Give this guy an ‘A’ for creativity in marketing…even if it is a ‘borrowed’ concept:
The Marquess Gallery, featuring the photographic baseball art of Don Marquess, has instituted its own “cash for clunkers” program, under which people turning in old clunker art (at least 11”x14”), will be rewarded with a one-third discount on any art sold through the gallery’s St. Louis location or through its website, www.baseballfineart.com.
“As art is in the eye of the beholder, we are not creating any strict criteria to determine what qualifies as ‘art,’” notes Marquess. “We will be totally lenient in this program. So long as it is at least 11”x14”, it can be a poster, a print, a photograph or finished artwork. And for those troubled by big government’s hand in the original cash-for-clunkers program {benefiting the auto industry}, you can be sure that this is an independent program with no ‘”red tape,” administered by our own hard-working staff.”
Don Marquess specializes in baseball still life – his creative placements of baseball objects, notably the ball itself, have won him acclaim both in photographic and sports circles.
The offer, which runs through December 31, 2009, requires the customer to send in their artwork (USPS, FedEx or UPS), along with a major credit card number and expiration date and their choice of a “replacement” work of art. The new art will be sent free of charge via UPS. Art should be sent to Marquess Gallery, 206 Union Station, St. Louis, MO 63103.
Darren Daulton, the former Phillies and Marlins catcher, saw the results of the Lenny Dykstra World Series ring auction and has consigned his Florida Marlins ring–and dozens of other items–to an auction later this fall.
His choice of auction houses?
Coach’s Corner.
We’re not making this up.
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