Okay okay okay, so there’s this famous artist in my town who’s a tool, but he’s very successful. Everyone owns something he’s made.
Now, I personally am not big in his style- just a personal preference that has nothing to do with his personality, but it’s relevant to the story.
Anyhow, I was at the thrift store by my place the other day, and I see this super cool looking painting- and I love it, but it’s like $700 and I don’t have that kind of money.
I get to the till and the manager and I get to talking. It turns out the painting was one of this artist’s early pieces.
I’m just surprised, cause like. It’s REALLY cool looking, and nothing like his signature style.
I tell the owner I’d love to buy it, but can’t afford the tag.
SHE says, “oh, that’s not the actual price, you can have it for $300”.
I am understandably confused.
IT TURNS OUT, the artist HIMSELF absolutely HATES his early work, and when he found out this place had one of his old paintings, he tried to buy it back, supposedly so he could set it on fire or something, BUT THE OWNER THINKS HE’S AN ASS SO SHE JACKED UP THE TAG PRICE.
So. SO. She has this painting nobody wants to buy because it *says* it’s crazy expensive, but she WANTS to get rid of it, because this guy KEEPS COMING IN TO TRY AND BUY IT BACK, and SHE HATES SEEING HIM BECAUSE HE’S A TOOL.
So she is DESPERATE to sell it off, just not to him, because fuck this guy.
So I said. I said, that’s amazing. I also dislike this person. But I love this painting. And if you give me a couple weeks to save up. I will buy it off you. And he will never have it.
I’ve never been so excited to blow 300 bucks guys
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