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I’m a small, lower-volume shop, but in situations like this I simply reply “Thanks so much for your interest, but I’m unable to accept your offer.” Then I block them at lightning speed.
David Harden primitives.
http://www.shortnorth.com/Davids.html12/13/2017 at 7:26 pm in reply to: The good news is I listed a record number of items for sale #28760Sorry if I sounded hostile or aggressive… I was really just confused. I haven’t thought much about it before, but I do think that the majority of pieces I find and list do require research first (not an hour per piece, or anything (though sometimes that’s the case) but a decent amount.) Unless it’s truly an identical item to one I’ve had before (and that really doesn’t happen very much) — I’m going to research it up front & that’s where the majority of my investment in the piece (generally even beyond my financial investment) goes.
Remember, though — my shop is super small. And I offer lots of items like pieces of studio pottery, old pieces of Limoges, paintings by unknown artists, vintage art glass, and that kind of thing. Things that I want to identify as completely as possible and, at the same time, things I’m unlikely to find again in the future. When I put it that way, it doesn’t sound like a winning strategy!
Again, apologies if I sounded difficult. I think I was only considering the matter from my own (limited) perspective.
Kate
12/12/2017 at 9:19 pm in reply to: The good news is I listed a record number of items for sale #28689Scary! I hope you’re feeling better!
I’m confused about something — I feel like I’m missing a huge piece, here. Why would I start to list something without knowing its value? Why would I front-load all the listing work if I didn’t know if the piece was worth selling?
I’ve got a really small store (under 200 items.) I do my identification and pricing research before I do anything else (often, if possible, even before I buy the piece to begin with.) Is it just a different method?
Fun idea! As far as I know, Sue/OMFUG is the closest I’ve got to an eBay twin here, but she’d clean my clock using any metric, especially now that I’m working 30/hrs per week off-eBay…
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Habnab.
Absolutely love that show. It’s magical.
It’s possibly signed “Dudley Harrison.” I found reference to an art student by that name in this obituary.
Mary Myart Malott, Artist Who Transformed Herself Countless Times, Dies at 79
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Habnab.
Hey, guys! Thanks for the shout-out. Always glad to help with a research project!
Last week was the worst online week I’ve had since September, when I started working traditional employment for 30 hours a week… though I still brought in a little income from eBay. This week has gone a bit better, and I scavenged and listed some pretty decent items as well. I’m still largely limited to 30-minute strikes after school before the kids get home. It’s surprising, but I’m still finding decent items on a pretty regular basis. I’m shooting for a minimum profit of about $50, although I don’t always get there. I’m more flexible if an item is really interesting or attractive to me, of course.
And since you asked, as for the jacket sale, I would have honored it. Not because I think J&R did anything illegal, immoral, unethical, or outside the standard mores of the community — I think 90% of people I know in real life the selling world would have canceled the sale and relisted it. But, knowing myself, I would have honored the sale. I think I would have felt guilty (not saying J&R or anyone else *should have* felt guilty, just that I *would have*, inherently, because of how I’m put together) if I’d cancelled. I would have wallowed in self-loathing about letting it go for $60, of course, but I would have done it. I can intellectually appreciate the arguments on both sides of this question, and — again — my argument has nothing to do with legality, ethics, or morals as written on paper or parsed out by philosophers or eBay attorneys. It has nothing to do with what I and my family can truly afford to leave on the table. It’s just what feels like the right thing to do, for me, in this limited scenario.
So, this is the website for the artist/company, as far as I can tell.
I would say someone would definitely buy this as a decorator piece. I can’t tell you what it is, though.
To see what online booksellers are asking, I use used.addall.com — it also helps give you an idea of how many are out there. That said, if the same seller is offering the same book on 3 platforms, it will show up as 3 copies on the site, so be aware.
It’s an interior view of the stained glass window at Chartres, I believe. I’d put this in the category of very nice quality work intended for the tourist market. I don’t mean that disparagingly; there’s some nice work out there in this category.
Most of the auction records I find for him are for original works, with prices between $40 and $600. I find one lot of 3 framed prints which only sold for $30, but I wouldn’t use those as a reference because they were not similar to this one, which is far more striking.
As for medium, I believe it’s an aquatint but it’s hard to tell.
Henri Noizeux appears to have been born around 1871.
Hope this helps.
Kate
Is the plug polarized?
I’d definitely mix up a batch of salt water in the proper proportion and do a test.
Also, is it electrostatic? Rub it on some wool or on your hair and see if it picks up little scraps of paper or otherwise demonstrates electrostatic properties.
From here, it looks promising.I agree with the copper/enamel idea. It doesn’t sell super-well for me (I haven’t ever found a super-scarce piece), but I can never resist picking it up if it’s cheap enough. It adds a fun splash of color to a bureau or tabletop.
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