I suppose I should try to be less critical of eBay sellers who can't take decent photographs. When Roz Chast's original exhibition poster art for Cartoons by Roz Chast was offered on eBay last year, you could actually see the shadow of arms holding a camera. That's no way to sell a watercolor for $850. The sales pitch wasn't any better: "Painted by the artist of her now-famous characters." The artwork ended up selling for a Best Offer of $500. Some collector got lucky, right?
Not exactly. Schubertiade Music has acquired the poster original and for the past year or so has been offering it again on eBay, this time for $2500, a 400% markup over the $500 accepted Best Offer. The new seller did manage to obtain a good scan of the original and the text is certainly reasonable. Oh, best offers are not being entertained.
Note: This post feels somewhat incomplete without an image of the original poster. Readers who can identify the referenced exhibition are urged to do so.
Attempted Bloggery welcomes reader submissions depicting original works by Roz Chast. No shadows, please.
The original art remains available on eBay at the time of this posting.
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| Cartoons by Roz Chast Original poster art |
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| Detail |
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| Roz Chast's signature |
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| Roz Chast eBay Listing Ended January 28, 2019 |
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| Roz Chast eBay Item Description |
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| eBay Bid History Best Offer (of $500) Accepted |
Not exactly. Schubertiade Music has acquired the poster original and for the past year or so has been offering it again on eBay, this time for $2500, a 400% markup over the $500 accepted Best Offer. The new seller did manage to obtain a good scan of the original and the text is certainly reasonable. Oh, best offers are not being entertained.
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| Cartoons by Roz ChastOriginal poster art |
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| Roz Chast eBay Listing Accessed May 2, 2020 |
Note: This post feels somewhat incomplete without an image of the original poster. Readers who can identify the referenced exhibition are urged to do so.
Attempted Bloggery welcomes reader submissions depicting original works by Roz Chast. No shadows, please.
The original art remains available on eBay at the time of this posting.
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