Auctions without scans of artwork 0

[Brian Peck]

How can Heritage or any auction house start an auction without scans of the artwork? If not all the information is there then it should be pull from that auction and offered later.

 

 

 

[MIL0S]

Agreed. I would be annoyed if those were my consignments.

[The Voord]

Maybe they're offering some of Steve Donnelly's fake cover artworks and are under strict instructions not to disclose any visual information that might get tongues wagging?

[Rick2you2]

1 hour ago, The Voord said:

Maybe they're offering some of Steve Donnelly's fake cover artworks and are under strict instructions not to disclose any visual information that might get tongues wagging?

If they are fake, it doesn't matter anyway.

[Brian Peck]

Its interior pages which of course can be numbered differently. So even if you have the book you can be sure on which page it is.

[NicoV]

11 hours ago, Brian Peck said:

How can Heritage or any auction house start an auction without scans of the artwork?

The question is "why can't they provide a scan ?"  I guess it's not for a lack of time or resources, so does it mean that they don't have the artwork physically? If that's the case, how can they/we be sure of the accuracy of the description, condition of the artwork, etc? 

[Brian Peck]

10 minutes ago, NicoV said:

The question is "why can't they provide a scan ?"  I guess it's not for a lack of time or resources, so does it mean that they don't have the artwork physically? If that's the case, how can they/we be sure of the accuracy of the description, condition of the artwork, etc? 

IS they dont have the artwork, then why start the auction in the first place?

 

 

 

[aokartman]

This looks like it has been cleared up.  The auction houses churn tremendous inventory and images often are slow for online bidders.  I am thankful for everything they provide, whenever they can do it.  David

[Brian Peck]

21 minutes ago, aokartman said:

This looks like it has been cleared up.  The auction houses churn tremendous inventory and images often are slow for online bidders.  I am thankful for everything they provide, whenever they can do it.  David

Yup they have updated it with scans. But that doesn't address the issue. If the auction is not ready to go live then they should delay it. Its a Sunday Ha so a week delay wouldn't hurt.