Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!cbosgd!ihnp4!zehntel!dual!amd!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-futbal!bennison From: bennison@futbal.DEC Newsgroups: net.invest Subject: Re: Should I Invest in Art Message-ID: <3720@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Mon, 24-Sep-84 09:31:15 EDT Article-I.D.: decwrl.3720 Posted: Mon Sep 24 09:31:15 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 26-Sep-84 07:43:20 EDT Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: DEC Engineering Network Lines: 18 ---- If you have to ask that question, then you probably shouldn't. The difference between investing in the stock market, say, and investing in art is that it is fairly easy to find a good broker to give you advice and even if the advice isn't particularly good you can usually get out before you've lost too much. If you pay $1500 for a Dali that's only worth $50, however, you're out $1450 in the time it takes to sign the check. I'm no expert, but I believe that both Picasso and Dali have flooded the market with zillions of signed lithographs or etchings or whatever. My brother-in-law has one of each. He paid maybe $50 each and they are probably worth no more than that today. He didn't buy them as an investment, he wanted them to hang on his wall. Be carefull! Vick Bennison ...decvax!decwrl!rhea!futbal!bennison (603) 881-2156