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6th May 2022 17:54
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Texas woman scored ancient Roman bust for $34.99 at Goodwill
Texas woman scored ancient Roman bust for $34.99 at Goodwill
Published: May 6, 2022 at 9:18 a.m. ET
Laura Young, the savvy shopper with the good eye, told The Art Newspaper that she spotted the marble bust of a man with curly hair and a beard on the floor, under a table, at her local Goodwill. It looked “pretty dirty, pretty old,” she said. She bought it for less than $40, thinking someone might want to buy it from her for a garden statue or something. It weighed a hefty 52 pounds, and she asked a Goodwill employee to help her carry it to her car, where she buckled it in with a seatbelt to keep it safe during the ride home.
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The reason I posted this is how I am continually astounded by what drives market value of everything in society at large.
Everything from fiat currency, bitcoin, Non-fungible token, all forms of art, the list goes on...
(Experts could patiently explain it all and I'd still be astounded)
A famous artist could do a single sweeping brush stroke on canvas give it a name and its 'value' assessed something insane. Or
That same artist could have painted a 'masterpiece' secretly never signing their name to it leaving it at a garage sale where it would sale for the value of the frame and canvas.
Or how about selling water in a creative bottle with a trending rappers name affixed? It could even be the very same generic bottled water sold at Walmart but sold for 3x more.
True supply vs. demand? Not buying it. Smoke and mirrors the more likely driving force.
I think the Monopoly game needs a major upgrade to keep up.
Our consumer world is crazy.
Last edited by O Donna; 6th May 2022 at 17:56.
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6th May 2022 18:20
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