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Originally Posted by rhettyeakley
Quality “Type 1” Photos are already so valuable as it is and more people are getting into them.
Personally, they don’t really do much for me as for the most part I collect things that were distributed to the general public and that isn’t Type 1 photos. They almost more akin to a piece of art than a collectible to me.
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That’s because photos ARE works of art. The problem with sports photographs are the TPGs and the sports memoriabilia crowd being influenced by them. So much so that the standards used to protect and preserve Works of Art are not used for sports photo. Which is a damn shame.
Looking at the prices of sports photos you could see the basic lack of understanding of photos. For example, calling a Type 3 and Type 4 photos “Original” is ludicrous. Having a Type 2 photo sell less than a Type 3 ( unless its a significant historical event) and Type 4 photo is stupidity. A book that is often recommended by others in this forum so happens to be written by people working at PSA; this just further compounds the proble.