Cruise ship passengers say they were swindled in onboard art auctions
By Gene Sloan for USA Today
Are cruise ship art auctions fair or foul? It's a hot topic these days among cruisers -- and one the Detroit Free-Press today is taking a hard look at in a lengthy front-page story.
The sister paper to USA TODAY profiles a number of cruise ship passengers who have accused Detroit-based Park West -- the biggest player in cruise ship art auctions -- of selling fake, forged and overpriced artwork and using phony appraisals and certificates of authenticity... read more