My only thread

[Yi]

I will keep this only thread to ask my questions.
Is this photo a vintage? The photo is very clear with excellent quality. The material looks new with the Kodak marks on the back. But It must be taken or copy earlier than 1997. Because my uncle dead in 1997. I don't know who took it. I have a few similar photos with the same paper, also seems were taken on the same day. Anyone has seen this photo before? Thank you!

[drcy]

Not vintage. That Kodak printing on the back dates the paper to the 1970s-80s.

[Yi]

Thank you!

[Runscott]

Yi needs Yee

[Kawika]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Yi needs Yee

Good pith wins ballgames.

[Runscott]

By 'Yi needs Yee', I didn't mean to sell her photos, but rather to understand what the Kodak watermarks, and the actual press stamps mean. She's asked questions about a lot of modern photos that are obviously not 1st-generation.

[JoeyF1981]

I really don't think yi is ready to sell any of these photos. I've talked to her many times and I think with the growing popularity of photo collecting I think she assumes her photos are worth a lot more than they really are. She really needs yee or just someone to take the time to really tell her what she has. She has thousands of photos and has no clue what any of them are worth

[thecatspajamas]

Originally Posted by JoeyF1981

I really don't think yi is ready to sell any of these photos. I've talked to her many times and I think with the growing popularity of photo collecting I think she assumes her photos are worth a lot more than they really are. She really needs yee or just someone to take the time to really tell her what she has. She has thousands of photos and has no clue what any of them are worth

Joey, she's starting through a long process if the intent is to sell the collection off one at a time. I don't think most people realize just how long it takes to do that, especially if you're having to learn the material as you go. That's the reason so many inheritors of such a collection simply turn it over to an auction house and take what they can get (perhaps regretting their decision later, depending on the auction outcome). You seem to be very intent in trying to pry a few key pieces away from her, but if she wants to take her time and feel things out first, that's really to her credit. She clearly is not afraid of putting in the hours to work towards whatever plan she has in mind.

Yi, I'm not sure how you're planning on doing auctions from the website you're building, but I might suggest getting in touch with Bob Freedman if you're intent on doing the standalone auction thing (in other words, not on Ebay). It looks like you've got a good start on your website, but unless I'm mistaken, I don't think you will be able to run live auctions from there. Bob and his team have a proven auction platform (Simple Auction) and a long history of working with sports memorabilia auction houses in particular. It's a bit more expensive on the front end, but if that's the route you're going, it will be worth it in the long run. Perhaps your intent is to just sell using Ebay with a link to the auctions from your site however, and I've simply misunderstood?