HYEE up and running on ebay

thecatspajamas · #1 05-21-2013, 10:36 AM

Yee has always had a strong focus on sports photos, but not limited himself to JUST sports photos. Look through his previous auction offerings and you'll see plenty of political / entertainment / non-sports photos as well as various other memorabilia, so not even just PHOTOS. Clearly, sports photos (and in particular baseball) is what he's known for, but that doesn't mean that he can't sell other types of photos.

And at least he gives each photo its due consideration and thoughtful write-up, as opposed to other sellers blowing out various newspapers' archives where you're lucky to get a title with the subject's name spelled correctly, let alone something resembling a decent description. Compared to them, Yee's offering of these photos is tantamount to a full state funeral as opposed the dumping of a body in a pauper's grave (with the deceased's name misspelled on the marker).

slidekellyslide · #2 05-21-2013, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by thecatspajamas

And at least he gives each photo its due consideration and thoughtful write-up, as opposed to other sellers blowing out various newspapers' archives where you're lucky to get a title with the subject's name spelled correctly, let alone something resembling a decent description. Compared to them, Yee's offering of these photos is tantamount to a full state funeral as opposed the dumping of a body in a pauper's grave (with the deceased's name misspelled on the marker).

Hey, some of us like those poorly listed offerings. Saves a lot of money.

Hankphenom · #3 05-21-2013, 06:27 PM

I have sold and consigned tons of stuff to Henry over the years. At the National, he picked out some things from my setup, and then I showed him a fabulous photo album from the 1936 Olympics I had just picked up, some 120 snapshots taken by a British guy attending the Olympics. Henry turned it down on the basis of the Nazi connection, photos of streets lined with swastikas and several of Hitler in the stands. When I bought it, I had only thought of the photos of Jesse Owens, Ralph Metcalfe, and the rest. After that, it seemed a little dirty to me, and I blew it out for what I paid for it at the earliest opportunity. This is just to prove that Henry is not insensitive to the content of his goods. I'm a huge Henry Yee fan, he's just such a positive force in the hobby.

drc · #4 05-21-2013, 10:22 PM

I implied as much before, but I have no problem with the photos. The photos are of history, and history is good and bad.

That doesn't mean I would buy many of them. But I see nothing wrong with them being offered.

My usual objection is all the Yankees stuff.

thecatspajamas · #5 05-21-2013, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

Hey, some of us like those poorly listed offerings. Saves a lot of money.

Agreed, but then some of us are too lazy and/or forgetful to check certain sellers' listings daily, and lay awake at night wondering what my our saved searches have missed...

Guess I can't have it both ways

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