A chance to buy

[cheech]

I have a chance to buy a couple of paintings and some scrolls but for the money they want I want to make sure that they're good and get a little bit more information and other thoughts on it The first painting is a Jessica Rice thank you

 

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[golddigger65]

Interesting, I found a bunch of scrolls very similar to the two bottom ones you posted. Too bold of me to ask what they are asking for them?

 

[gino22]

With art, if you have to ask, the risk isn't worth it. There are very few exceptions to this rule if your primary goal is to flip it.

 

[cheech]

I don't mind telling what they're asking the only one I know for sure is the first painting which is the Jessica rice they're asking 6000 the other ones I haven't spoke to them yet about it I wanted to get more information before I did they tell me an art appraiser appraised it at 20 to 30,000 on the Jessica rice

 

[gino22]

Don't walk, don't even run. At those prices, you must flee. It's the only term that can convey the gravity of the situation.

 

[clorox]

Could only find two publicly available prices on Jessica Rice paintings that were sold at auction, one went for $4,375 and the other went for $5,250.

The chances of making money here look very, very, very slim. You'd probably be better off buying $6,000 worth of lottery tickets. The collage thing is almost certainly a similar story.

As for the Asian (Chinese?) pieces, I wouldn't touch them with a ten-foot pole.

 

[bdsawyer]

I agree to stay away on the Chinese pieces. I bought an 8 ft scroll at auction, wonderful detail. It was appraised at 400-600 only. I'm guessing if they think it's worth 20,000 they won't be selling it cheap. Just my two cents.

 

[bdsawyer]

Maybe see the lowest they will take on the Jessica rice. If you could get them to cut the price significantly it may be worth it.

 

[hvacker]

Don't you think they already tried to peddle the Rice and came up MT?

 

[gino22]

Those two Rice sales were in 2008 and 2009, right before the reality of the financial crisis had truly sunk in. Might as well have been a different planet.

 

[cheech]

It's my sister-in-law owns the painting and the scrolls the price of 6000 is just for the Jessica rice and they're saying that appraised at 20 or 30 which I think is kind a high they have try to sell it before with no luck I was thinking of offering about 1500 and see if they'll take it but almost likely just try to sell it for her thanks for all the replies