http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=403x3583Oh my.
Vinca (1000+ posts) Tue Jul-27-10 07:41 AM
THE HIP-IMPAIRED VINDICTIVE PRIMITIVE, A NOTORIOUS RE-SELLER
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OMFG - or why we religiously go to yard sales.
hthttp://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/07/27/ansel.adams.discovery/in...
Can you imagine? Slides bought for $45 worth $200 million!!!!!!!!!!
As some here know, the hip-impaired vindictive primitive--who's looking for a third-world country with free medical care for all, with a beach, to get those hips replaced--is a notorious re-seller, one of those used-goods operators always in pursuit of a real Picasso for five dollars, while they have in stock a velvet Elvis they hope to pawn off on an unsuspecting buyer as a genuine Picasso.
It's a pathetic way to earn money. Better just to work in a factory.
Paper Roses (1000+ posts) Tue Jul-27-10 05:10 PM
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1. I wonder what we would have done? Smart man to buy them.
I probably would have left them since I have no knowledge of photography. Imagine how I'd feel-or all of us, for that matter- if we had seen these negatives and left them?
I frequently go to sales with about $15-30 dollars in my wallet. I know me, I'd have passed them(then jumped off a cliff when I heard the value).
Vinca (1000+ posts) Tue Jul-27-10 05:17 PM
THE HIP-IMPAIRED VINDICTIVE PRIMITIVE, A NOTORIOUS RE-SELLER
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2. I think I would have bought them if they were in good condition, but its hard to say for sure. It would have depended on what I thought of the protective sleeves and the box. Usually - if I have the slightest feeling of "it might be good" - I go for it unless the price is completely out of the ball park.
My rule of thumb is whether or not I think I can resell it for the price I'm paying if it doesn't pan out to be anything. I do this with art all the time. My "rule" is to buy anything with any kind of gallery or exhibition sticker on the back no matter how much I dislike the picture. So far I've only been stuck with one picture. Anyone interested in an oil on canvas of a big-eyed, Siamese cat?
Vinca (1000+ posts) Wed Jul-28-10 08:40 AM
THE HIP-IMPAIRED VINDICTIVE PRIMITIVE, A NOTORIOUS RE-SELLER
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4. I bought it because it had an exhibition sticker on the back from the Copley Society in Boston. I never did find information on the artist. Actually, I thought it would be kind of cute in a kid's room, but apparently I'm the only person who thinks so. Fortunately, I've only got $12 wrapped up in in.
And the hip-impaired vindictive primitive isn't going to take a cent less than $12 for it, even if it gathers dust in the attic or garage clear into mid-century.
safeinOhio (1000+ posts) Wed Jul-28-10 12:00 PM
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5. Knowledge is money
always pick the minds of collectors you meet. Find out what to look for and what is the "holy grail" of their hobby. I recently sold an old BB pistol I got in a box lot to a collector on graigslist. Spent 20 minutes listening to him about what to look for. He got a great deal, I made a few bucks and I now know more about what to look for. Cast iron BB pistols.
Mostly, it is about taking chances. I and many others have great stories on the deals we made. Just don't ask about all of the the times we lost on deals.
grasswire (1000+ posts) Wed Jul-28-10 12:47 PM
THE FARMERETTE UP OVER THERE IN WISCONSIN
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6. I would have bought them if I had $45 in my pocket.
Because I think I would recognize that they were Ansel Adams, having seen a fair amount of his work. I wouldn't have realized the fortune they were worth, but would know they had value.
On a much smaller scale, I still kick myself for not buying a packet of photos of an early gold mining operation. They were $50. There were a lot of them. I probably could have gotten several hundred for the lot.
Yeah, yeah, and this very same primitive thinks oil companies gouge their customers.
