Which planet do they mean?

[Bosox Blair]

"...the only known specimen on the planet!"***

[***The "planet" is the name I have given to my desk, so when I refer to the only one on the planet, you should understand that to mean the only one on my desk...at this time...]

[bmarlowe1]

This not so unique photo went for $9148.55 - was it worth it?

[Peter_Spaeth]

The description resembles one Brian Drent used for an item perhaps a couple of years ago which also turned out not to be one of a kind, although I am sure he did not know it at the time. I am sure it was discussed here but I cannot recall the particulars.

[bmarlowe1]

Let me add that Goodwin was sent an email on 2/3/2010 with the info posted in this thread.

[barrysloate]

It's a beautifully posed image, with that great grandstand in the background. Still, without Harry Wright in the photo that's a lot of money. But with regard to the fact that it's not unique, I feel the catalog description should have been amended. When I did auctions often somebody who knew more about a particular subject than I did would email me, and if I could verify the information I would add it to the text. Not a big deal at all.

[slidekellyslide]

Heh. "other industry leaders"....that should include Mark Rucker who probably knows more about 19th century baseball photographs than anyone. He owns Transcendental Graphics...IOW he owns one of these images. In the future Goodwin should check with Mark before making a claim like that.

[Peter_Spaeth]

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=82042

[barrysloate]

Dan- I'm pretty sure Mark doesn't own the cabinet. He keeps images of everything he can find, as that is his business. But he sold off most of his original material a long time ago.

Isn't there an image of this in that mid-1980's National Pastime? I can check mine shortly and see.

NO, it's not in the NP.

[oldjudge]

A few points:

1-To say any photographic image is unique is ridiculous. It may be very rare, but you can never say with certainty that there is no other one out there. Is this image rare--yes.

2-The cabinet that is shown above is not the same as Goodwin's cabinet, which is an identified Sweeny cabinet. Same image--different cabinet.

3-Is the buyer unhappy with the purchase--No, I bought it and am extremely pleased to have gotten it.