Re: [photo-3d] Something To Chew On

["Dr. George A. Themelis" <drt-3d@xxxxxxx>]

Apparently ebay has my credit card on file
(I wonder why... :)) so they let me view this
auction after I signed an age verification.

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=381423971

This is a picture of a pretty model with a swimsuit by the beach.
Typical $5 slide...

> I can't believe someone paid $77.50 for this stereoview!

It's hard to believe.... but I have seen "better" than this...

>Even more, I don't
> understand why ebay considers it "adult material"!

It is not ebay.  It is the who placed the auction who
decided to place it in this category.  I checked his other auctions.
He has 4 pages of auctions, some include nudes, so maybe he
decided to put a number of pictures in the same category.

George Themelis

PS.  The following is taken from the auction description:

You only have to read this once as this same statement will accompany all the stereoviews in this batch that have the same Title.
Slide is mounted in either acardboard or a nifty authentic aluminum Stereo-Realist mount. It was mounted by the phographer sometime
in the mid fifties to early sixties (best guess so far).

The slides are in better than average condition condsidering they were mounted and got more use than the pristine unmounted film. No
attempt was made to clean any of the images and some have dust and debris visible in the listing photo. Most of this stuff can be
blown off but have not had time to attend to every single slide.

These spots seem to disapear when the slide is viwed in a stereo viewer because the 3D effect is EXCELLENT. If you are concerned by
dirt on a slide you are interested in, send an email and that slide will be scrutinized, surface evaluated, cleaned and the results
reported back to you.

On a few slides, one of the stereoviews is damaged. In those instances it is the damaged side that is in listing photo. These can
NOT be fixed. However the other image on that slide is in good condition. A small number of the stereoview's covers have been
mounted under glass. We can expect those to be in virtually pristine condition.

To those bidders who are agonizing over the missing 3D views that were recently listed on EBay, i hope you find some replacements in
this grouping. Security procedures are now in place that assure the safety of present and future listings. There are lots more
excellent pristine unmounted slides to choose from that will be listed as soon as possible.

Check, MO, or Paypay covers postage, ins and $2.50 handling fee.