Lets see your RMY winnings
 

Ill start with these 4

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Rmy
 

Here is a few of my pickups

Very nice Tim..i love that clemente!

Thanks Joey, Since Clemente is my favorite, had to get this one, it really stands out to me.

Picked up several non-sport

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Saw this original cartoon of Buster Keaton and couldn't pass it up:

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I considered bidding on the Keaton. Obviously caught my eye as well.

Just the one, Shibe Park gets new lights 1939.

Matty Photo.
 

Got the Matty I was after!

Iwo Jima
 

Not exactly what I normally go after but...

I was looking at this one and the Normandy one. Nice pickup!!

Been grabbing shots of musicians I grew up listening to (my parents' music). Didn't get any Elvis this time -- won a bunch in past auctions -- but love these old publicity stills. Two incredible harmonizing duos.

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I believe that illustration is by a well-known Disney animator and watercolor artist, Hardie Gramatky. It is really striking. I went after it but gave up to chase [unsuccessfully] that NC State Jordan photo. Trade you a Sporting Life Casey Stengel for it:

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I picked up these:

Red Grange:

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Bronko Nagurski:

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Joe Louis:

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Gene Tunney:

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I won the 1905 Frank LaPorte NY Yankees Type 1 Photo

I won 2, but no Gehrigs. My budget this year has taken a severe hit plus I hate 2 Am ending on a Sunday night/Monday morning.
My favorite band Rush and the Apollo 11 Crew. Now I have to work on their sigs to frame all together

Wait..what?? No gehrigs??? You feeling ok?! Lol...nice pick-ups mark

I picked up this one photograph and was happy with the price. Adam I was the under bidder on the Dempsey with robe photo. I assumed you would be the winner.

Excellent Satch, Mike! :)

I also liked the other poster's Roberto Clemente. It's a dandy!

I already have one, Mike, an original Apeda double-weight that is not trimmed:

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...ey%20Apeda.jpg

I try really hard only to purchase untrimmed photos. To me they're art and cutting them down is like cutting down the borders of a fine art print. I understand that sometimes you have no choice other than to take what is available; fortunately, in this case I did.

Can't do it but thanks a lot for the information on the artist. Looks like he was Disney's senior animator when they produced a lot of the early Mickey Mouse films. He's also got some paintings in the collections of the Met and Whitney. Pretty cool.

While not rare or iconic, was happy to be the only bidder on the Herb Brooks.

You got a steal on that Brooks!! I got all caught up in one picture and missed out on some beauties!!

Why am I not surprised that you own one already. Thats by far my favorite boxing image.

Thanks Scott

Now I know who got the Marilyns and the Tippi Hedren. Congrats, guys, nice photos.
I was high bidder on a Harlow, a Hithcock, Lennon and Yoko, Abbott and Costello, and an Einstein, quite a mix.

Anyone win the Sex Pistols photo? Got outbid on that one, too.

I bid on the Sex Pistols photo, but bowed out.

I was also in on the sex pistols, I also bowed out late. More interest than I thought it would generate.

All the rock stuff went for more than I expected. I was actually wondering whether the opens were too high on them. There's just so much reprinted stuff out there that when there is good news archive data on the backs they seem to bring a premium.

yeah, there was just a lot of good entertainment stuff this time, too many to bid on.
I wanted the Supremes, Dylan, Sex Pistols, and Doors photos but got shut out on all of them. Loved that Sex Pistols photo, oh, and the Salvador Dali, which was too cool.

I did snag the Lennon and Ono though, and my all-time favorite blonde. Right up there with a Ruth photo (uh-oh, heresy!).

Thank you for this thread! You guys are going think "duh!"but I never knew about RMY. I guess I had seen their advertisements on the Net 54 banner but never thought much of it. This is the kind of stuff I really like! You all made some beautiful selections! I have been trapped in the idea that a picture had to be autographed to be pricey or valuable or something to spend money on. I can see now that isn't the case. Like I said, you all can say "duh!" I love learning new things! How often does RMY put on an auction? Are there other such reputable auction houses focusing on photographic images like these? Thanks.

RMY runs auction pretty much monthly. About 3-4x a year Rhys runs a "Premier" auction. The one that just ended was a Premier. The regular monthlies end at midnight and the premier's end at 2am.

Great selection, quality, and customer service. Some awesome stuff.

Thank you for the reply. That leads to another question. How does the quality of the monthly offerings stack up against the Premier offerings?

There are excellent offerings every month, but Rhys does save some of the really higher end photos for the premier. The monthlys are also smaller. They have about 350 lots vs 1200 for the Premier.

I will certainly be registering with them and getting my feet wet in July's auction. I have been scrolling through some of the photos that sold in the Premier auction. There were some striking photos! This has opened up a whole new world to me as a collector. Much more exciting to me than simply cards alone. This is right up my alley! I love the visuals and the story that each photo tells.

You guys who buy photos in the RMY auctions, do you frame and display everything you buy or do some pictures find there way into photo albums of sorts with PVC- and acid-free sleeves? Thanks for any input.

Robert,
That is a loaded question, though not in a bad way. In previous discussion, we have found that people house their photos in many many different ways, including Mylar sleeves, photographic folio books, framed, and others I am sure to have missed. I don't know there is a perfect way, but Dr Cycleback(DRCY) will likely be able to answer that question better than I.

I understand. Hopefully some others will chime in. I am curious.

Mylars in albums. I enjoy sitting down with an album and looking at stuff.

Will these work, or do I need something different?


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1-Pocket Platinum Page with 8-1/2" X 11" Pocket

Holds 8.5" x 11" or 215.9mm x 279.4mm photo or comic. High clarity with UV protection. Acid free, No PVC. Patented welds keep page flat. Fits Standard 3-Ring album. Made in U.S.A.

Ultra PRO Platinum Hologram Pages in one-pocket style. Archival quality pages that holds sheets 8-1/2" x 11" or smaller; ideal for large photos, comics, magazine pages, print-outs and Beckett price guides. Pages are clear on both sides and fit in our standard-size 3-ring albums.

• Hologram quality seal on spine
• Acid-Free and No PVC
• UV protection
• High clarity material
• Lays flat
• Toploading
• Made in U.S.A.
• High-strength Seal
• Pre-punched 3-holes
• 100 pages per display box

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I use these. I buy them at comic book stores for around $15 -$20 per 100 depending on size. I use Golden Age comic size for bigger photos and Silver age comic size for smaller ones. Crystal clear and pretty strong.

Here is a photo in one of them. Notice how clear it is despite being in plastic. This photo is 7x9 in a Silver age comic size sleeve.

Once again, thanks for the feedback. I keep signed photos in a binder. To try and protect the signatures, I store the binders upright. I guess there wouldn't be a need to do that with these photos in mylar sleeves? Do you all store your binders upright or lying down?

I use clamshell binders by Unikeep that stand square and are designed to be upright and they have a very small ring profile with square rings, so they fit tighter on a shelf if your space is limited, which is my situation. They are 1.5" thick, 100% polyethelyne [no metal to rust or bend, and no acidic cardboard] and the profile is just barely more than that.

http://www.unikeep.com/binders-and-a...-ring-binders/

Adam, those look like sweet binders. Not too pricey either.

Mark, about the mylar sleeves you showed me earlier, do they make those with holes to clip into a binder?

Does Ultra Pro make a mylar page for this purpose, with the holes to clip into a binder? The ones I have seen them sell are made of propylene. This seems ok, but not as good as mylar.

Robert,
I am not sure if they come with holes for binders. I have not seen them, but I wouldn't be surprised if they do.
Ben showed me these binders that he uses and I now use as well. For many photos, I'll put them in Mylars and then in the album

unikeep binders
 

Adam, I like what I see from those unikeep binders. Where do you find mylar sheets that have the 3 holes punched? Or do you use polypropylene pages like Ultra Pro makes in the 8 1/2 x 11 sleeves? I didn't see any mylar on their site.

I have not seen Mylar pages with holes for binders, but you might just need to do a search.

After doing quite a bit of searching, I would say you are correct. I can’t find any of them with holes for binders. It want to use those Ultra Pro PVC- and acid-free sleeves I have that are hole punched for binders, but I am afraid not to use mylar. I guess I will need to buy some type of archival safe portfolio or art box to put the photos in once I have them in the mylar sleeves. Thanks for all of your help and advice.

Specifically, wouldn't these work? :

"No PVC, Acid Free - Just like the Ultra Pro Card Sleeves, there is no PVC used in the card pages. The archival quality pages are also acid free.
UV Protection - Given the fact that these pages reside in a binder, UV protection may not seem as necessary for card pages. However, binder do not seal the card pages in and they are still exposed to light. And there are always instances where you have run out of binder space and the card-filled pages sit in stacks, waiting for a home. Since it comes standard, UV protection is a nice added benefit. Plus, collectors can feel a little better about accidentally leaving a binder open for an extended period while searching for a particular card."

Mark, I bought one of the Itoya art portfolios today. I am going to also get the mylar sleeves you and Adam mentioned. Thanks to each of you for all the feedback. Hopefully I can acquire something to put in it in July's auction.

Ultra Pro is just dandy for run of the mill items. They are made from polyethylene, which is much better than vinyl, bit not considered archival despite the ads. Mylar [polyester] is really the gold standard. It is considered inert and is recommended by the Library of Congress. I switched most of my really good items to mylar holders recently, the things I want to keep as long as I collect. Cost me about $500 in materials.