people can in time see this, and dismiss some of the vitriol as me being just a bit OTT.
i'm not trying to justify myself and any criticism is furry muff, just letting you know where i'm coming from.
peace.