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# No Comment: Art Collecting Tips from WSJ
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/no-comment-art-collecting-tips-from-wsj/
- Published: 2012-01-30T19:52:56.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:46:19.000Z
- Description: Tip #10: "Be prepared to hang onto the art you buy for some time. One of the major selling points for any work at auction is that it is fresh to the market. Buying today and selling tomorrow is out." The full list is here [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204542404577158551809756644.htm
- Author: Hrag Vartanian
- Tags: Opinion, Art Collections, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 06:51 (2012, 2013, part 1)

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Tip #10: “Be prepared to hang onto the art you buy for some time. One of the major selling points for any work at auction is that it is fresh to the market. Buying today and selling tomorrow is out.”

The full list is [here](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204542404577158551809756644.html?mod=WSJ%5FArtsEnt%5FLifestyleArtEnt%5F4&ref=hyperallergic.com).