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Posted By: barrysloate

I partially agree.

Framing can be an arduous process, especially the way the backing is lodged in (often with tiny nails). If I'm going to buy something that's framed, I would a) ask the seller to remove the photgraph so that I can inspect it; b) not pay an extra nickel for it just because it is in a fancy frame. Added to that, I might prefer a different frame and not like the one the seller chose anyway. Finally, I remind you of a mammoth plate photo I brought to Swann's (non-baseball) in an antique frame, and Daile Kaplan requested I remove it from the frame because it might distract bidders.

I should add that I think if Leon takes his photo to the National he should bring along the frame it came in, even if it is simple. It will look a little better and be easy to remove. I would not spend hundreds of dollars to purchase a new frame unless he was planning to keep it.