How to price other peoples art?

[16ga]

Ok so here’s a new one. How do you price other peoples art work to sell?
I tend to pick painting up at yard sales and flee markets because I went the frame and such. Most are unknown or barely known artists who I can’t find anything doing a google search.
I know I could sand down and paint over them but honestly I don’t like the idea of destroying other peoples art work so I’ve ended up with a small stack of paintings to sell off.

Any advice on how to price such things? Is it appropriate to just dump them cheap?

 

[snoball]

Think about what you paid for them with the frame and price accordingly. Let someone else also have a bargain.

 

[Bartc]

Give them away. Someone else may value them. Clearly it isn't about money for you, so why put a price on them at all?

 

[Grapes]

On the other hand, you can put a price on every piece! All art should have a price tag, some not so high but something decent. If people get an artwork for free, it's so easy for them to throw garbage a free gift. They think: "I got it free, it can go to bin." Unless you know someone who really appreciates art and you know they won't throw it away. That's what I was taught, art works should live and not to be thrown to garbage.
To know the price, you can test what people are ready to pay.

 

[Artyczar]

I tend to agree with moscatel.

 

[16ga]

Thanks everyone.
I do tend to give such things away if family or close friends want them.
Otherwise I usually do at least 1 yard sale a year and can put such things out at them. The last ones I sold I think were all under $5.