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Unconditional return website

[Case Study]

Yang Lin, 30 years old, works in a fund company. Like the art of him, due to the working relationship, can not often go to the gallery, Antique market stroll, auction companies through the auction to buy art prices too high, online shopping art became his first choice. "I have been buying art online for more than three years, and the purchase is not very expensive things, the price of the most expensive also thousands of yuan." ”

Yang Lin told reporters that he first bought coins online. "It may be related to financial work, I prefer to collect coins." "Yang Lin said:" The price of money is not high, transport is also more convenient, not afraid to break, so I am also more assured. ”

Although there are some studies on coins, he has also bought fakes. "At that time saw a piece of money, the seller said is Shunzhi, but I received the goods feel not too right, looking for a friend to see, confirm is false." "Because of the choice of the website guarantee transaction, Yang Lin successfully returned this coin." "I will usually choose to buy a big reputable website, and will pay attention to the terms of service of this site, if the support of unconditional return, I will be the preferred choice." ”

You may think that online shopping clothes, electrical appliances are very normal, such as Yang Lin, the net to buy art is only a few. In fact, art online shopping is now very common. According to the latest statistics of the Ministry of Culture, the sheer scale of the market transactions in 2011 amounted to 300 million yuan. Online shopping, has become more and more like the collection of art collectors choice.

Online shopping art, do not use ordinary courier sent

In the art net shopping, you also encountered the following situation? If you do, do you know how to solve it? Reporter selected Two more typical works of art online shopping case, please professionals to resolve, in order to prepare the network to buy art readers.

[Case One]

In order to reduce the chance to buy fake, first look at the barter

Mr. Wang is engaged in sales work, this year is his SpongeBob, want to buy a jade to wear. Not long ago he spent more than 1000 dollars on a website to buy a "and Hetian". After wearing a period of time, there is a friend to understand Jade identification, found that this is not and Hetian. Mr. Wang can only eat grievances because of the time that the website has stipulated to return the goods.

Expert advice:

Hihey.com President Bin told reporters, in their website to buy artwork, are either from the painter himself or through the recognition of the painter, the whole network fidelity sale. If the buyer to buy art after the authenticity of doubt, issued by the Legal accreditation certificate, you can return. "We suggest that consumers must choose a formal, large, branded website to buy artwork." ”

Famous art market experts, auctioneer Lin Jiping told reporters that the authenticity of works of art is a difficult problem, through the photographic identification of art more difficult. "Buying art on the Internet must not be petty. In reality leackage difficult, net buys art leackage more difficult. "In addition, now more and more art trading sites to provide door-to-door inspection of the kind of service, buyers should try to see the kind before the transaction." If you are not convenient to see the physical, be sure to carefully read the site's return to exchange provisions. "Some sites provide unconditional return, and some Web site requirements must be issued a certain level of authentication certificate to return goods, and some sites to buy art can not even return goods, purchase must see clearly." ”

Beijing Art Law Network founder and lead lawyer Sun Zhengwei told reporters that the site if the sale of counterfeit art, the act itself is illegal "contract law" and "consumer Rights and Interests Protection Act", suspected of consumption fraud. But consumers have to prove that art is a forgery, but it is very difficult. "The evidence of online trading is difficult to save, the proof of the authenticity of artwork is more difficult, consumers must be cautious when shopping for art." ”

In fact, the art of online trading has not been a long time. 1995, born in New York's artnet.com Web site, the first launch of the online auction business, which marks the world's first online auction of works of art on-line officially on the line. China's art Online trading platform is no longer than the world's late. 2000, Ka Tak Online Auction Co., Ltd. was established, the auction and E-commerce model, marking the formation of Chinese art online transactions.

Not only has the professional art of online trading platform continues to appear, large art auction companies have gradually attached importance to the online auction of works of art. Sotheby's, the world's biggest auction company, started an online auction in 2000, and the American sitcom legend Norman Lil The original of the Declaration of Independence on the Web site, creating the first highest-priced record of online trading of art.

But the development of art online trading is not smooth sailing. In early 21st century, many art online trading platforms were forced to close because of losses. In 2001, ArtNet.com closed its online auction business because it lost 11 million of dollars in two years. In the 2003, Sotheby's also halted online auctions because of losses.

With the continuous development of the global art market, art online trading is also becoming active. In 2008, ArtNet.com resumed art online auctions. Sotheby's also reopened the art online auction in 2010 and successfully sold a diamond necklace for 1.1 million dollars in December.

In last year's autumn shoot, Christie's has launched Elizabeth Sabet Thelles's collection of jewellery, which is limited to online auctions. In an online auction held December 3, 2011 to 17th, Elizabeth Sabet Thelles's collection of 973 pieces of jewellery attracted a fierce auction from 25 countries around the world, with online auctions up to 57,000 times and a turnover of 100%.

[Case Two]

Prevent courier to lose artwork

No ordinary express to be insured

This April, the home of Shijiazhuang's Mr. Shi through a courier company sent a value of 64,000 Yuan painting works, but lost in transit. Because Mr. Shi did not insured, express company in accordance with the provisions, only compensation for 5 times times the freight, that is, 75 yuan.

Expert advice:

Reporter inquires Several big Express website, some express company clearly put forward "art, antiques, precious stones and other difficult to determine the value of goods" Prohibit express. Hihey.com President Bin told reporters that they are in Beijing and Shanghai have their own logistics companies responsible for distribution, other areas will use a professional art transport companies, and for each piece of art to buy transport insurance.

Huaxia Art Network general manager Xia Zhenping suggested, try not to use ordinary courier send artwork. If you want to express art, to see the Express delivery company to express the scope of the provisions, must choose the insured service, so if there is a loss of art, they will be able to receive a certain amount of compensation.

Not long ago, the Ministry of Culture issued the "2011 China Art Market Annual report." The report pointed out that according to the National Bureau of Cultural Relics Statistics, last year, China's art network transactions entered a new stage of rapid development, the current well-known art trading sites have more than 80, is expected in the next 10 years China's art network turnover will reach 7 billion yuan market size. Although more and more collectors choose to buy art on the Internet, but the art site is a mixed bag, and at any rate dozens of hundred, or even tens of thousands of prices, or people will have a hidden concern: if the goods are fake how to do? We mean, do you dare to do it?

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