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Professional
Partnership
artcash.com serves as a representative between buyers and sellers of high-quality
20th Century art (valued at about US$ 3,000 and above), especially paintings,
graphics,
sculptures, etc., of internationally renowned artists. Our aim is to provide
the highest-caliber service simply and inexpensively. |
Appraisal
If you would like to know the current value of a work
of art, send us a description and
photographs of the work in question. After consulting our pool of experts,
we will suggest
a realistic selling price to you. |
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Good
Sales Prospects within a Short Period of Time
The seller's chances of finding a suitable buyer are high, due to our
constantly growing pool of international members, consisting of collectors,
gallery owners, investors, museums and experts.
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| To Get an Appraisal
and Sell.... |
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Use
our Offer Form to send us your personal information and a description of
the art work. At the same time, send us two photographs of the work via
email, fax or conventional mail. Please include a view of the entire object
in one photograph, and a detailed view of the object, including the artist's
signature, in the other photograph.
artcash.com will then inform you whether your piece will be included in
the sales listings, typically it will remain for at least 60 days. We will
forward any additional questions from interested parties to you. As soon
as a buyer is
found and the details of the sale are settled, artcash.com will draw up
the sales contract
to be signed by both parties, and the transaction can be completed. |
| If You Wish to Buy…
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Register for your free
membership and
choose from up to ten artists in our Index
of Artists for an exclusive pre-information service.
We recommend that you register early, as the pre-information
service is limited to 100 members per artist worldwide.
Within five days after you receive a sales notice for a work through the
pre-information service,
you can request additional information from the seller or inform artcash.com
of your interest. This procedure also applies to offers found in the public
database 'Works in Offer'.
As soon as the work's authenticity has been established and a final sales
price determined, artcash.com will issue the sales
contract. This document will
cover the terms and conditions of sale, especially those pertaining to the
payment guarantee, artcash.com service fee, shipping and right of withdrawal.
As soon as the sales contract has been signed by both parties, payment and
shipping procedures can commence. |
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| Free Membership |
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As an interested buyer,
you can register at no cost
by completing the Membership Agreement Form.
(Please note that your personal information is used exclusively for the
purposes of our service). At the same time, you can register for a
maximum of ten artists for our
pre-information
service. Should you have substantial knowledge of particular artists' works,
you may register as an expert
without further obligation. |
| Index of Artists |
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The Index of Artists
comprises approximately 1,500 artists' names and their dates of birth. Each
artist on this list can be associated with a maximum
of 100 members who have indicated an interest in receiving
pre-information about offered works.
Artists who are actively sought after via the pre-information service are
marked in red. Artists marked
in green indicate that the artist has a work available
in the public 'Works in Offer' database. The list of artists is updated
on a regular basis. Members can also suggest
new artists for inclusion in the index. artcash.com reserves
the right to decline the inclusion of an artist without disclosing a reason
for the decision. |
| Sales Offers |
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By
entering a work of art into the artcash.com system, the seller (owner or
authorized representative) agrees to keep it on artcash.com for a certain
amount of time, generally 60
days. The seller must complete one Description Form per offer
including a realistic asking price, and at the same time send (via electronic
or conventional mail) at least two photographs of the object and the artist's
signature. The seller confirms that the information he or she supplied in
the offer is complete and truthful. Upon receipt of all information, artcash.com
will inform the seller whether his or her offer will be included in the
database. artcash.com reserves the right to decline inclusion of an offer
in the database without disclosing a reason for the decision. |
| Appraisal by artcash.com
or Pool of Experts |
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Before entering a work
for sale, the seller can have artcash.com appraise
the work's value. Should artcash.com be unable to determine
the authenticity or value of the work with certainty, we will consult the
registered experts in our own expert pool, or the internationally recognized
experts. |
| Pre- Information Services
for Members |
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If members has indicated
a desire for pre-information about the works of a particular artist, a new
offer associated with that artist is first entered into the artcash.com
pre-information service. Members registered for specific artists generally
receive information about offers via an email message,
which includes photos, asking price and the location of the object. |
| Buyer Interest |
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As
a member, if you are interested in buying an object, you can request further
information from the seller or directly communicate your interest in a purchase
within five days after receipt of
the email notification. If there are several interested parties, the first
member to present an acceptable buying offer will be invited to negotiate
the sale. If no member responds to the pre-information offer after five
days, the offer enters the public database. |
| 'Works in Offer' Database |
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This
database is publicly accessible and contains those works, which are either
not actively sought after or have not been sold through the
pre-information service.
For reasons of confidentiality, not all photographs or detailed information
are made publicly available. However, all
registered members can order photographs of the objects, direct additional
questions to the sellers and communicate offers to buy. |
| artcash.com Service Fees |
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After successful completion
of the sale, artcash.com charges a percentage of the sales price as a fee
for its services. The figure depends on the actual sales price, the amount
of time and effort invested by artcash.com and the complexity of the sales
process. The fee is between 5 and 10% and is determined through direct agreement
with the contractual parties. |
| Sales Contract & Terms and Conditions of
Sale |
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Upon finalization of negotiations, artcash.com
delivers a detailed sales contract to be signed by the seller and buyer,
which includes, but is not limited to, the following points:
- Security in the method of payment
- Shipping and insurance details and costs
- Authenticity guarantee provided by the seller and right of withdrawal
by the buyer
- Service fee payment to artcash.com.
If desired, artcash.com can act as a representative for the secure carrying
out
(in whole or part) of the sales transaction for a fee. |
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see also: Terms
& Conditions  Allgemeine
Geschäftsbedingungen |
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