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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 224561, member: 37&quot;]It really depends on what you have.&nbsp; Besides what it is, the quality and value will determine vendor.&nbsp; Christies and Sotheby&#039;s won&#039;t touch things that don&#039;t meet their threshold value.&nbsp; Second tier houses such as Skinner&#039;s and Bonham&#039;s might.&nbsp; Some houses are right for some things but not others.&nbsp; I wouldn&#039;t send a firkin to Wright&#039;s, nor would they take it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am in the process of finding a house for a painting I have.&nbsp; I had identified what I felt was the best house based on their holding the top sales for this particular artist.&nbsp; While they liked the work and gave me an evaluation, they felt that it did not meet their threshold for their once a year auction of these types of works.&nbsp; I am now having to look at second tier houses and have identified a couple.&nbsp; I will send off pictures to both to see what they have to say.&nbsp; Once I have that in hand, I can make a determination.&nbsp; Even then, I might decide to market this myself or put it through ebay.&nbsp; Sometimes this might be the better route given the fees that auction houses charge.</p><p><br /></p><p>This latter route is sometimes fraught with frustrations.&nbsp; Some of you may remember the Frances Gearhart block print I purchased.&nbsp; I have had it listed on ebay for over a month now at $500.00 less than what one sold for at Skinners a couple years ago.&nbsp; I had someone buy it but they did not pay.&nbsp; I now need to relist or choose another course of action for it.&nbsp; Having a sale fall through might raise some questions in buyer&#039;s minds about the soundness of the merchandise.&nbsp; Buyers can be pretty skittish on ebay.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Listed-Orig-CA-Art-Frances-H-Gearhart-Arts-and-Crafts-Block-Print-Woodcut-/182477737287?hash=item2a7c854d47:g:ZbcAAOSwa~BYWW0D" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Listed-Orig-CA-Art-Frances-H-Gearhart-Arts-and-Crafts-Block-Print-Woodcut-/182477737287?hash=item2a7c854d47:g:ZbcAAOSwa~BYWW0D" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Listed-Orig-CA-Art-Frances-H-Gearhart-Arts-and-Crafts-Block-Print-Woodcut-/182477737287?hash=item2a7c854d47:g:ZbcAAOSwa~BYWW0D</a></p><p><br /></p><p>You also run the risk of overexposure.&nbsp; My Teco vase has been on and off ebay for over a year now and I have reduced the price twice.&nbsp; It is a unique item and I might have been better served to send it to auction.&nbsp; I will likely pull it off the market here soon and give it a rest.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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