Buying A Painting From An Online Art Gallery? Consider These Steps

By Author: Taj Cochran
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Before you go ahead and buy paintings from an online Australian aboriginal art shop you need to consider the follow things:
 

Find Out about the Shipping Details? - You need to know more about the shipping details. This includes the name of the cargo dealer, the shipping amount, the dispatch date, dispatch code and the date of delivery. You can track the status of the delivery by using the dispatch code. Make sure you have all these details.

What are the Added Costs? - There are some countries that might charge an additional VAT and custom duties. You need to know about this. If this is applicable in case of you then what is the exact amount that you need to pay in order to collect the painting.

Ask for Proof of Authenticity - This is extremely important. Without the authenticity certificate or document how can you be sure that you have bought a genuine piece of art? There are many fake paintings out there in the market and it is very difficult to differentiate, especially when you are purchasing the ...
... painting online. There is no harm in being careful. It never hurt anyone.

Ask for the Invoice - It is important to have the invoice. During tax filing, you need to provide the invoice to justify your purchase. Moreover, the involve has other vital details like the name of the painting, the artist’s name, the dimension of the painting as well as the art gallery’s address.

Find Out when the Painting will be Delivery - Before you place the order for the painting from the online Australian aboriginal art shop find out when they will deliver the painting. You need to have an idea about this. Only when you agree, the gallery should go ahead and dispatch the painting.

 
These five points are extremely vital. Unless you are expert at buying paintings online and have done this multiple times, you need to follow these steps so that you don’t get duped anymore. There are many incidents where one got duped inspite of taking all the precautions. Make sure that the online art gallery from where you are making the purchase is a reputable one and in dealing in authentic paintings. Check the Google ratings and the online reviews to know more about the art gallery. You can also ask your friends and colleagues to refer reliable online art galleries. In case, of any queries, feel free to ask the art gallery.
 
About the Author: This contribution has been made by Taj Cochran who has written a number of articles on Indigenous Australian Art and provides fruitful information. To know more, please visit www.australianartgallery.com.au.