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		v64 on Sept 27, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Black Blacker Than Vantablack Banksy did something similar where he sold art in New York for $60 without indicating they were his work. [1] After this was revealed, some of those works that were sold that day went for six figures at auctions. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/video/2013/oct/14/b...

rhizome on Sept 28, 2019 | [–]

That's kind of an opposite, where they bought something they thought was authentic but not famous, but I take your point.

hobofan on Sept 27, 2019 | [–]

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how you launder money.

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