Photo prices

[JoeyFarino]

All I gotta say is wow! Congrats to the seller of this one. The prices of photos seem to be going up and up. This is a prime example of that. A 1923 photo of Ruth with his head down for 13 g's. I must be sitting on a gold mine then. Im speechless

[Bpm0014]

Not just Heritage either. The prices realized for RMY are thru the roof too!

[JoeyFarino]

Originally Posted by Bpm0014

Not just Heritage either. The prices realized for RMY are thru the roof too!

Im shocked at the prices in heritage. I dont get it. There was a upclose shot of ruth that only sold for 2k but a out of focus shot of him with his head down sells for 13k. Take in consideration it was after he hit the first homerun in yankee stadium but man..... I wish i was the seller

[Bpm0014]

The 13k photo I bid on but dropped out after like $400 haha. In my opinion, that's nothing close to a 13k photo but hey, more power to everyone!

[thecatspajamas]

Never underestimate the power of historical significance to drive up the price of a photo. What you may consider to be a high price for an aesthetically inferior photo, at least two other collectors considered to be the price to be paid for the closest thing possible to actually witnessing a significant event in baseball history. I doubt any Yankee fan there that day treasured the memory of a later game more because Babe happened to look up and smile for the camera

[JoeyFarino]

Originally Posted by thecatspajamas

Never underestimate the power of historical significance to drive up the price of a photo. What you may consider to be a high price for an aesthetically inferior photo, at least two other collectors considered to be the price to be paid for the closest thing possible to actually witnessing a significant event in baseball history. I doubt any Yankee fan there that day treasured the memory of a later game more because Babe happened to look up and smile for the camera

Thats what makes collecting great. What appeals to one person may not to another but theres always someone to appreciate it. I just cant believe it went for 13k. The significance of that day is probably great to alot of people but for 13k to me personally i couldnt justify spending that amount unless it was aesthetically pleasing to me personally. If he was hitting the ball then i could see maybe half that price but for a shot of him simply rounding the base im just shocked.

[Dewey]

Ain't that the truth!

Originally Posted by Bpm0014

Not just Heritage either. The prices realized for RMY are thru the roof too!

[sporteq]

The numbers where strong @ RMY! These numbers remind me of the mid 2000's before the meltdown.

[bn2cardz]

The prices on photos still fluctuate a lot since there is no documented basis like there are with cards with their numerous price guides.

You can look just a couple months apart at any given time and the exact same shot can be hundreds sometimes thousands of dollars difference in selling price.