P3D Re: The Value of Photography

[Lawrence W Kaufman <kaufman3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Marvin Jones wrote:

> This is an interesting subject -- just what does it take to make a
> photograph valuable? Of course if's valuable to the photographer; it's a
> personal creation by him/her. But is that value recognized by anyone else,
> even a close family member?

>From my point of view (a 3D fan, who is also a packrat-now I'mknown as a 3D
collector), everything has value. but, as stated several
times, the value is only what someone else will pay for it.Recently, my wife
and I went to an estate sale. In the ads, it stated
that there was photographic items. There was nothing 3D, or of any
great value. The sale was run by a professional estate saler, knowledgeable
of antique store prices. EVERYTHING had a price tag! Old spice
bottles, old kitchen cleaner bottles, old clothes, and there were no
real bargain...but, the stuff was selling! There was a metal box of
2D slides, which I thought was overpriced...but, it was gone when
I returned to take a second look. We returned home with orders,
not to throw anything away & when we're gone to sell everything for
four times what one might think it is worth!

A couple of years ago, my wife and I trekked to the in-laws place.
We crawled up into the attic, to retrieve the old home movies (I
do have several 8mm and 16mm projectors). When we discovered
that the attic was now bare, my father-in-law said-"Those were
8mm, they're no good any more". My wife's expression was unbelieveable,
as if someone had thrown away her childhood!

Last month, at SCSCs annual auction everything from a pair of 3D
glasses to stereo cameras and projectors, almost $3,000 worth of
items were auctioned off. The club had a profit of $359. and once
again it was proven...one person's trash is another person's treasure.

Yesterday, Bill hughes (comic collectibles entrepreneur) held one
of his phone auctions. He expected to net $300,000 for the days
work. Mr Hughes recently traded a copy of Action Comics #1
for a second home in Las Vegas...which answers the question-
"Is a 10 cent comic ever worth a $90,000+ house"?

Thanks for the time,
Lawrence Kaufman, mailto:kaufman3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


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