This landscape painter has sold some of my paintings directly to collectors on eBay for the last three-plus years, totaling over 350 paintings of various sizes. Over time I came to understand what interested collectors most. It always amused me when a painting I wasn't overly fond of found a big audience and lots of bidders. My interests in subject matter grew as I came to see my work through collectors' eyes.
eBay worked for me for a number of years and collectors had confidence that however they saw a painting on their computer monitors, the real thing would please them even more. A 14 day money back guarantee encouraged people to take a chance. I thank all who bid and especially those who won auctions for my paintings. We had a wild ride together!
Lately the bad economy has tightened all of our belts and made us collectively uneasy. eBay is not the place to be for me and my paintings at the moment. I've closed my eBay store and am limiting my exposure to those high eBay fees that cause some folks to dub it "Feebay".
It's as though the universe was writing on the walls when the last auction bidder won a nice 9 by 12 inch painting for a very low price and then didn't pay. Oh, well... it's probably past time to move on.
Recently I've been working on larger paintings. That requires an investment of time and effort such that the resulting painting is really too big and detailed to be offered on eBay or over the internet: you have to see them in person to appreciate them.
If you found me through eBay please know that I will likely list some "buy it now/ or best offer" auctions every once in a while for smaller paintings. Feel free to make an offer if you see something you like. Really, a girl can't just give up all that eBay fun cold turkey!
The last eBay painting... a crazy-low final bid, bidder didn't pay.