The Truth About Park West at Sea Cruise Line Art Auctions, An Insider's Story

A former Park West auctioneer, Gavin Watson, who pioneered art auctions on cruise ships before Park West Gallery ever got involved or Park West at Sea was formed and later went on to work for Albert Scaglione and Park West, tells the story of how the art auctions on cruise ships began, how they were taken over by Park West and how they dwindled from a fun activity where real bargains were to be had to what they are now, overpriced and often poor quality art sold under heavy pressure for more than it is worth using anything goes sales tactics.

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[henrybird]

I was just on a cruise and attended one of the "auctions". There was 1 obvious shill. The auctioneer kept pushing Krasnyansky. "Anyone heard of Krasnyansky"? asked the auctioneer.

"Yes" shouted the enthusiastic shill.

I wondered about this. Turns out Krasnyansky is entirely a property, if you will, of Park West Auctions! Look it up!

Anyhow , the dude quickly sells a couple to the shill, creating the impression they are giving stuff away. A few more shady deals later I was gone.

[intrestedparties]

I just got hired with Park west