Updated 2026-07-11
An evidence-led guide separating authentic Medicom products from claims of Banksy authorship, approval, licensing, or Pest Control authentication.
Updated July 2026 · By Gauntlet Gallery Research Desk
A genuine Medicom Toy or Sync × Brandalism product can be an official manufacturer collectible without being an original, signed, or Pest Control-authenticated Banksy artwork. Medicom’s own pages describe these objects as inspired by Banksy’s graffiti and carry other rights notices; Pest Control states that Banksy has no licensing agreements. Buy and catalogue the object by its manufacturer, product name, release evidence, materials, size, packaging, and condition—not as an authorized Banksy edition unless Pest Control documentation for that exact work exists.
Separate the Manufacturer From the Referenced Artist
These objects combine several names that perform different roles:
- Medicom Toy is the manufacturer or platform owner.
- Sync appears on a range of Medicom-associated design products.
- Brandalism is the product label used on several Banksy-inspired designs.
- Full Colour Black Ltd. appears in copyright notices on official Medicom pages.
- Banksy is the artist whose graffiti imagery is referenced.
Those names do not merge into one authorship claim. A Medicom-manufactured figure can be authentic as a Medicom product while remaining outside Banksy’s authenticated body of work.
Use “Banksy-inspired Medicom collectible” when that is what the source establishes. Do not shorten it to “Banksy sculpture” in a way that implies the artist designed, signed, approved, or issued the object.
Four different meanings of “official”
Collectors often use one word for four claims. “Official manufacturer product” means Medicom issued the object. “Official retailer” means a seller was authorized to distribute that product. “Official image reference” means the design clearly refers to a known image. “Official artist edition” would mean the artist or authorized body issued or approved the work.
Evidence for the first two does not establish the fourth. A box can be authentic, the retailer can be legitimate, and the figure can be exactly as manufactured while the object remains a Banksy-inspired design rather than a Banksy edition. Write the particular meaning instead of using “official” alone.
What Official Medicom Records Establish
Medicom’s official page for the BE@RBRICK Flower Bomber 1000% identifies the product, gives its approximate scale, and carries a Full Colour Black Ltd. rights notice. Medicom’s page for BE@RBRICK Flying Balloons Girl 1000% likewise places the design under BRANDALISM and displays a Full Colour Black copyright line.
Medicom’s own blog describes Brandalism × BAPE Flower Bomber as a statue “inspired by the graffiti art of BANKSY.” That wording is the correct boundary: it identifies the visual reference without calling the statue a Banksy-authored edition.
An official product page supports manufacturer identity and the listed specifications for that release. It does not authenticate every secondary-market figure carrying similar imagery.
The Banksy Licensing and Pest Control Boundary
Pest Control Office, Banksy’s authentication body, states that Banksy has no license agreements. Its buying advice also says all artworks certified as real should be accompanied by a Pest Control certificate.
Therefore, an official Medicom receipt or box supports the object as a Medicom product; it is not a Pest Control certificate for a Banksy artwork. A retailer certificate may document the retailer’s inspection, photographs, or guarantee, but it cannot turn a manufacturer collectible into an artist-authorized Banksy edition.
This distinction protects both categories. Collectors can value Medicom design objects for their manufacturer, format, finish, condition, and cultural reference without requiring a false Banksy claim.
Identify the Exact Release
Do not authenticate “Brandalism figure” as a category. Identify the exact object:
- Product name and image reference
- Format: statue, VCD, BE@RBRICK, household object, or another type
- Colorway and finish
- Approximate dimensions and material stated by the manufacturer
- Release or order period, only when sourced
- Box label, barcode, rights line, and included components
- Condition of the figure and box
Gauntlet inventory observation: As of July 2026, Gauntlet lists a white Love Rat product and a white Flower Thrower sculpture under Medicom-related titles. Those titles are seller observations about specific inventory. They should be checked against the exact manufacturer page or original packaging before publication supplies a release year, edition count, material, or licensing conclusion.
Different objects can reuse related imagery. A Flower Bomber BE@RBRICK is not the same product as a freestanding Flower Bomber statue, and a Love Rat figure should not inherit specifications from either.
Do not transfer facts across colorways or formats
Manufacturers may change size, material, finish, packaging, release channel, or rights line between related objects. A copyright year printed on one product page is not automatically the release year of another. A retail price from a Japanese announcement is not a universal secondary-market value. A height stated for the 1000% BE@RBRICK does not describe a statue using the same image.
Create a separate record for every stock identifier. If the seller cannot show the box label or base, classify the exact release as unconfirmed and avoid a precise year or edition claim.
Packaging, Marks, and Authentication
Build a comparison file from the official page for the exact release whenever one exists. Photograph:
- Front, back, sides, top, and bottom of the figure
- Every package panel and internal tray
- Barcode and stock identifier
- Manufacturer and copyright lines
- Base or foot marks
- Accessories, inserts, and protective materials
- Purchase receipt or prior invoice
Packaging and marks are evidence, not magic. Counterfeiters can copy boxes and logos. The question is whether construction, print quality, proportions, markings, parts, and provenance agree with one another and with the documented release.
Avoid a seller who shows only stock photographs, conceals the base, uses “style of Banksy” interchangeably with “official Banksy,” or promises a scarce edition size without an original source.
Use Gauntlet Gallery’s authentication guide library for the category-level checks, while keeping Pest Control as the controlling source for Banksy artwork claims.
Evidence hierarchy for a secondary-market example
Strong evidence begins with the manufacturer page for the exact product, original box and identifier, purchase receipt, and current photographs that match the reference. A prior auction or dealer invoice can extend provenance. A later digital certificate can preserve these records but should identify its source material and issuer.
Weak evidence includes an unbranded “COA,” a screenshot of another seller’s listing, a claim that “all of these were limited,” or a photograph that never shows the actual base and box. None becomes stronger because the referenced Banksy image is famous.
Condition and Preservation
Inspect paint edges, seams, chips, scuffs, discoloration, leaning, loose joints, repairs, and missing parts. Describe box condition separately from figure condition. A clean figure in a crushed or mismatched box is not “mint in box.”
Keep the product away from direct sunlight and high heat. Retain the box, internal tray, inserts, bags, and receipt. Do not use solvents or abrasive cleaners on painted or printed surfaces.
For large BE@RBRICKs or statues, confirm that the display surface is stable and that shipping supports the object without pressure on projecting limbs or accessories. Photograph packing and condition immediately before dispatch.
Pricing and Resale Language
Compare the exact manufacturer product, colorway, size, box status, and condition. Do not use auction results for authenticated Banksy prints to price a Medicom object. The referenced image may be similar, but the authorship, authentication system, medium, and market are different.
Preferred listing language:
Medicom Toy / Sync × Brandalism collectible inspired by Banksy’s [image name]. Manufacturer product; not represented as a Pest Control-authenticated Banksy artwork.
Avoid:
Official Banksy sculpture, licensed by Banksy.
unless that exceptional claim is supported by direct Banksy or Pest Control documentation for the exact object.
Comparable-sales method
Build a sold-results table with exact product, stock identifier, colorway, size or format, box status, condition, missing parts, sale date, platform, sale price, buyer’s premium, and currency. Separate auction estimates and active asks from completed results.
Use another colorway only as a secondary comparable and explain the difference. Exclude Pest Control-authenticated prints and paintings. If an auction catalogue calls the object “Banksy” but supplies only Medicom or Brandalism manufacturer information, preserve the catalogue wording as a seller attribution, not as proof of artist approval.
Questions for the seller
- Which official Medicom page matches the exact object?
- Can you show the box label, barcode, base marks, and internal tray?
- Is the figure sealed, opened, or previously displayed?
- Are repairs, paint loss, leaning, or missing components present?
- What receipt or ownership history accompanies it?
- Does any certificate identify its issuer and scope?
- Will the invoice call it a Medicom product rather than an authenticated Banksy artwork?
Collector FAQ
Is a real Medicom Brandalism figure a real Banksy?
It can be a real Medicom product, but that does not make it an original or Pest Control-authenticated Banksy artwork.
Is Brandalism licensed by Banksy?
Pest Control states that Banksy has no license agreements. Official Medicom copy uses “inspired by” language for relevant products.
Does the Full Colour Black copyright line authenticate Banksy?
No. It is a rights notice on the manufacturer’s product page, not a Pest Control certificate for a Banksy artwork.
What is the safest listing title?
Lead with the manufacturer and exact product, then describe the Banksy image as the inspiration or reference.
Methodology and disclosure
This guide uses Medicom’s official product pages and Pest Control’s official buying advice. Gauntlet product references are explicitly labelled seller observations and do not supply unsourced edition, licensing, or authentication conclusions.
Gauntlet Gallery publishes this distinction so its designer-figure inventory can be evaluated as manufacturer collectibles without unsupported Banksy authorship claims.
Editorial image disclosure: Illustrations on this page were generated with Nano Banana for explanatory use. They are not authentication evidence, provenance records, or reproductions of any specific collectible.
