The web is filled with marketplaces the place folks purchase genuine merchandise, equivalent to StockX, Grailed, and even eBay. Sadly, the web is usually a harmful place, and fakes are sometimes handed off as real.
Such is the case not too long ago, with Artsy, a number one on-line artwork market, promoting some pretend KAWS artworks.
Artsy lists two pretend KAWS works, every promoting for as a lot as $35,000 to $40,000. These two works are offered by One Martine Gallery.
Fortunately, KAWS bought wind of the merchandise and took to Instagram to name out Artsy for itemizing the fakes.
Though the product info has been deleted, this incident reminds folks to watch out when buying merchandise on-line.