Need advice how to sell this item

[liawrig.nq8rdwqa3]

I went to an estate sale about 5 years ago.  I bought a folder of 8 Rembrandt and Caravaggio prints, 15x11.  Held onto them because originally I was going to give them to friends as gifts, etc. etc.  Fast forward about 2 years ago, I decided to sell the prints.  Took them to flea markets (nobody looked).  I put them on EB, AMZ and Etsy.  They are on glossy paper and need to be framed.

I mounted 3 of them on posterboard as a background.  Now, they're sitting at home and I am ready to get rid of them, but not to give them away!  So I need some advice how to best photo the prints, how to describe them (On AMZ I have a lengthy description of each print), how to present them and title them so that they will sell.  I'm valuing at $40 for all 8 (too low?) and would tell the buyer they need to be framed.

[vrie39]

Try maybe doing a search for SOLD Items like yours for ideas?

[luckythewinner]

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@liawrig.nq8rdwqa3 wrote:

and would tell the buyer they need to be framed.

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I'm sure they would look great framed. But IMHO it is never a good idea to tell buyers what they NEED to do, especially when it is just an opinion. 

[dhbookds]

Have you done any research to see what they might be worth?

[m60driver]

Unless you have a large scanner then the best bet is to simply take a picture.  You will need to buy a large 15" heavy card stock (paperboard) mailer which is not easily found being sold individually.

[silverstatetreasureboxes]

Well what I would do personally is pick up old used frames at garage sales/thrift shops (I know this is probably not possible right now) or even older pictures in frames would work better due to the size of your prints, little antique restorer or paint on the frames and rewire the back, take them that way to a consignment shop..or if you want to sell all for $40..fan the pictures out on a table.."main photo", than each individual pic take a photo of put them in a collectable wholesale lot and description I would put: 8 qty 11x15 reprints Rembrandt/others suitable for framing or something like that (I would leave out the word Masters because every golfer in the world would be flocking to your listing due to no tournaments!!!!) hmmm on second thought? Good luck they sound nice.

[liawrig.nq8rdwqa3]

This is what I did.  I found some stock pictures and listed the description with the stock pictures.  But M60 you make a good point about a large scanner.  Perhaps I can find a printing service, for the future when all this CV19 is over with.

[liawrig.nq8rdwqa3]

Also, I found "average" prices for the prints. They run about $22 each.

[chapeau-noir]

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@liawrig.nq8rdwqa3 wrote:

This is what I did.  I found some stock pictures and listed the description with the stock pictures.  But M60 you make a good point about a large scanner.  Perhaps I can find a printing service, for the future when all this CV19 is over with.

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At the price point you mentioned above, I'm not sure if you'll realise much profit at all by scanning, framing, etc.  Finding the frame, matching the frame to the picture (at 11 x 15" yet), matting, mounting with wall mount system will be a lot of time and expense.  And matching frame to picture is not easy.

Also, scan copying at a copy service say at Kinko's, even at that format, full colour, is going to be expensive. 

If it were me, I'd just list and be patient.  If you can get a good photo without any light bounce (put the picture on the floor, stand on a little stool or something to get a good shot downwards) that would be best, but it will take a while to sell prints - there are a lot of them around.

[oleander1993]

You’ve already received good advice. I’ll just relay I had some much smaller prints that were in a semi-book form, that just took FOREVER to sell (had to wait for the right buyer). The market for people wanting that stuff is just small.

I was able to pack mine in a couple of flattened boxes and taped well. The buyer was SO pleased with the careful packing. Of course, yours are larger and that might not work as well with the USPS dimensional pricing but I just thought I would mention it. Good luck!