Market Report
Because I'm Worthless Auction Results
Updated August 2026
- Title
- Because I'm Worthless
- Year
- 2004
- Medium
- Screenprint in colors on wove paper
- Sheet
- 50×35 cm (19 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches)
- Printer & Publisher
- Pictures on Walls, London
- Editions
- 75 signed · 175 unsigned — some in red, some in pink (exact counts not specified)
- Series
- Placard Rats (with Get Out While You Can and Welcome to Hell)
The print
Because I'm Worthless
Key market statistics
Because I'm Worthless (unsigned)
11 transactions since 2018
Most recent sale
£12,524
Oct 2025 · Forum Auctions · XXX/175
2025 median price
£13,822
over 2 qualifying sales
2021 median price
£60,300
over 1 qualifying sale
2021–2025 performance
−77%
4-year change — no qualifying sale in between
Peak price
£60,300
Mar 2021 · Forum Auctions
Value retention
21%
most recent sale as a share of the peak price
Market charts
Because I'm Worthless (unsigned) — median price and lots sold
Qualifying sales by year since 2018. Bars: median price. Line: number of lots sold.
Medians are computed on qualifying sales only — artist's proofs, colourways and other exceptional variants are excluded. A year with no bar had no qualifying sale.
Because I'm Worthless (unsigned) — price dispersion
Every qualifying sale since 2018, one dot per lot.
Where several lots sold at the same price, the dots are spread sideways so none is hidden behind another.
Because I'm Worthless (signed) — median price and lots sold
Qualifying sales by year since 2018. Bars: median price. Line: number of lots sold.
Medians are computed on qualifying sales only — artist's proofs, colourways and other exceptional variants are excluded. A year with no bar had no qualifying sale.
Because I'm Worthless (signed) — price dispersion
Every qualifying sale since 2018, one dot per lot.
Where several lots sold at the same price, the dots are spread sideways so none is hidden behind another.
Because I'm Worthless (unsigned)
2025 Auction Results
Forum AuctionsXXX/175
15 October 2025
UK
Est. GBP 10,000 – 15,000
GBP 9,500 (Hammer)
GBP 12,524
USD 16,780
Roseberys London116/175
9 April 2025
UK
Est. GBP 12,000 – 15,000
GBP 15,120
USD 19,960
2021 Auction Results
Forum Auctions123/175Auction Record
5 March 2021
UK
Est. GBP 40,000 – 60,000
GBP 45,000 (Hammer)
GBP 60,300
USD 83,815
2020 Auction Results
Phillips Hong-Kong139/175
4 December 2020
Est. HKD 100,000 – 150,000
GBP 48,505
USD 65,000
Tate Ward AuctionsXXX/175
24 November 2020
UK
Est. GBP 40,000 – 60,000
GBP 50,000
USD 66,150
Forum AuctionsXXX/175
24 March 2020
UK
Est. GBP 12,000 – 18,000
GBP 14,000 (Hammer)
GBP 18,760
USD 24,765
Tate Ward AuctionsXXX/175
18 February 2020
UK
Est. GBP 16,000 – 20,000
GBP 20,000
USD 26,400
2019 Auction Results
Sotheby’s online106/175
19 September 2019
UK
Est. GBP 8,000 – 12,000
GBP 13,750
USD 16,845
Christie’s London148/175
21 March 2019
UK
Est. GBP 7,000 – 10,000
GBP 17,500
USD 22,970
2018 Auction Results
Bonhams London30/175
5 December 2018
UK
Est. GBP 5,000 – 7,000
GBP 8,750
USD 11,155
Chiswick AuctionsXXX/175
20 June 2018
UK
Est. GBP 8,500 – 9,500
GBP 10,625
USD 14,035
Prior Years Auction Results
Dreweatts106/175
27 March 2014
UK
GBP 2,666
USD 4,430
Dreweatts153/175
11 December 2012
UK
GBP 1,600 (Hammer)
GBP 1,984
USD 3,195
DreweattsXXX/175
3 December 2011
UK
GBP 1,920
USD 3,125
Because I'm Worthless (signed)
2025 Auction Results
Tate Ward AuctionsAside
10 December 2025
UK
Est. GBP 15,000 – 25,000
Inscribed with a gift box in pencil
GBP 20,000
USD 26,775
2023 Auction Results
Tate Ward AuctionsXX/75
29 March 2023
UK
Est. GBP 40,000 – 60,000
GBP 46,000
USD 56,630
Christie's online53/75
14 March 2023
UK
Est. GBP 50,000 – 70,000
GBP 56,700
USD 69,740
2021 Auction Results
Artnet Auctions57/75
14 October 2021
USA
Est. USD 60,000 – 80,000
USD 106,250
GBP 77,735
USD 106,250
Bonhams London17/75
25 February 2021
UK
Est. GBP 40,000 – 60,000
GBP 94,000
USD 132,710
2020 Auction Results
Sotheby's online56/75Auction Record
18 September 2020
UK
Est. GBP 20,000 – 30,000
GBP 94,500
USD 122,850
2019 Auction Results
Tate Ward AuctionsXX/75
1 October 2019
UK
Est. GBP 25,000 – 30,000
GBP 28,800
USD 35,395
Prior Years Auction Results
Artnet AuctionsXX/75
7 November 2013
USA
USD 12,000
GBP 7,470
USD 12,000
Bonhams London55/75
29 March 2012
UK
GBP 8,125
USD 12,925
Prices are inclusive of buyer’s premium unless stated otherwise, as reported by the auction houses. “DN” stands for “Duplicate Number”.
Prices are hammer plus premium, in GBP, not adjusted for inflation. Only standard editions are included: artist’s proofs, special proofs, colorways and other exceptional variants are excluded, and signed and unsigned impressions are never combined. Medians are preferred to averages, which exceptional results distort. Figures are drawn from sales documented by Banksy Explained and are not an exhaustive record of the market. Compiled 14 September 2026.
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