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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;springfld.arsenal, post: 30724, member: 54&quot;]<i>those would be you&#039;re only hopes then for increased value.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>Don&#039;t confuse &quot;book value&quot; with what you might be able to sell it for, which could be either less or more than what his paintings seem to bring now.&nbsp; An item advertised with slickly-worded description, right keywords, great photos can definitely exceed sale price expectations, but by locking yourself mentally into some book value you lose the chance to make money. </p><p><br /></p><p>Say you paraphrase the artist&#039;s bio in your description and for whatever reason a bidder takes the time to read it and something in the bio strikes a chord with the bidder, maybe it mentions a place the bidder lived, etc., then he may buy it.&nbsp; If you put thought, imagination, research, and skill into your sales listing, the results on average will be a lot better.&nbsp; Be sure to include the artist&#039;s lifespan years and a statement such as &quot;now that this gifted artist has departed, his works are certain to increase in value, and here&#039;s your chance to acquire a great example at a bargain price, before...&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Look at other listings for unknown or &quot;undervalued&quot; artists works and get ideas, look especially at completed listings for unknown artworks and if any sold for unexpectedly high prices, see if it was due to a slick professional-quality listings.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you simply post a few average photos and say it is a painting by Joe Schmuck, and that&#039;s all, unless Joe is in high demand, you are just wasting your time and your listing fees, and would probably make more money flipping burgers at Micky D&#039;s.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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