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Newsletter Sunday Feb 21st, 2010 Art from Muhammad Ali to Barre MA
Monday, February 22, 2010 at 8:21AM First, my humble apologies for those of you who showed up at some of my live video auctions in the past 2 weeks only to look at a blank screen.There have been some scheduling problems, but I’m back on track with them. Now, if someone would have just stumbled across one of these auctions, it’s no big deal if they got a goose egg, no time lost.
But if you are one of my newsletter subscribers, and put a little time aside for one of these auctions, then you’ve been put out a bit, so here’s what I’m going to do. I have two auctions I’ll be scheduling on Monday and Tuesday evenings of next week.
But if you are one of my newsletter subscribers, and put a little time aside for one of these auctions, then you’ve been put out a bit, so here’s what I’m going to do. I have two auctions I’ll be scheduling on Monday and Tuesday evenings of next week.
If you’re on this news letter list, and you win the bid on either of those auctions, you get the item for FREE. That’s right, I’ll deduct 100% of the bid amount, and you pay only the shipping fees. In order to keep the bidding from going on indefinitely between two email list subscribers, the auctions will be timed.
On Monday night, I’ll be doing an auction on
uStream.com and the first item of the auction will be include this give-a-way.
On Tuesday night, I’ll be hosting an auction onDealitLive.com and if the winning bidder is from this email list, they’ll receive the item for free as well, with only shipping fees due.
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Art from Muhammad Ali to Barre MA
I get a lot of requests for art appraisals at AuctionWally.com. Art is one of the most difficult types of collectibles to appraise due to so many factors, and I’ll often decline an online art appraisal if I cannot authenticate the piece from photos of it. I’ll conduct the appraisal if in fact the owner knows that it’s legitimate, but I’ll often enter a caveat in the appraisal that I’m basing the evaluation on assumptions.
Then there is the question of what the art is worth if it is legitimate, which of course is a very subjective question as well. Condition, period of the artist, whether or not the work is of their forte, the medium it’s on and many other factors come into play when value is assessed.
All this confusion may seem frustrating to some folks, but the fact is, it makes for a huge profit potential. If someone is going to make a windfall in the collecting world, it’s usually with a piece of art. If there’s a “sleeper” at an auction it’s usually a piece of art. If there’s a rare treasure pulled out of a flea market or an antiques show, it’s very often a piece of art.
On Monday night, I’ll be doing an auction on
uStream.com and the first item of the auction will be include this give-a-way.On Tuesday night, I’ll be hosting an auction on
DealitLive.com and if the winning bidder is from this email list, they’ll receive the item for free as well, with only shipping fees due.===============================
Art from Muhammad Ali to Barre MA
I get a lot of requests for art appraisals at AuctionWally.com. Art is one of the most difficult types of collectibles to appraise due to so many factors, and I’ll often decline an online art appraisal if I cannot authenticate the piece from photos of it. I’ll conduct the appraisal if in fact the owner knows that it’s legitimate, but I’ll often enter a caveat in the appraisal that I’m basing the evaluation on assumptions.
Then there is the question of what the art is worth if it is legitimate, which of course is a very subjective question as well. Condition, period of the artist, whether or not the work is of their forte, the medium it’s on and many other factors come into play when value is assessed.
All this confusion may seem frustrating to some folks, but the fact is, it makes for a huge profit potential. If someone is going to make a windfall in the collecting world, it’s usually with a piece of art. If there’s a “sleeper” at an auction it’s usually a piece of art. If there’s a rare treasure pulled out of a flea market or an antiques show, it’s very often a piece of art.
All of this is because of the factors I’ve mentioned above: art evaluation is tricky and confusing.
Let’s look at two current examples of artwork coming up for auction for an illustration of this theory:
The art of Muhammad Ali. That’s right, the famous boxer Muhammed Ali was also an artist. What is his work worth? Is it valuable for who he is, or can it stand alone? Many famous people in history dabbled in art, including Hitler, Churchill and others. It will be very interesting to see what this Ali Serigraph sells for in an upcoming auction atRoeGallery.com
The art in my Barre MA auctions: This is the type of auction where you’re likely to find those sleepers I mentioned earlier. Recently, I acquired about 1000 pieces of art from a retired antiques dealer. I have little idea of what is there. Really. There is just not enough time to research all of it. This week on Thursday evening, much of this art, along with antique books, porcelain, glass, other antiques and collectibles will go on the block to be sold at a rate of 2-3 items per minute.
Since this art will be sold without reserve, there will be treasures found, there will be items sold WELL under their perceived value.
Small country auctions such as the one I hold on Thursday evenings, can be a fantastic place to find diamonds in the rough in any area of collecting. If you’re not attending your local auction house auctions onoccasion, I can assure you, you are missing out!
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As with the live auctions, there has been a bit of a scheduling glitch with The AuctionWally Show episodes, and again, I hope to have that back on track soon.
That’s it for this week, I’ve gotta go, lots of stuff to catch up on!
Let’s look at two current examples of artwork coming up for auction for an illustration of this theory:
The art of Muhammad Ali. That’s right, the famous boxer Muhammed Ali was also an artist. What is his work worth? Is it valuable for who he is, or can it stand alone? Many famous people in history dabbled in art, including Hitler, Churchill and others. It will be very interesting to see what this Ali Serigraph sells for in an upcoming auction at
RoeGallery.comThe art in my Barre MA auctions: This is the type of auction where you’re likely to find those sleepers I mentioned earlier. Recently, I acquired about 1000 pieces of art from a retired antiques dealer. I have little idea of what is there. Really. There is just not enough time to research all of it. This week on Thursday evening, much of this art, along with antique books, porcelain, glass, other antiques and collectibles will go on the block to be sold at a rate of 2-3 items per minute.Since this art will be sold without reserve, there will be treasures found, there will be items sold WELL under their perceived value.
Small country auctions such as the one I hold on Thursday evenings, can be a fantastic place to find diamonds in the rough in any area of collecting. If you’re not attending your local auction house auctions onoccasion, I can assure you, you are missing out!
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As with the live auctions, there has been a bit of a scheduling glitch with The AuctionWally Show episodes, and again, I hope to have that back on track soon.
That’s it for this week, I’ve gotta go, lots of stuff to catch up on!
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The Prices Realized Directory
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www.AuctionWally.com/prices-realized you’ll find a 100% free prices realized directory, no registration required.
Auction in Barre, Thursday- February 25th, 2010
This week we’ll feature art, antiques & books It will be a PACKED auction, you may want to get there early to assure a seat.
See more details on upcoming Thursday night auctions in Barre. We are always looking to buy and consign good quality items for these sales. If you have something to sell, give me a call at 978-636-3101 or send an email to:
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This week’s contest question is, what is the pre-auction estimate range of the Muhammad Ali Serigraph mentioned in this newsletter. Hint: details are in the slide show price report.
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The first person to email me at wkolenda@gmail.com with the correct answer is the winner, it’s that easy. Now of course, I’ll need a way to get that package to the winner, so send your snail mail address along with your contest answers. The prize is a neat collectibles surprise envelope which includes things found in a recent estate purchase I made. Things likely to be in said envelope are vintage postcards, ephemera and who knows what?
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