Auctioning one's work (was: NSA '97)

[P3D Dr. George A. Themelis <DrT-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bill Walton writes:

>1. I was surprised that there were no contemporary stereo 
>slides, including Viewmaster reels, in the NSA Auction.  

Why are you surprised?  How often do you see contemporary
stereo slides or VM reels for sale, to expect to see them
in the NSA Auction?

>I have been told that there are many folks who collect both
>these mediums, and I figured that some one would put some 
>of their works up for auction.  

I only buy ORIGINAL slides (mainly from the 50s), not copies.
I would be a bit worried about buying someone's contemporary
original work.  Why is he selling it?  And why would I be
selling my work???  I am an amateur photographer who takes
pictures for my own personal enjoyment.  When I pass away
I will let Dalia's successors sell my collection of personal 
slides, minus the ones that my family decides to keep.

>Stereo Cards didn't do a lot better
>as far as numbers of NSA members who contributed-Stan 
>White and I.  There were 210 lots in the auction,  22 of them
>or about 10 % came out of my darkroom.  This may not a record
>but it is a pretty good average.  

You are proud that you had 22 lots blocked with your images?
How about those who are not interested in buying "Bill C. Walton
Stereographs"?  Maybe we should have a "Bill C. Walton" auction
from now on...

>I think  it is a painless way to donate to NSA...

The painless way to donate to NSA is to pull out your checkbook
when the subscription notice arrives and add a donation.  That's
what I have been doing for years now...

>some collectors get a chance at subjects they 
>don't ordinarily find  and it is a lot of fun to hear people bidding
>on stereographs that you have produced.  I read about all the film
>being put thru cameras, which is great, and I wonder if a few of these
>images wouldn't make a collector of say - Chicago images- very happy.

As I've said, I am taking pictures to make myself happy and don't
give a dime for the collector of Chicago images...  When the time 
comes to sell some of my own images, they will have a fixed price 
tag.  I don't like auctions...

>THINK RICHMOND 1998

"Richmond 1998, Richmond 1998, Richmond 1998, Richmond 1998, Richmond
1998, Richmond 1998......."  See you there!

-- George Themelis


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