I May Be Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay Off Here But...

Isn't this a simple case of testing? Doesn't this lend itself to testing?

Aren't there mailing lists of buyers of artwork in that price range that you can use to test?

Taylor Trump

> Well, this local fellow must know that too
> cause he is asking 1400.00 for the painting,
> and I think it would make some GREAT prints.

> So, I think I'm going to buy it from him,
> and then work something out with 250 or 500
> or so limited prints...at 150 or so without
> frames.

> Once the painting is sold, do I as the owner
> get to make prints without his permission, I
> don't get this part of the Art biz...I'd
> prefer to "lock him down" and
> maybe be a rep for a % of his work??? Again,
> I'm just thinking at this point.

> But I do KNOW that selling a limited edition
> of anything is ONE staple of Remote Direct
> Marketing.

> Thanks for picking up the thread here, I'm
> an eager student with this.

> Gordon Alexander




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Actually, I think your exactly on the right track, Taylor.

A friend of mine collects European art tiles - buys and sells them on eBay as well as finds them at art auctions, shops, etc. in various countries where he vacations (nice write off for his vacations!).

Although I found them to be drab, apparently they're valued at hundreds and/or thousands of dollars each, and there's a a thriving collectors market for them. He's using them as part of his retirement planning.

My point is, art, like anything else, has it's niches. And, I'm sure with a little internet and art gallery research (like at the Cleveland Museum of Art as a starter), these niches can be defined and tested with Gordon's artist's works using remote hypnosis techniques.

My starting point would be the description Gordon gave of his artist's genre - hit the internet and museums and find the lists/niches of similar artists, and test with an email/fancy letter complete with picture of the artist's work and see what shakes out. Perhaps a list of fine galleries catering to that type of art would be a good target as well.

The part about higher price being preferable seems to me to be right on also. I have other friends who collect paper mache' sculptures of some kind of cool, costumed coyote figure created by an artist in Santa Fe (I think). The artist has showings all over the country by invitation only. I went to one here in DC (with my friends, not by invitation:-). None of his works were under $2500. And, apparently his collectors are fanatics and snap up his stuff immediately, so it's appreciated in value quite a bit.

This is a great thread - just underlines how opportunities are all over if we just look for them, and how marketing (as pointed out above by Mel) is a major key to success even for artists.

Regards,

Bob