Question Should I stock Thomas Kinkade?

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How weird is that. I actually had a lady come in today with two of his canvases for framing, and she asked the same thing.

The price of framing both of these was less than what she paid for these things, and she nearly blew a gasket!!!! But she left them with me.
 
I had a customer have me make a frame for one of his AP's just the size of the image. She asked me to cut the white border off and I told her she could do it but I wouldn't. Her husband asked for a straight edge and razor so he could do it. Told him he had to do it at home with his own tools. I know it's not worth anything but I'm not going to get involved in it.
 
when he started

l carried his prints when he first started in placerville. Other publishers did the printing and distribution. Remember the alaskan series and the yukon pieces. l did well with the prints then. When he started his own company l did well with the pieces because the editions were small for off sets. 350 to 750 . once the cottages began coming out every thing changed. the prices went up as did the edition. lt now became harder to sell. once he was into his large factory l was done with the prints. lf l want them l now l go to ebay.:fire:
 
Yeah, I bit on it too, thinking I was reading a contemporary thread.
Wonder if things have gotten worse in Kinkade City, or if he is now retro and collectible once more.
Or are the kiddos trying to dump off Mom and Dad's art 'investments' like they are with the Hummels and Precious Momentses? There is no end to the bottom of those markets these days, I hear.
 
The Kincaid Gallery here, that once was #2 in sales is now in bankruptcy, and going out of business.
 
hawking

what amazes me is he's still hawking his prints on TV and advertising them as true collectables that will increase in value. :nuts: l was in disney world last week and sure enough one of disneys stores was selling his prints . some one must still be buying them.
 
What a great thread - LOL

The sad thing is that Tom CAN paint. I saw an article about his plein-air paintings, and they were very good. I was very surprised based on the garbage he was selling to the masses. I don't know what kind of person he is, but I don't blame him for figuring out what the other 95% of the population who don't appreciate fine art want.
 
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