Josh Gibson photo from RMY

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Originally Posted by pherbener

I do think it's different with photos. The source you're citing is regarding card purchases. They have a more rigid price structure these days thanks to VCP etc. than photos. A year or two ago, I bought a Greene DiMaggio/ Williams Photo for $250 from a major auction house, sold it a week later for $500 only to see a similar but cropped version sell for $2750 in Christies!
http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/L...4-details.aspx
I could give you tons more examples.
It's becoming less and less but photos are still a bit of the "wild west" when it comes to buying and selling.

+1

Even between two RMY auctions you can see huge changes in price in the same photo.

AAGPBL - $52 Dec2013
https://rmyauctions.com/bids/bidplace?itemid=434

AAGPBL - $372 June2014 (same shot new copy)
https://rmyauctions.com/bids/bidplace?itemid=3998
7 month difference of $320

Conlon Schalk - $70 Nov2014
https://rmyauctions.com/bids/bidplace?itemid=5524

Conlon Schalk - $140 Dec2015 (same shot new copy)
https://rmyauctions.com/bids/bidplace?itemid=12712
13 month difference of $70

Plank - $1210 Nov2014
https://rmyauctions.com/bids/bidplace?itemid=5579
Plank - $440 July2017 (Exact same copy)
https://rmyauctions.com/bids/bidplace?itemid=26948
32 month difference of -$770