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View Poll Results: What will the Mantle Photo sell for (including the juice)? | |||
$25,000 - 30,000 |
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3 | 5.66% |
$30,001 - 35,000 |
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7 | 13.21% |
$35,001 - 40,000 |
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7 | 13.21% |
$40,001 - 45,000 |
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4 | 7.55% |
Over $45,000 |
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32 | 60.38% |
Voters: 53. You may not vote on this poll |
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...and I'm sure John Rogers and others who have been looking into this have a pretty good idea of what might be out there, but it seems likely to me that the great majority of large archives of old photos have been long since consigned to the dumpster, meaning that the relatively few to have survived will produce a comparatively small enough number of truly top quality Type I prints to keep prices high in the future, especially given the increasing demand for them among collectors.
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I disagree. The mind-set of many people who work at newspapers is that not only do they help to report the news (and history), they help preserve it for future generations. Unlike baseball team front-office types who see no value in old player contracts that collectors would love to own, newspaper people realize that dumping an archive of photos is in effect throwing away history. For the most part, I would say the importance is realized, and steps are taken to try to preserve rather than destroy.
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That is one of the biggest reasons that I think John Rogers has been so successful in prying these photo archives away from the various publications. Not only does he negotiate the purchase of the physical photos, but also returns to the paper a digital archive of the images so that they will still have those available for further publication. Most of the papers he has worked with see it as a win-win-win: they free up the space of the physical archives, they get the images in a more readily-usable form, and most importantly, they get an infusion of cash. |
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This is a very good point and I agree. One caveat (as indicated by the apparent source of this photo) is the enormous number of smaller, regional papers that have probably not gone the digitization route and may well still have archives of hard copies - as well as the possibility of collections of local sports writers that may have been passed down to family members but are just lying around somewhere. Having considered yours and other excellent related points recently posted, I have changed my opinion slightly and now believe that we may only ever see one or two Type 1's of this image in comparable condition in a future public auction. |
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I know that two papers I previously worked at -- one a midsize and the other a large paper -- are doing the same thing. Last edited by Rob D.; 05-30-2012 at 10:30 AM. |
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Wow!! You guys have me changing my position every few seconds!!! Let me put it this way, independent of how many of these '52 Topps Type 1 photos are out there and how many really do surface and are offered for sale - I JUST WANT TO GET ONE THAT I CAN AFFORD!!!!!! I really do hope we see some more in the next few years but as Leon has posted, with this sale it is unlikely they will go for much less. Oh well, I can always dream. |
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