Henry Yee Auction

[71buc]

The current Henry Yee auction is loading items. There are some very impressive photos up already.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/hyee_auction...1&_ipg=&_from=

[bcbgcbrcb]

WOW, Henry must be doing great with his consignments lately. I believe that he just had a great selection of items only a month or two ago, am I correct?

[ibuysportsephemera]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

WOW, Henry must be doing great with his consignments lately. I believe that he just had a great selection of items only a month or two ago, am I correct?

Henry told me (about 8 months ago) that he is auctioning off his own images now and for the most part not taking consignments.

Jeff

[Rob D.]

Originally Posted by ibuysportsephemera

Henry told me (about 8 months ago) that he is auctioning off his own images now and for the most part not taking consignments.

Jeff

Same here.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by ibuysportsephemera

Henry told me (about 8 months ago) that he is auctioning off his own images now and for the most part not taking consignments.

Jeff

Henry has partnered with John Rogers. He announced it in October of last year.

[perezfan]

Lots of iconic photos included in this round... Ruth, Gehrig, Johnson, etc.
It does make you wonder how many more will re-surface as additional newspaper archives are released over future years.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Is it more likely that all of these newspaper archive acquisitions will depress the market prices for original photos or will they generate more and more collectors entering this segment of the hobby as more product will become available and, thus, ultimately increase prices? Of course, all of the hardcore photo collectors will say the latter but how do the non-biased board members feel?

[Lordstan]

Phil,
While speculation on prices of any collectible is a crapshoot at best, I think the most honest answer answer is a little of both scenarios.

As more archives are released, I think prices may drop a little initially, but In the long term I think the desirability and collecting of original pictures will rise. I don't see these as a fad that will go away if more are found.

IMO, the pictures at the higher end of value are the most vulnerable to an initial drop, as the rarity is a big part of the drive to outbid the other guys for them. Unless there is Black Rock Find equivalent, I think the price dip will be more along the lines of 20% and not 50%. Following this initial dip, I think it's possible that collectors will see quality photos as being more affordable. The rebound would likely start with the mid range photos increasing sale prices as more enter the collecting realm. The natural progression from there would be that mid range collectors expand into the higher end photos. Once that happens, the prices will go back up in that group as well.

Like with all collectibles, my motto is collect what you love and don't worry about the "value" the as we have no guarantees and no control over what will happen.

Best,
Mark

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[bobfreedman]

I think high end photos done by the great photographers of stars will always be in high demand. No matter how many archives that are found there is a finite amount of photos that meet the following criteria:
1. Photos from the great photographers
2. Photos of the major stars of the day
3. Content that is baseball oriented.

If you take away those three factors then you have photos that may be subject to price fluctuations. Otherwise, people will always want photos of stars of the day by the great photographers that are not subject to new material coming to the market. My two cents

[Hankphenom]

Both the supply of vintage photos on the market, as well as the demand for them, will increase, in my opinion. Where the two will intersect to determine prices at any given moment is unpredictable. Collect what you like and can afford, then you don't have to worry about the future.