Might it mean that you would not be taken seriously in sort of a snobbish way by the larger art world?
2007-04-13 21:37:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Other - Visual Arts
It might. Plus, the fees are ridiculously high and the bids tend to be ridiculously low. Great place to buy, lousy place to sell.
2007-04-13 21:41:08 · answer #1 · answered by Alice K 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really don't care or give a thought about the snobs in the larger art world. I do what I want to do with my art.
With that being said, I've sold a few smaller pieces of art on ebay, but the fees kept going up and was eating up my profit, so I just sell mostly on my website now.
Artists get lost in the huge crowd on ebay and your work may not even be seen until the listing is about to end, then it's only a handful of people that may see it.
2007-04-14 07:51:37 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fine artists who are not already famous don't get much for their work on ebay. It's a good place to sell stuff that you only want $10 or $20 but don't expect money in the 100's. Those prices are reserved for real antiques and collectables. Sorry.
2007-04-13 21:46:17 · answer #3 · answered by lala_cewex_australia 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Double edged sword...
Biggest pro: number of potential buyers.
2nd biggest pro: exposure.
Biggest con: paperwork.
2nd biggest con: larger competition = lower prices.
If you're just starting out, and don't have work in any galleries or shops to display your work, eBay isn't a bad tool to get going, but what you'll most likely find is it makes your art into a business, and alot of artists want to be artists, not businessmen/women. Having a work on eBay gives you cred (as in - "Here's my card with my eBay account name... you can check out some of my latest work...") but if your art is overpriced, and noone bids on it, people will see that your stuff desn't sell and people don't "want" it. If you reduce your prices to get business, you force yourself into a lower potential profit. Like I said, it's a double edged sword... only you can decide it it's worth it.
Good luck!
2007-04-13 21:48:23 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. Know-it-all 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are worried about snobbery, use a psuedonym for ebay works. Pluses: Broad exposure: Cons: Too many vying in same space. Bids are very low...they want deals. "No sales" exceed "sales." After paying for bandwidth, awaiting bids to rise, and delivery charges and costs to produce, the lack of margin overrides the ego trip of a sale.
2007-04-13 21:50:21 · answer #5 · answered by Victor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
contra
2007-04-14 09:34:21 · answer #6 · answered by fauzimo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋