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Personally, I wouldn't buy any art from this unless I was really educated on what I was buying. I suspect they prey on the less educated who want those Picasso and Erte prints for a song.
If it seems to good to be true....(you fill in the rest).
If one is a serious collector of art, I would suggest dealing with the artist directly or a reputable dealer.
It's mainly run by a company called Park West and they are currently involved in a lot of law suits. These are cases where people found out they've been buying stuff and far too high prices and feel they've been informed incorrectly about the actual value of what they've purchased. Their trading seem to be based on trying to sell stuff to people who don't have a clue.
I've also read HAL will be stop these auctions in the foreseeable future let's hope the other cruiselines with follow suit, I will not miss it at all.
But it's kind of easy to avoid and ignore anyway.
I rember I went to one while cruising on the Carnival Legend in 07 and they like to pressure you into buying art. I remember I was off looking at some other art and I rejoined my wife (we were seprate) and the salesmen was bothering her so much she had to tell him to leave her the #!!#@!!! alone and we left. Some may say its overboard but you had to be there to understand.
I haven't been to an art auction at sea since.
Over and Out,Cam J
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Pam
Mainly I just don't like the way it is often scattered all over the ship cluttering everything.
That said, going around passing out flyers telling people not to buy it is just obnoxious.
quote:Originally posted by oslo dutch:I've also read HAL will be stop these auctions in the foreseeable future let's hope the other cruiselines with follow suit, I will not miss it at all.
quote:Originally posted by dmwnc1:I posted this yesterday in the Idle Chatter section: Link to thread
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On the CCL Legend I bought a hand painted Wyland for $1500 (Park West)and on the Sapphire (Princess in house) I got a Goddard for $950, in both cases I had them fill out the paperwork stating that I had bought a hand painted genuine painting, not a lithograph etc
Park West actually contacted me after I got home to try and figure out a way to back out of the deal, Princess sent me a touched up lithograph, 1/1000 even, after a few phone calls and one letter explaining that my next course of action would be to sue I got my painting.
My cases are probably rare, I would advice against biding on anything unless you go on board knowing what you want and what it's real value is.
quote:Originally posted by dougnewman:I think most of the "art" is ugly and tacky-looking.
..and it would look right at home in most passenger's homes
There was a post on P&O's forum about this from art experts who consider the art acution sales onboard to be full of quote "crap", they went on to state that you dont even get what you are bidding for but a copy of it.
Its clear that some people by garbage at ridiculous prices whilst drunk on free champagne to get them off guard to buy.
My question is that if it is an outside company doing the business why dont the cruise lines just abolish the practice and use that valuable space taken up by this garbage for something more productive.
quote:Originally posted by Sutho:Whats in it for the cruise line if an outside company does the auctions.My question is that if it is an outside company doing the business why dont the cruise lines just abolish the practice and use that valuable space taken up by this garbage for something more productive.
The cruise lines are obviously making a nice profit from these activities, especially when they are devoting even more space on the new ships for the art.
It's called a "concession" -- the art auction companies pay a fee to the cruise lines to run these activities, just like the casino concessions, gift shop concessions, spa concessions, photo concessions, etc. Some cruise lines may run some of these activities in-house, but it's easier and more profitable to have a specialist operation do it.
Rich
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