Kicker - Banksy piece goes back on sale

MARY REICHARD, HOST: We recently told you about a painting called “Girl with Balloon” from the mysterious artist known as Banksy. It fetched top dollar at a Sotheby’s auction.

AUCTIONEER: And sold for 860 thousand. [gavel]

But Banksy is known for, well, let’s call them pranks. And soon after the painting sold, we learned the frame was rigged with a shredder.

AUDIO: [beeping, reaction]

Well, that painting, with its shredded lower half hanging below the frame was retitled and placed back on the auction block.

It’s been re-titled to “Love Is in the Bin” and it's even more valuable now. Just how valuable? Well...

AUCTIONEER: 15 million, 750 thousand pounds.

The bidding war continued, and the final sale price:

Just over $25 million U.S. dollars.

We don’t think the frame is rigged up for any further destruction, but the buyer might want to keep his receipt just in case.

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