Berko: Thomas Kinkade paintings not worth much, if anything, because of oversaturation

Dear Mr. Berko: I have four original oil paintings by Thomas Kinkade. I bought them about 25 years ago and paid over $6,000 for each of them. I love them, and it gives me great pleasure to look at them, but because I am moving to an assisted living facility and will have no room for these paintings, I need to sell them. I thought I'd at least get my money back and was shocked when the best offers I received were between $300 and $400 each. I cried for days. How could these beautiful works of art sell for such a pittance? I recently read in the paper that a really ugly painting by David Hockney just sold for $90.3 million. Anyone will tell you that Hockney's paintings can't hold a candle to the artistic beauty of Kinkade's paintings. Is there any way you could help me get better prices for my Kinkade paintings? — MG, Vancouver, Wash.