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Hollywood's $230 Million Ponzi Scheme

Have you ever watched the doc Price of Everything? What is it? It's a doc on HBO that's so good, and it just explains the art world to the common person. And it's so interesting. It's like basically how art dealers take 50% and art dealers and go and find— you guys aren't struggling, but they'll go find like the struggling person who's on the Lower East Side in New York and like no money.

October 31, 202537:15Jason
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Jason37:07
He's got to get through your—
Natalie37:08
Anyway, I didn't die.
David37:09
And well, now Corey's owed $3, $5, $10 million. Right.
Jason37:15
Have you ever watched the doc Price of Everything? What is it? It's a doc on HBO that's so good, and it just explains the art world to the common person. And it's so interesting. It's like basically how art dealers take 50% and art dealers and go and find— you guys aren't struggling, but they'll go find like the struggling person who's on the Lower East Side in New York and like no money.
David37:36
Art dealers have the power.
Jason37:37
Art dealers have the power, and they can create anyone. That they deem fit, but they also take half the money.
Natalie37:44
There's a lot of different avenues, you know, in art. Yeah, you know, like different, um, like topics, let's say, that you can focus on. Yes. So Sandy and I, we really enjoy being a commercial artist in addition to fine art.