Banksy painting self-destructs after selling at auction for $1.4 million

[Seraphina]

I thought it was a click-bait headline. But no, it really happened Friday. I think it's hilarious.
I wonder if the buyer (if there really was a buyer) will have to still fork over $1.4 million.


https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/06/arts/...e=Homepage

I also saw an online story that Banksy placed a blow-up doll dressed like a Guantanamo detainee in Disneyland in 2006.

Banksy, whoever you are, come to my city and do a mural!

-Teresa

[Marozz]

Ha, I saw it on tv. Even in it’s shredded state, the picture has probably tripled in value. Providing it’s not a stunt, if someone paid a million pounds it has turned out to be a really good investment.

[Seraphina]

Ha, I saw it on tv. Even in it’s shredded state, the picture has probably tripled in value. Providing it’s not a stunt, if someone paid a million pounds it has turned out to be a really good investment.

I was just thinking that myself. If I were the buyer, better to keep it now!

-Teresa

[Marozz]

Ha, I saw it on tv. Even in it’s shredded state, the picture has probably tripled in value. Providing it’s not a stunt, if someone paid a million pounds it has turned out to be a really good investment.

I was just thinking that myself. If I were the buyer, better to keep it now!

-Teresa

If I was the buyer I might ask for a discount due to the damage caused   

[Angrboda]

I wonder if it was insured, and if it was, what were the terms and can they collect?

[Fireball]

Ha, I saw it on tv. Even in it’s shredded state, the picture has probably tripled in value. Providing it’s not a stunt, if someone paid a million pounds it has turned out to be a really good investment.

I was just thinking that myself. If I were the buyer, better to keep it now!

-Teresa

Now that it has 1000X the notoriety after being shredded, the buyer probably should. Provided that it was just straight line shredded, which appears to be the case. Where I used to work, documents to be destroyed were shredded wet and turned to paper pulp. Reconstruction of said documents would be problematic.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I wonder if it was insured, and if it was, what were the terms and can they collect?

Doubtful. The damage was intentional.