Here's my guess as to why art would be overpriced on Amazon (I know nothing about art prices, so I won't assume that it actually is, just why it would make sens

Here's my guess as to why art would be overpriced on Amazon (I know nothing about art prices, so I won't assume that it actually is, just why it would make sense). Some recently IPO'd CEO walks into a Brooklyn gallery and sees a piece of art. He likes art but he's not much of a collector. He knows that art can be a very lucrative investment, but has no idea what sells in this wierdo art market. When he finds a piece at the gallery and has a good feeling about, he whips out his phone and does a google search of the artist/piece and finds and would you look at that! Prices are on Amazon.com with reviews and everything. The artist/gallery knows this is happening, so they jack their price on Amazon. "Hey! This is worth $50k and I'm getting it for $10k". Plus when you show off your house, you can say "Oh, you like that? I got it at this cute little gallery in Greenpoint last summer". Art combines the speculative nature of investment with all the trend psychology of fashion. Its an irrational market, and a really odd fit for Amazon.com.