Anybody got $105 million lying around?

mithrilG60 · 02-05-2010, 08:13 AM

$105 million? Let me just pull that out of my back pocket. Door prize for the next herf anyone?

hotreds · 02-05-2010, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by mithrilG60

$105 million? Let me just pull that out of my back pocket. Door prize for the next herf anyone?

More like door stop for the next herf!

chippewastud79 · 02-05-2010, 08:28 AM

Its 'life size', thus making it worth the money. Duh

wayner123 · 02-05-2010, 08:35 AM

It's got to be some sort of investment and who knows? Maybe a museum did buy it.

But my problem comes in when critics say "an original pice of art". Have these same yuppies ever seen cave drawings? The same lines and designs were used thousands of years ago. So Giacometti's whole idea of "modern man" to me is shot out the window.

mithrilG60 · 02-05-2010, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by wayner123

It's got to be some sort of investment and who knows? Maybe a museum did buy it.

Art is always an investment when you have the capital to play at the level this piece is apparently at. If the new owner wants to sell it in 5 years they're going to get at least the $105 million they paid for it so it's really just a means of storing your money in a medium that you find visually appealing.

The only debate is whether it's actually visually appealing. To my eyes it's not, but it's not my $105 million on the table so my opinion on it's aesthetics really doesn't mean much.

marge796 · 02-05-2010, 08:48 AM

Not seeing it? Looks like something you'd see at a craft store in the accessory aisle.

IMHO

Chris.....

02-05-2010, 08:13 AM	#1
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wayner123 Country Gentleman Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Deltona, FL Posts: 2,351 Trading: (159)	Re: Anybody got $105 million lying around? It's got to be some sort of investment and who knows? Maybe a museum did buy it. But my problem comes in when critics say "an original pice of art". Have these same yuppies ever seen cave drawings? The same lines and designs were used thousands of years ago. So Giacometti's whole idea of "modern man" to me is shot out the window. __________________ 'It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.'

02-05-2010, 08:48 AM	#6
marge796 It Just Doesn’t Matter!!! Join Date: Feb 2009 First Name: Chris Location: Topeka KS Posts: 1,624 Trading: (28)	Re: Anybody got $105 million lying around? Not seeing it? Looks like something you'd see at a craft store in the accessory aisle. IMHO Chris..... __________________ “Don’t talk to me about naval tradition. It’s nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash.” -Sir Winston Churchill