Art auctions on cruise ships lead to anger and lawsuits

[TWELVEOHONE]

Article in NY Times this morning about Park East Art Auctions on cruise ships. Worth reading

 

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/16/arts/16crui.php

[gracecarmo]

To clarify: it is actually Park West Gallery. (not Park East). I just go and sip the free champagne and marvel at what the auctioneer is saying....it's too funny!

They have been around a long time selling their "art".

[micmacmissy]

Honestly, why don't these people just hold a gun to your head and steal your wallet while they're at it?

 

It is deplorable that cruise ships allow this to happen. They all deserve to be sued.

[donaldsc]

We have not had one of these threads in at least a week. Does the statement "a fool and his money are soon parted" have any relevance?

 

DON

[bubbie617]

My husband used to be in the art / art auction business. He knows the price of the "paper" in many cases. He knows the difference between a poster, a lithograph, a seriograph, an embellished piece, etc. We have bought quite a few things from Park West over the years.

 

When we purchased several pieces in January of this year, I had need to call their Customer Service people. They handled my problems politely and professionally and to our great satisfaction. YMMV

[Cruisenouvelle]

Caveat emptor.

[rolfecms]

My husband used to be in the art / art auction business. He knows the price of the "paper" in many cases. He knows the difference between a poster, a lithograph, a seriograph, an embellished piece, etc. We have bought quite a few things from Park West over the years.

 

When we purchased several pieces in January of this year, I had need to call their Customer Service people. They handled my problems politely and professionally and to our great satisfaction. YMMV

 

Buyer Beware: The people who need to be careful are the ones that do NOT know the terminology and who are NOT (normally) art collectors.