Just looking for personal experience, anecdotes, stories of forgeries, finds, scams, surprises, insights, whatever. Here are some general questions I have:
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Do you own any valuable oil paintings? (if so, did you buy, inherit, find, etc.). Are you a collector/hobbyist/enthusiast or lucky SOB?
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What artists or genre/school/style of paintings do you have?
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How do you know how much it is (they are) worth? What is the assessment process like? Is there a website (aside from ebay) where people share photos of painting they are trying to sell? Is the internet a good guide for figuring out approximate valuation (assuming the artist is listed on auction history sites)?
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If you search for paintings at yard sales or antique shops is it likely you will stumble across a valuable painting that is dirt cheap?