I have an ethical issue with the amount of money they pocket. As a buyer, it's fine, but as a seller, 20%+20% is just outrageous to me.
Not almost half, that’s for sure. Look, I have sold stuff (not posters) at Sotheby’s and Christie’s and never paid more than 22%, sometimes less. So 40% is not something I can do.
Strange to you maybe, not strange to me.