Photo by Supertouch.

To the disappointment of all the would-be street art entrepreneurs with dollar-signs in their eyes, a Banksy stencil on East 12th Street and Avenue A was painted over recently. At a time when some stencils and paintings by Banksy are being protected and auctioned off (building included), Supertouch gleefully photographs someone painting over the Little Bo Peep stencil that went up last November. If it makes you feel better, the piece was already covered by a concrete repair job on top of the wall. That means the buff job was more of a prep service for the next artist or vandal to come along, in this case, whoever spray painted a neighborly reminder that “You are under surveillance.”

Photo by Runs With Scissors.

Last week, one of Banksy’s illegal works was turned into a small fortune as the London building owner sold the painting on eBay, wall included, for £208,100.00 (over $400,000 USD). While it remains to be seen whether the winning bidder actually pays, it’s easy to see how all those dollar signs prompted others to put their graffiti covered property up for sale. This week, there are two vans painted painted by well known New York graffiti writers and street artists on the auction block.

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