P3D Re: NSA Auction ---Stereo Slides???? 2 of 2

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

>A bigger question about the auction is how best to handle contemporary slides
>or cards.  Even with a bit faster knock-down of the hammer, 200 items is a
>long night at the auction.  The later items sell to a rather smaller audience.

Thanks Bill Moll!  I said the same thing last time.  Here is how I see the
situation:  Bill Walton is happy and proud to see his 50 lots selling
for lots of money in this auction.  He encourages others to do the same.
But is this appropriate?  Do people go to this auction to buy Bill's 
images?  There are clearly other ways to do it.  Bill Walton can have Dalia
or John Saddy auction his images and then contribute the money to NSA.
But, no!  It is more fun to be there and see people fight over who
is going to get them!  Sounds a bit self-centered to me.  Bill does it,
but he is Bill (Bill who?) and now we will have every "Dick and Harry"
do the same thing so we cannot go to bed early on Friday???  (not that
it matters for me... hell I don't go to bed period! :-))
    
>The NSA needs to come up with a suitable way to assist members in
>selling/collecting current cards and slides  The auction is not a feasible way
>for more than a few items.  Any ideas or suggestions?  

Yes.  Here is what I propose:  Creators and sellers of images like Bill 
Walton, Boris, etc. can 1) donate images to NSA to sell *at fixed prices*
at the convention (via tables staffed by volunteers) or 2) sell images
in their own tables (the makers) and give NSA a fixed percentage (say
10%)  I would be willing to give a 10% of my sales at the convention
to NSA.

>What about those who are
>not interested in the mass production that has consumed Boris' time for the
>past several weeks/months, but have a few excellent shots of
>people/places/whatever of general interest to share?

Same deal!  Donate them to NSA or have them sold for a fixed price.  Have
NSA tables at the trade show.  Have viewers for preview.

>As for the alleged preference for cards over slides, I can see the cards but
>have to look at each slide in a lighted viewer, which I probably don't have
>with me, using time that is hard to get in the mass of people trying to look
>at the auction items.

Have a few viewers in tripods (like Golden's).  That's not a problem.
Have a bunch or Radex's around.  I know Golden is selling the viewers but
I could have bought a few of the images used to demonstrate the viewers!!!
That's the next thing.  Everyone will be selling images.  Instead of
"trading money" in these conventions, we can trade images!

George Themelis


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