The Melvan on Ebay

[(PAUL)]

Jeez, now there's an article on forbes.com

http://www.forbes.com/sites/leorgalil/2012/03/06/how-the-melvins-old-touring-van-ended-up-on-ebay/

[Idlehanz]

Forbes, Rolling Stone,Wall Street Journal, Car & Driver, Spin, ABC, and various radio outlets have all done stories on it. Not to mention dozens of internet sites.

[bruce]

leave it there until Banksy paints on it, then sell it for half a mil.

Stencils.

yeah but what stencils! are you a graffer ()? I've good friends that risk probably jail to paint who hate banksy/stencils, actually prolly more stencils than banksy as a whole. banksy is more than stencils. shouldn't hate on a guy because he's popular, even though he is unknown to the greater public.
I like what he does, he's humorous/witty with a message at times. it's original, all ticks in my book!
he's put his artwork up in the lourve, natural history museum and others! that's ballsy and funny.

[jonE5]

leave it there until Banksy paints on it, then sell it for half a mil.

Stencils.

yeah but what stencils! are you a graffer ()? I've good friends that risk probably jail to paint who hate banksy/stencils, actually prolly more stencils than banksy as a whole. banksy is more than stencils. shouldn't hate on a guy because he's popular, even though he is unknown to the greater public.
I like what he does, he's humorous/witty with a message at times. it's original, all ticks in my book!
he's put his artwork up in the lourve, natural history museum and others! that's ballsy and funny.

Oh exactly. I wasn't hating on Banksy there i was just trying to be funny since he uses/used stencils alot to make his images. I actually like that aesthetic and in no way does a stencil (or anything else for that matter) lessen the effect of a work of art. Even tho i am very much interested in process and the dynamics it can create, im certainly not hung up on the role of it to the detriment of a work. I am compelled by (and obviously an artwork stands or dies merely by) what the outcome is. It may be all smoke and mirrors but i do think Banksy has something else going on beyond the mere surface value of graffiti or such. He seems to have some core concerns and principles there. Whether he really does tho who knows.

Banksy is brilliant.. Total subversive genius. Have you guys seen "Exit Through The Gift Shop"? Great Film

-Regarding The Melvan.. It seems stuck @ $99,999.99. Is that as high as ebay will allow bidding?

[jules]

leave it there until Banksy paints on it, then sell it for half a mil.

Stencils.

yeah but what stencils! are you a graffer ()? I've good friends that risk probably jail to paint who hate banksy/stencils, actually prolly more stencils than banksy as a whole. banksy is more than stencils. shouldn't hate on a guy because he's popular, even though he is unknown to the greater public.
I like what he does, he's humorous/witty with a message at times. it's original, all ticks in my book!
he's put his artwork up in the lourve, natural history museum and others! that's ballsy and funny.

Oh exactly. I wasn't hating on Banksy there i was just trying to be funny since he uses/used stencils alot to make his images. I actually like that aesthetic and in no way does a stencil (or anything else for that matter) lessen the effect of a work of art. Even tho i am very much interested in process and the dynamics it can create, im certainly not hung up on the role of it to the detriment of a work. I am compelled by (and obviously an artwork stands or dies merely by) what the outcome is. It may be all smoke and mirrors but i do think Banksy has something else going on beyond the mere surface value of graffiti or such. He seems to have some core concerns and principles there. Whether he really does tho who knows.

Banksy is brilliant.. Total subversive genius. Have you guys seen "Exit Through The Gift Shop"? Great Film

-Regarding The Melvan.. It seems stuck @ $99,999.99. Is that as high as ebay will allow bidding?

Why don't you bid $100,009.99 and see if it becomes unstuck? 

[jules]

Another Melvan on eBay:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CT-PHOTO-abs-606-Melvan-M-Jacobs-/280838955598?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item41634e624e

[camaroballa22]

I think its overpriced personally, didnt think it would get this high.
Secondly, the guy said the reserve was 150,000, then he said the reserve wasnt that much, and now the auction itself shows a lowered reserve.
I think people are bidding for shits and giggles, they knew bidding anything under 100,000 was just for fun.
I think that the people are scared to bid over 100,000 because that bid just might MEET the reserve. And i dont think any normal person honestly wants to be stuck with that van and have it sit there collecting dust, just like the current owner.

[Dumpster D]

yeah. I'm pretty sure a lot of those were phony bids. we'll see.

[Buick GN]

Forbes, Rolling Stone,Wall Street Journal, Car & Driver, Spin, ABC, and various radio outlets have all done stories on it. Not to mention dozens of internet sites.

Thanks to six alpha characters,   C O B A I N.

$99K reserve? Comical

Everyone believes they have gold.
Typical down on his luck w/ $ in his eyes, digging out of a hole seller.

I wouldn't give more than 5K IF it was an A100 - 108 panel.

A fool and his $ are soon parted

Hope it ends up in a PacNorthwest/Grunge/Rock museum/ the seller is a good person

At least it's not a Ford.

[jules]

At least it's not a Ford.

[bruce]

At least it doesn't have Oregon plates!

[jules]

 

[Buick GN]

At least it doesn't have Oregon plates!

Winner!!

Best post of the week

[dead mike]

Forbes, Rolling Stone,Wall Street Journal, Car & Driver, Spin, ABC, and various radio outlets have all done stories on it. Not to mention dozens of internet sites.

Thanks to six alpha characters,   C O B A I N.

$99K reserve? Comical

Everyone believes they have gold.
Typical down on his luck w/ $ in his eyes, digging out of a hole seller.

I wouldn't give more than 5K IF it was an A100 - 108 panel.

A fool and his $ are soon parted

Hope it ends up in a PacNorthwest/Grunge/Rock museum/ the seller is a good person

At least it's not a Ford.

Harsh words, but he definitely overestimated its value by several miles.

[FartLips]

Forbes, Rolling Stone,Wall Street Journal, Car & Driver, Spin, ABC, and various radio outlets have all done stories on it. Not to mention dozens of internet sites.

Thanks to six alpha characters,   C O B A I N.

$99K reserve? Comical

Everyone believes they have gold.
Typical down on his luck w/ $ in his eyes, digging out of a hole seller.

I wouldn't give more than 5K IF it was an A100 - 108 panel.

A fool and his $ are soon parted

Hope it ends up in a PacNorthwest/Grunge/Rock museum/ the seller is a good person

At least it's not a Ford.

Harsh words, but he definitely overestimated its value by several miles.

More like he overestimated how many retards would bid on it with no intention of actually buying the damn thing.