The lucky New Zealande couple trusted their instincts and purchased two supposed Banksy canvases for $120 USD from a street art stall in New York.

The couple knew the art was the real deal, when a video of the purchase turned up on the official Banksy website. The artwork was then sold at auction in the UK fetching just shy of $200,000.

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