Auction Fees Explained
The hammer price is rarely what anyone actually pays or receives. Understand the math behind Buyer's Premiums, Seller's Commissions, and guarantees.
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mechanics
Understanding the structure of art transactions. Strip away the aesthetics, and you are left with an unregulated, highly illiquid asset class driven by extreme information asymmetry.
Core Concepts
Primary vs Secondary
The difference between buying directly from a gallery (primary) and buying on the open market (secondary), and how pricing strategies diverge wildly between the two.
Read Full Analysis →Fractional Ownership Risks
Analyzing the true costs and illiquidity of buying "shares" in blue-chip artworks.
Coming SoonThe Cost of Storage
Freeports, climate control, and why physical possession eats into annualized returns.
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