(Mashable)  -- UK artist Banksy, he of the guerilla techniques and ever-increasing popularity, is about to be unceremoniously identified to the highest bidder in an eBay auction, which ends Wednesday. At press time, the winning bidder is offering one slim dollar shy of a million. Bidding started at $3,000; the auction has had 38 bids. In the listing, the seller states, "I have uncovered [Banksy's] identity by matching up the prices of his sold pieces to corresponding tax records. I will reveal no more details... I give you 100% assurance that it is most certainly the full name of the street artist known as 'Banksy.'"
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eBay seller claims to know identity of anonymous UK artist Banksy and will auction it to highest bidder
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At press time, top bid was just shy of $1 million
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Seller is auctioning a piece of paper containing what he claims is Banksy's legal name
However, we read on the artist's website that not all @placeholder work that is sold necessarily corresponds to the artist himself.