When Your Cruise Ship Art Romance Goes Sour
A very popular pastime is purchasing art at cruise ship auctions. Millions of dollars are spent every month by unsuspecting tourists who know little or nothing about what they acquired.
Art collectors should be aware everything they bought was purchased in international waters, beyond the three mile limit of United States Court jurisdiction.
If you read your receipt, there is no recourse and the appraisals don’t even guarantee authenticity. The Hucksters on board these ships often make extravagant verbal claims that never find themselves in writing. They say certain works are worth thousands of dollars when they often only bring a couple of hundred dollars at major auctions. Rembrandt, Picasso and Salvador Dali prints are their main prey. No legitimate gallery would do business this way.
If you feel you have been taken by one of these cruise ship auctions, phone us. We understand the legality of your auction contract. We usually can get your money back. We can even get you in touch with an attorney that is working on a class action lawsuit against the art auctioneer.
Remember the pirates that sail the high seas today don’t wear black eye patches.
Still have a few questions?
Phone us and we will be glad to
answer them for you.
(847) 446-8827
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Confused about exactly what you have? Painting, print, antique reproduction, masterpiece or a garage sale item.
Just send us a photo of it in the mail (no e-mail please). We'll write and tell you if it warrants researching, plus our fee. There is no obligation or charge for this initial examination.
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