I collected Thomas Kinkade items back in '90. I have several such paintings which I purchased at his galleries. While I am aware that the value of such items is hardly worth what I paid for them, I am wondering if having a couple which he personally signed and drew on while at a signing event will increase the value in today's market.
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It depends on how large they are and whether they are limited editions. I would look on eBay and see if your picture is listed
Hi,
I have looked on ebay and amazon.com to find prices. They can be anywhere from $20.00 on up into the hundreds or thousands of dollars. Here is one link that I was looking at:
He really painted some beautiful artwork. I absolutely love all his paintings.
Best wishes,
Robyn
The signed painting may not increase the value but if there are 2 identical listings listed for about the same amount of money then most likely the buyer would go for your painting first.
It seems the canvas paintings are the only type that have held their value (kinda) but there are so many available that it is difficult to sell any type and it may make even the canvas style fall in the near future.
If I were inclined to sell any of these items, I believe I would list them on several (free) local sites like Craigslist, USA4Sale, and any others in the same area. Sometimes people will buy quicker and pay a little more for something they can actually take a look at.
If you should decide to do that you should research your items/prints (forget about the signature) by size and type on eBay and Google to see if you can get some idea of value. eBay has a sold link on the left of their site and that is the best actual guide to value.
Always list items at higher prices and lower them if no one shows an interest.
Kinkade also has a site and many prints are still available so check out that site also.
There is not an easy answer for this since I do not know what you paid for the autographed pieces.
There is an autographed picture that sold on eBay for $1800...to me that is a lot of money--but if the seller paid $5000 for it, that is a big loss.
I suggest researching eBay to find an exact match to yours that sold and that would tell you today's market value so you can then figure out if you gained or lost money and how much.
Selling these on eBay is a nightmare. There are way too many so even if the ones you have are signed originals, they are going to get lost in the shuffle.They are valueless if they are lost in the shuffle.
Shipping them is a disaster waiting to happen and even if they have a huge resale value, most people are not going to pay Jane Doe from eBay (or Facebook or Let Go etc.) big bucks that they would pay Jane Doe Store Owner.
Because of that, I suggest that you find a gallery or good resale shop and have them consign them for you. Be sure to know your value, and what you want to get out of it so you can negotiate a price.
Post back what you decide and let us know if you were able to realize a profit!! Best wishes!
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