P3D Stereo Slides At NSA Auction???

["Andrea Blair" <asblair@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>>>George A. Themelis wrote: And something else:  Yes, auctions are 
fun.  And, yes, they are a good testing ground for one's work.  But, by 
nature, they are limited in place and time.  If there is an item that 
has fixed price (like, it appears to me that some of "Bill Who's" view 
cards) or if it will be duplicated and sold separately (like Boris' 
images do) what is the sense of auctioning them?  They can be easily 
sold at NSA's table at the trade show, if donated to NSA, and the maker 
can keep a certain percentage of the proceeds (as I think it is 
happening with the auctions) Why would I buy a stereo view (that can be 
reproduced from the negatives) or a duplicate stereo slide in an auction 
when I can buy them at fixed prices later (unless if I get a bargain, 
but is that what the maker or NSA hopes?)  In an auction, I'd rather buy 
the negatives or the original slides that don't have a "price tag" (and 
I do buy those in case anyone has anything for sale).<<<<

George-

First, let me say you have some very interesting and promising ideas for 
raising funds for NSA. But...I think you are still missing the point of 
an auction. It is the *atmosphere* as much as the *prize*. Some people 
enjoy obtaining the same item that they could buy across a table by 
getting together with a bunch of other people with the same interests. 
This generates comradery and familiararity ("Hey, Bob, did I see you win 
that pack of cards on the study of frog nostrils? What a deal! So what 
do you think...) See my point? If Bob had bought the card set of frog 
nostrils at the Trade Fair table, it would have likely not generated as 
much conversation with his fellow stereographers. What I was considering 
for my donation, is to include a few originals as a special bonus. This 
would be different from the set sold at the table at the Trade Fair. And 
there's nothing stopping NSA from running both types of fund raisers. 
This covers both crowds. But I would also encourage donators to make 
their packages somewhat unique to generate more interest. George, you 
are correct that some people won't bother with the auction if they can 
buy the exact same thing somewhere else. But there are still die-hard 
auction fans that also won't care.

IMHO

Andrea S. Blair
asblair@xxxxxxxxxxx


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