Cost of miniature painting given as a prize/gift

[drsel]

What is the cost or value of each miniature painting (with Certificate of Authenticity) given as a prize/gift by Park West auctions on various Cruise ships?

[drsel]

I mean how much are they really worth?

[6rugrats]

Don't they issue a 1099?

[drsel]

Don't they issue a 1099?

No, just a small painting with a Certificate of Authenticity

[Keith1010]

Can you write to them to ask them?

 

Keith

[Hey Tina]

Probably about four bucks

[drsel]

Probably about four bucks

That's what I suspected

[Scrapnana]

Probably about four bucks

 

I was thinking far less.:D;)

[drsel]

I was thinking far less.:D;)

Far less as in ?

[drsel]

You mean that they are just duplicate prints?

[leaveitallbehind]

You mean that they are just duplicate prints?

 

Most likely.

[drsel]

Most likely.

What about the Certificate of Authenticity that comes with it?

[chengkp75]

What does the certificate say? It could say that what you've received is an "authentic" print. Based on Par West's reputation, and the fact that most of their stuff is prints, I wouldn't be surprised, and that it's basically worthless.

[DirtyDawg]

What about the Certificate of Authenticity that comes with it?

 

:) never mind.

Edited August 29, 2017 by DirtyDawg
Foiled by chenkp75 once again! :)

[leaveitallbehind]

What about the Certificate of Authenticity that comes with it?

 

As chengkp75 indicates it would depend on what it says. And the rest of his comments are valid and more than likely it is not of any real value. If it is given as a "gift" or a "prize" what type of value would you expect?

[drsel]

1) Does it have any resale value at all?

2) Would it be an appropriate gift for a friend?

[DirtyDawg]

1) Does it have any resale value at all? $.25 at a garage sale.

2) Would it be an appropriate gift for a friend? Makes a great re-gifting gift.

 

:D see above.

[ansoninc]

I have received several of the prints over the last couple of years. Some

are nice and can put in a frame from Walmart etc to add color to a room. They are used as an enticement to get you to the auctions. I do not see them have any value in them aside from your enjoyment.

 

 

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[SewMuch]

It's worth whatever you would be willing to pay for it if you saw it in a shop

[drsel]

It's worth whatever you would be willing to pay for it if you saw it in a shop

I'll be blunt--where can I sell it and for how much?

[ger_77]

I'll be blunt--where can I sell it and for how much?

 

Answer: garage sale; 50 cents. It really isn't worth anything at all; they mass produce (think colour photocopy) them and give them away, that should tell you something.

Smooth Sailing! :) :) :)

[whogo]

Did you really win a painting, or was it one of those ink jet prints on a textured substrate?

[drsel]

Did you really win a painting, or was it one of those ink jet prints on a textured substrate?

We got it as a gift for attending an art seminar. It probably was what you described.

[cruzeluver]

They are not "paintings". They are prints, produced by the thousands. We have bought very inexpensive (probably around $5.00 a piece) frames for a few and used them in our home in addition to our "real art".

 

While there are plenty of suckers out there that would probably pay you just about any amount for one, in reality they cannot be worth more than a $1.00 considering the number of them they go through.

[navybankerteacher]

Certainly the print with accompanying "certificate of authenticity" can be valued by weighing it against what the recipient gave in exchange for it: the value of his time spent listening to the spiel. If someone just spent twelve seconds (all it would take a reasonably intelligent person to pick it up and leave) applying, say, a minimum wage rate of $15 per hour would give it a value of five cents.

 

On the other hand, if someone were gullible enough to spend a full hour, his time clearly cannot be worth much more than five cents per hour --- arriving at the same value for the print.