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<p>[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 302240, member: 56"]I knew a guy who bought a painting at a church rummage sale. This was a knowledgeable guy. It was an Orientalist painting and he bought it for less than $20. A big score: tens of thousands of dollars. He took it to a big auction house and they were excited about it... until they took it apart. A giclee print. Still, it was a very good print, a very convincing print, with real decorative value. They put it into a household items auction, clearly identified as a giclee print, with a value of a couple hundred dollars. It sold for more than $5000. What is there to say?</p><p><br /></p><p>Around here, there's very little in thrift stores priced for hundreds of dollars. I've never seen a print or painting priced that high. The really good reproductions and posters can still have value and can be bought cheap, but I wouldn't recommend them for online. If you are in a Bricks and Mortar sales venue, give it a try.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 302240, member: 56"]I knew a guy who bought a painting at a church rummage sale. This was a knowledgeable guy. It was an Orientalist painting and he bought it for less than $20. A big score: tens of thousands of dollars. He took it to a big auction house and they were excited about it... until they took it apart. A giclee print. Still, it was a very good print, a very convincing print, with real decorative value. They put it into a household items auction, clearly identified as a giclee print, with a value of a couple hundred dollars. It sold for more than $5000. What is there to say? Around here, there's very little in thrift stores priced for hundreds of dollars. I've never seen a print or painting priced that high. The really good reproductions and posters can still have value and can be bought cheap, but I wouldn't recommend them for online. If you are in a Bricks and Mortar sales venue, give it a try.[/QUOTE]
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