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Originally Posted by Snowman
It's called money laundering, and they're laughing at us.
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Yes, of course they are.
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Originally Posted by brunswickreeves
Was it authenticated and graded at least? Maybe it’s a Gem Mint 10?!
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Grading doesn't matter when it comes to fine art. Nor does restoration. But authentication is all-important. Therefore the provenance of a piece is key.
And of course it's "expert" opinion that determines whether a piece of artwork is "fine" or not. Therefore if a 150 year old painting is found in a garage and it's adjudged to have been painted by Vincent Van Gogh, it's "worth" $millions. But if it's adjudged to have been painted by some other painter living down the street, it won't fetch a euro. But of course it's the same painting and its quality hasn't changed.
