WayneG Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 (edited) In September I was the feature artist of the month at a local cafe that is run by Gay/lesbian folk and the place is very popular. They are having an auction of donated art work to sponsor an lgbtq family that is coming to Canada. Here is what I am made them for the auction, it's a bunch of lgbtq symbols and I splatter painted the backboard and frame with the colors of the LGBTQ flag. Will drop it off Saturday morning Edited December 8, 2017 by WayneG Canuck45, meflick, MTCowpoke22 and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 (edited) Wayne, with it being so colorful, it's bound to be a hit, it should draw a large bid from the bidders. Len Edited December 8, 2017 by Lucky2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 That came out great Wayne. It should do well at the auction. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 Beautiful Plaque.You will do well with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 Nice !....That should do well at auction ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneG Posted December 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 thanks folks, I need to provide a suggested starting bid for the piece and wondered what you all thought? my hope is that it brings in somewhere between 140-160$ so I was thinking a starting bid of $80 thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 (edited) You really did a great job on that picture. Interesting question about the price. Might pay to discuss it with someone experienced with this type of auction and see what normally happens. What I am trying to get at is I have been asked to donate a piece for a fundraiser auction. The people I have talked to me say they feel it could bring as high as $500 , even up to $800, because people go crazy at the type of (especially, if the liquor is flowing). I sell the item for $125. Edited December 9, 2017 by Scrappile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 Oh that is beautiful, I love it. You did an excellent job and I hope it get a really good price. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 Very nice work. I have no idea about starting bids - I agree with Paul, I would talk to them and see what they think and see what kind of bids they typically get for similar stuff in years past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 It looks great Wayne ! I suppose the question is what would you like to sell it for if you were selling it. That's what the starting bid should be. If that is $80, then that's what the starting bid should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneG Posted December 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 Ya I mean $80.00 would be the price I would put on it, the owner of the café thought 90$. In any case he loved it,I hope it brings in close to 200.00$ I also let him name the piece Thanks, will post how much it makes at auction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted December 10, 2017 Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 On 12/7/2017 at 11:22 PM, WayneG said: In September I was the feature artist of the month at a local cafe that is run by Gay/lesbian folk and the place is very popular. They are having an auction of donated art work to sponsor an lgbtq family that is coming to Canada. Here is what I am made them for the auction, it's a bunch of lgbtq symbols and I splatter painted the backboard and frame with the colors of the LGBTQ flag. Will drop it off Saturday morning Let us know how much she went for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted December 10, 2017 Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 Nice work thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneG Posted January 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 So this piece had a starting bid of $80 and the winning bid was $165 which is awesome! Of all the pieces in the auction it was the highest percentage above the opening bid. This piece is bound for Boston Mass. The auction was a great success, they also had a raffle and they raised a total of 3000$ or so. I am back as the feature artist once again in Sept 2018 meflick and bobscroll 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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