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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 9761568, member: 37&quot;]In the greater scheme of things, I dont think either of us are spending all that much on art.&nbsp; Big time dealer/collectors are spending multi thousands, not hundreds.&nbsp; I mostly buy cheap/bargain artworks in the hopes of turning a buck here and there.&nbsp; I do buy what I like and occasionally will spring several hundred for something for myself.&nbsp; The painting I just bought will go on my wall.&nbsp; Whether or not it was a bargain, remains to be seen.&nbsp; I can find no real information on the artist, so it is hard to evaluate.</p><p><br /></p><p>True story:&nbsp; Back in the early 90s, I had bought a few pieces of art here and there but nothing significant up to that point. I was actively dealing in the arts and crafts period furnishings and attended the Toomey-Treadway auction in Chicago a few times.&nbsp; I also bought their catalogs regularly.&nbsp; They had begun featuring art that fit with the period and most paintings they sold were under $10K.&nbsp; Viewing their catalogs and attending their auctions, I became more interested in art.&nbsp;&nbsp; I had bid on one painting up to $600.00 but was outbid.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>About this same time, I registered with ebay and began buying for inventory. At some point, I turned my focus to all the art that was being offered on ebay.&nbsp; I quickly recognized that there were some quality paintings being offered for far less than what I was seeing at Toomey-Treadway.&nbsp; I decided to become an art collector.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not wanting to mix business money with art collecting, I turned to a jar of change I had been collecting for a few years.&nbsp; Taking it to the bank, I netted just over $1200.00 from it.&nbsp; This became the seed money for my art collection.&nbsp; Over the next several months, I managed to buy 20 or so works.&nbsp; From there, I began to sell some of my purchases back on ebay after research and proper listing.&nbsp; I continued to buy and never looked back.&nbsp; While that jar of change became the seed for my art collection, I did eventually add more money and include art purchases among my business finances.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Today, my collection/inventory numbers more than 300 works of art. I don&#039;t really know the exact number.&nbsp; It may well be closer to 500 for all I know.&nbsp; Among those works are a few from that first 20 or so I bought on ebay. I still like and display them after all these years. My focus has changed over the years. I no longer buy much on ebay, nor am I currently selling there.&nbsp; I buy art for pennies on the dollar, with the occasional splurge for myself.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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