Thrifters NEED To Know This

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The video offers practical, actionable advice for a niche audience (thrifters) on how to identify potentially valuable items, presented in a clear and concise manner. The use of visual examples and a step-by-step approach makes the information easy to understand and apply, increasing its shareability.

Summary

The video provides tips for thrifters on how to identify valuable artwork in thrift stores. The creator explains how to distinguish between prints and original pieces by examining the frame and looking for "gradient lines" or "dots" under magnification, which indicate a print. The video also highlights the importance of checking for hand-signed, numbered, or named prints and looking for framing or gallery stickers on the back of the artwork for clues about its value and origin.

Structure

1Introduction to overlooked art sections in thrift stores
2Tip 1: Examine the frame for quality and weight
3Tip 2: Distinguish between prints and originals using a jeweler's loop and looking for gradient lines/dots vs. brush strokes
4Tip 3: Check for hand-signed, numbered, or named prints
5Tip 4: Look for framing or gallery stickers on the back
6Conclusion: Artwork offers minimal competition and high profit potential

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Thrifters NEED To Know This ONE OF THE MOST OVERLOOKED SECTIONS AT THE THRIFT STORE IS ALWAYS THE ART. BECAUSE PEOPLE THINK IT'S WAY TOO COMPLICATED TO BE ABLE TO SPOT SOMETHING VALUABLE. SHOW YOU. ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA START EXTREMELY SIMPLE AND BIT MORE ADVANCED SO YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT. THE ART SECTION. THE MOST BASIC TIP I CAN TO LOOK AT IF YOU HAVE IS WELL BUILT, STURDY, IT'S HEAVY, YOU PROBABLY WANNA PIECE OF ART THESE ARE WOOD BLOCK PRINTS FROM THE 1940S. WE PAID $5 A PIECE FROM THE THRIFT STORE. OFFER OF FIVE FIFTY ON THIS SHIP IT TO JAPAN. SHOULD GO FOR 375. BUT THE BIGGEST ABLE TO TELL WHETHER YOUR PIECE IS A PRINT OR AN ORIGINAL. TELL YOU EXACTLY FIND THAT OUT. THESE IS A OF THESE IS AN ORIGINAL. WHICH ONE IS NOW YOU'RE GONNA FIVE BUCKS ON THIS IS A JEWELER'S LOOP. YOU'RE GONNA WANNA PUT AND YOU'RE GONNA CALLED GRADIENT LINES. AN ORIGINAL PIECE OF ARTWORK IS GOING TO HAVE BRUSH OR ACRYLIC STROKE LINES. WHILE A PRINT TINY LITTLE ALMOST POINTILLISM STYLE DOTS AND GRADIENT DOTS AND GRADIENT PRINT. NOW, THIS ONE IS THE PRINT. AS CLOSE AS AND IT'S REALLY HARD ON CAMERA, BUT IF YOU ZOOM WAY IN, YOU'LL START TO SEE ALL THOSE LITTLE BLACK DOTS AND GRADIENT LINES. ORIGINAL, WE WILL ONLY SEE BRUSH STROKES. THIS IMAGE RIGHT THIS RIGHT HERE IS WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. IF YOU SEE THESE GRADIENT LINES, THESE DOTS, THIS IS FROM PRINT. THIS IS NOT AN ORIGINAL PIECE AND THIS IS LOOK FOR. NOW, PRINTS CAN STILL BE WORTH MONEY IF THEY ARE HAND SIGNED, NUMBERED, OR NAMED. LOOK THEM UP. FIRST. I USE THE GOOGLE LENS, NOT THE EBAY LENS, THE GOOGLE TO ACTUALLY JUST OF THAT ARTWORK AND SEE IF IT'S KNOWN. LIKE TODAY WE GRABBED THIS MIKE SMITH LION IN THE BLUE TREE PRINT FOR AROUND $12, BUT THEY GO FOR 2:50. THAT'S BECAUSE UNLIKE A LOT OF HIS HE HAND SIGNED AND NAMED THIS ONE. THIS IS AN AWESOME EXAMPLE OF A PRINT THAT'S WORTH GOOD MONEY. SO WHEN YOU'RE FIRST LOOK FOR A DECENT, SOLID, WELL MADE FRAME. NEXT, IF IT'S A PRINT OR AN ORIGINAL. USE THE GOOGLE LENS AND TRY AND FIND THE ACTUAL ARTIST AND HISTORY OF HIS WORK. SIGNED, CHECK IF IT'S NUMBERED AND CHECK IF IT'S NAMED. FRAME JOB, ON THE BACK, ALWAYS LOOK FOR THESE ARE FRAMING OR GALLERY STICKERS. WE FOUND, WHICH APPRAISED BETWEEN 50 FIVE HUNDRED AND 70 FIVE HAD A TRITON GALLERY OF NEW YORK CUSTOM FRAMING STICKER. OF THE GAME IS MINIMAL COMPETITION AND HIGH PROFIT, ARTWORK IS A FANTASTIC PLACE TO BRANCH INTO.

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Thrifters ALWAYS pass right by insanely valuable artwork. #thrift #resellercommunity #thriftstorefinds #thrifting

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Transcript

One of the most overlooked sections at the thrift store is always the art. Because people think it's way too complicated to be able to spot something valuable. Let me show you. Alright, we're gonna start extremely simple and then get a bit more advanced so you know exactly what you're looking at. The art section. The most basic tip I can give is to look at the frame. If you have a frame that is well built, sturdy, it's heavy, you probably wanna look at the piece of art that's in it. These are wood block prints from the 1940s. We paid $5 a piece from the thrift store. Offer of $5.50 on this. We got to ship it to Japan. These should go for $375. But the biggest thing is being able to tell whether your piece is a print or an original. Let me tell you exactly how you can find that out. Now, one of these is a print and one of these is an original. Can you tell which one is? Now you're gonna spend about five bucks on Amazon and get yourself one of these. This is a jeweler's loop. You're gonna wanna put this up to your art and you're gonna look for something called gradient lines. You see an original piece of artwork is going to have brush or acrylic stroke lines, while a print is going to have tiny little, almost pointillism style dots and gradient lines. Dots and gradient print. Now, this one is the print. As close as I can get, and it's really hard on camera, but if you zoom way in, you'll start to see all those little black dots and gradient lines. And gradient lines. Original. We will only see brush strokes. This image right here is what you're looking for. If you see these gradient lines, these dots, this is from print. This is not an original piece and this is what you want to look for. Now, prints can still be worth money if they are hand signed, numbered, or named. Look them up. First, I use the Google Lens, not the eBay lens, the Google Lens to actually just take a picture of that artwork and see if it's known. Like today we grabbed this Mike Smith lion in the blue tree print for around $12, but they go for $2.50. That's because unlike a lot of his, he hand signed and named this one. This is an awesome example of a print that's worth good money. So when you're first browsing, first look for a decent, solid, well-made frame. Next, try to decide if it's a print or an original. Use the Google Lens and try and find the actual artist and history of his work. Check if it's signed, check if it's numbered and check if it's named. Also, on the frame job, on the back, always look for these are framing or gallery stickers. We found, which appraised between $50, $500 and $75. Had a Triton Gallery of New York custom framing sticker. The name of the game is minimal competition and high profit. Artwork is a fantastic place to branch into.