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Chase Burning Ebay Auction 25k won...
 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chase-Burnin...item2c5ee95f01


I think this painting is really touching a nerve so I'm putting it up for auction. It's getting a lot of publicity which I'm very excited about! It started out as a simple urban landscape painting for a series of artworks depicting banks on fire. But then after a few hours the police arrived and took my information inquiring as to whether I was a terrorist. Click here to read my blog post about that: ALEX SCHAEFER: Chase bank, painting en plein air, and the LAPD .

I got a bit of publicity about the whole affair, but then three weeks later two officers showed up at my home for further questioning and you can read about that here: ALEX SCHAEFER: a chilling effect on speech

At that point things have snowballed. The LA Times called for an interview and then ran an article about the entire story of this painting so far. Click here to read the article: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...,4395501.story

It's also been linked to the Keiser Report who have planned an interview with me next week: Alex Schaefer’s depiction of a Chase branch going up in flames drew the attention of L.A. police | Max Keiser

It's amazing the speed news spreads and I'm very glad to be moving people with my artwork and for the support for this issues the painting is bringing up! I plan to paint more!

Here's how I'm pricing the piece: In 1873 one French franc equalled .290322581 g grams of gold. Legend has it that Vincent Van Gogh sold one painting in his lifetime, the Red Vineyard at Arles, for 400 francs, which would have equalled 116.129 grams of gold, or 4.1 ounces of gold. Today an ounce of gold costs $1835, so 4.1 ounces of gold is $7523.50. Not a bad price adjusted for inflation and given the amount of money his work auctions for nowadays quite a steal! I'm going to auction this painting on e-bay, it's just "too hot" not to! I've been getting offers and I think this is the most democratic and frankly interesting way to monetize this artwork. I'm going to float this painting on the open market and engage in a little real-world price discovery. And I'm going to be setting the auction starting bid at the cost of just a half an ounce of gold in today's prices, or $920.
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LOL?

people have no idea what to do with their money....what benefit do you get from owning this

Each to his own. Ebay fees must be nice after that transaction.:shocked: But seriously I had a Chase bank branch burning down a couple of blocks down from my house and yes it kinda looked like that.

Weird stuff - I would not be surprised if eb cancels it in retrospect.

Truly amazing.

Daym! What publicity can do for you. Good for that person...

hopefully paypal doesnt limit him and get richer.

Get that painting FanDan

Wonder what i how much i would get for painting my house on fire?

Insure it and do the real thing ha =P

That's you ??!! :eek::clap:

I read about that yesterday or the day before

It was on the Front of Yahoo.com


You should contact a few of the talk shows, especially the newer ones (I don't have a tv, haven't seen tv in about 10 years) maybe they will pay you for an interview

Maybe you could paint a picture of the local Planned Parenthood on fire

Save the babies or something? Just an example, pick you're own cause :D

Keep milking it so you become famous :nerd: You're very talented!

Our Jail here isn't too bad, not at all. Sacramento County is THE Worst, highest

death rate per person anywhere in California. Almost twice as high

OR ---> http://www.medicalmarijuanadispensaries.com <<-pick one...

That would be a cool picture ^^^ :D

Seriously though.. I wonder if you could bid your talents out on Ebay

Maybe go anywhere in California and paint a picture for them

Start the bidding at whatever plus have them pay your transportation costs.

I am done now :shhh: promise