starfished
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Post by starfished on Jan 16, 2014 20:23:26 GMT
After the long drought I'm more concerned about the loan security. 17 Modern paintings by an artist that started his career just 3 years ago? Well, though there's a bit of cash sitting idle in my account and most probably will continue to sit idle for quite a while, I'll miss this one. Good point, but a trawl of the internet did turn up a few auction sale results, and they were rather pricey. Also, the auction prices seemed to be at or above the auctioneer's guide price, so that's encouraging. The bottom line, however, is that to invest with FS you have to have faith that they know what they're doing and that their valuers do as well. Obviously easier with a longer track record and more activity, so it's best to be cautious. I don't know much about Art collecting but for someone to have that many paintings of the same artist, is that common without the person being a gallery owner? Which then got me thinking could FS lend to companies?
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alison
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Post by alison on Jan 16, 2014 20:31:11 GMT
Good point, but a trawl of the internet did turn up a few auction sale results, and they were rather pricey. Also, the auction prices seemed to be at or above the auctioneer's guide price, so that's encouraging. The bottom line, however, is that to invest with FS you have to have faith that they know what they're doing and that their valuers do as well. Obviously easier with a longer track record and more activity, so it's best to be cautious. I don't know much about Art collecting but for someone to have that many paintings of the same artist, is that common without the person being a gallery owner? Which then got me thinking could FS lend to companies? YES!! From one of their tweets today - We lend money to small businesses in the U.K. Contact us if you need a #loan. Surprised me I must say.
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Post by starfished on Jan 16, 2014 23:27:00 GMT
Thanks for confirming. I am obviously going to have to cave and join twitter at some point...
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