Anyone had success with this?

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Has anyone had success with art, or knows someone who knows someone who had success with art? I looked through this section of the forum but didn't see much.

The reason I'm asking is that my wife has a massive art collection (not paintings) and it sells a lot on Ebay but the prices are very low compared to retail. Because of these prices, she's convinced no one goes online to pay full price so she doesn't believe an ecommerce store would make good profits.

I was hoping someone here could tell me if they've had success with art online. I don't mean just selling a few items but a full blown business out of it.

No need to share your niche but does it sell well enough (with proper marketing) to make it worthwhile?
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  • Profile picture of the author NataliaF
    Personally I haven't experienced having e-commerce store with art items, but while working for a website development company, we had one or two clients who sold art and were quite successful. I believe proper marketing will make a difference and you should definitely try building a website.
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  • Profile picture of the author NataliaF
    You can also try selling art items on ArtFire, Zibbet, Etsy.
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    • Profile picture of the author twinkenterprises
      I know people who are sucessful with marketing art online. They have thier own art store and also will do custom work. Try bonanza it's a lot like artfire but free. With good marketing and promotion you could probably make a good income out of this.
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      • Profile picture of the author Robert Domino
        Thaks for the replies so far. As I said, it does sell on Ebay so I know there is demand. Question is, is it based on the bargain basement prices or because of real sustainable demand, if that makes sense.

        From what you've seen, people do pay full retail price for this stuff online?
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  • Yes. Just Google and you will find many profitable sites. Since you are an internet marketer, you can always build site and do SEO work for your wife.
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