Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/14/banksy_ebay_auction/
Banksy artwork tops £200k on eBay
Portobello Road wall attracts hot bidding
Posted in Entertainment, 14th January 2008 15:13 GMT
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A work by guerrilla artist Banksy (http://www.banksy.co.uk/menu.html), which appeared in September last year outside a post-production company in Portobello Road, west London, has topped £200k on eBay (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BANKSY-ORIGINAL-on-Portobello-Road-London_W0QQitemZ200188435287QQihZ010QQcategoryZ75295QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem):
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The owner of the wall in question is Luti Fagbenle, and he's quite sensibly protected the piece with "per-specs [sic] glass".
The successful bidder will, in addition to the sale price, have to stump for the "removal and replacement of the wall". Fagbenle notes: "I advise you seek your own costing for this but shouldn't cost more than £5,000." ®