by GlassWolf » Thu May 26, 2005 5:06 pm
on a mostly unrelated note I just bought an AP lithograph I was after on eBay. I was the high bidder.
After I'd conversed with the seller a few times, it came up that this was her first time selling on eBay and that the high bidder on another lithograph she was selling by the same artist backed out after winning.
So, I offered to buy it at the winning price plus a few bucks and she said sure!
In talking to her more after this, it turned out she was moving, and had a few pieces by this artist, one in particular I was after. She made me an offer and I took it, so I got all three prints for less than one actually appraises for, complete with certificates of authenticity , framed, and triple matted.
I arranged to go over to her house about a 6 hour drive away in Illinois to pick the prints up, and left on the 24th. I arrive, and while loading the prints, she gave me a fourth signed print in frame, matted, by patrick Nagel.. for FREE.
On top of this I spent about two hours sitting around talking with this lady, who was really hot, older than I am by several years, and I would have sworn wasn't over 30 looking at her. We had a lot in common and got along really well. What a great few days this turned out to be. Man I love eBay sometimes.
Still talking to this lovely lady via e-mail and phone, and hoping I can convince her to drive her BMW over here to see the area. She just retired after 25 years at her job. Pretty sweet to be young and retired already :)
on a mostly unrelated note I just bought an AP lithograph I was after on eBay. I was the high bidder.
After I'd conversed with the seller a few times, it came up that this was her first time selling on eBay and that the high bidder on another lithograph she was selling by the same artist backed out after winning.
So, I offered to buy it at the winning price plus a few bucks and she said sure!
In talking to her more after this, it turned out she was moving, and had a few pieces by this artist, one in particular I was after. She made me an offer and I took it, so I got all three prints for less than one actually appraises for, complete with certificates of authenticity , framed, and triple matted.
I arranged to go over to her house about a 6 hour drive away in Illinois to pick the prints up, and left on the 24th. I arrive, and while loading the prints, she gave me a fourth signed print in frame, matted, by patrick Nagel.. for FREE.
On top of this I spent about two hours sitting around talking with this lady, who was really hot, older than I am by several years, and I would have sworn wasn't over 30 looking at her. We had a lot in common and got along really well. What a great few days this turned out to be. Man I love eBay sometimes.
Still talking to this lovely lady via e-mail and phone, and hoping I can convince her to drive her BMW over here to see the area. She just retired after 25 years at her job. Pretty sweet to be young and retired already :)