Cruise Ship Art Auctions Scams

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Cruise ship art auctions scams. Some of them written by former Park West employees. You work too hard to throw my money away. If you have money to burn want a pretty piece to hang on your wall and dont care about your art having any or little value art auctions may be your choice.

Some people go as far as to suggest that cruise ship art auctions use deceptive business practices. Is located and headquartered in Southfield Michigan and is the largest operator of art auctions on cruise ships in the United States. The cruise ship auctions will sell a Dali for several thousands of dollars which they will tell you is a steal compared to their appraised value but a quick search online would show that you can buy the same forgery for around 150 on eBay.

We attended one cruise auction. Borotescu told us that the company operates on 100 cruise ships and claimed that the art aboard the Navigator of the Seas alone was worth 3 million. An American teacher was even kicked off a holiday cruise for handing out pamphlets that warned other passengers about the onboard auction.

This post will cover the actual buying process not necessarily the legitimacy of any or quality of any of their artwork. A class action lawsuit was filed today against Park West Gallery Inc PWG Florida Inc Vista Fine Art LLC dba Park West at Sea and Albert Scaglione Docket No. Sit back revel in the company of your fellow art lovers have a glass of champagne on us and enjoy.

Some people go as far as to suggest that cruise ship art auctions use deceptive business practices. As if any decent artist would risk association with these recalcitrants. These complaints and lawsuits have made other cruisers wary of the entire art auction business and are in part why some cruise lines have canceled their auction programs in favor of art.

The art auctions are one of them. For instance Holland America Line partners with London gallery ArtLink to showcase works from emerging artists including hosting lectures cocktail parties and visiting artists that some times will join the cruise to talk about. Also try googling Park West along with complaint scam or ripoff.