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Banksy wall art for sale on eBay

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Published: Aug. 11, 2010 at 10:39 PM
 

DETROIT, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A wall mural purported to have been created by the British graffiti artist known as Banksy is being sold on eBay with an opening bid of $75,000.

The Detroit Free Press said the 8-by-4, 2,000 pound painting of a yellow bird in a cage was excavated from Detroit's Packard Plant last June.

Although the offering from eBay agent Auxion Junxion is billed as "one-of-a-kind Banksy original," the Free Press said it is difficult to verify that because the artist works anonymously and secretly.

The newspaper said calls to Auxion Junxion were not immediately returned Wednesday.

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