Originally Posted by
mahasamatman
And every once in a while, you can get a real steal. When Michael Godard was first starting out, you could have gotten his pieces on a cruise ship for less than 10% what they go for now.
While true, it's not a fair comparison because you are comparing the sale price of a piece by a then unknown artist versus today's price.
(I otherwise agree with you that there might be the occasional "steal" but as someone who grew up going with his father to major auction houses such as those beginning with the letters S, C, and P, I have to believe that the cruise line version is meant to do one thing, enrich both the auctioneer and the cruise line.)