vintage Ruth wire photos

[mybestbretts]

Glad you came over here. I think keeping in contact with Henry is the
way to go. I have noticed that the photos that have been authenticated by PSA seem to be bringing more money. Subject matter is key for top dollar,
that is for sure.
Again, good luck to you.
Bestsandy

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by mybestbretts

Glad you came over here. I think keeping in contact with Henry is the
way to go. I have noticed that the photos that have been authenticated by PSA seem to be bringing more money. Subject matter is key for top dollar,
that is for sure.
Again, good luck to you.
Bestsandy

Yep, if you are buying them to sell, many of the photo collectors here seem to require PSA/Henry's approval; otherwise, they have little faith in what they are buying. Not sure what folks did with photos prior to that

What you'll find though, if you are planning to keep them, is that there are plenty of experts right here in this forum who can provide all the assistance you need - in fact, probably more.

[billyb]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Yep, if you are buying them to sell, many of the photo collectors here seem to require PSA/Henry's approval; otherwise, they have little faith in what they are buying. Not sure what folks did with photos prior to that

What you'll find though, if you are planning to keep them, is that there are plenty of experts right here in this forum who can provide all the assistance you need - in fact, probably more.

Thank you Scott,
This seems to be a very good site. I have no doubt thises wire photos being legit because of how we came upon these photos. An uncle of the owner of these photos passed away and 17 years prior, he was given this collection by a friend who work for a major city newpaper. This uncle was a great uncle, so old enough to be interested in Ruth, even though not a sports memorbilia collector. But a hundred photos at $50 apiece is a large expense for authentication.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by billyb

Thank you Scott,
This seems to be a very good site. I have no doubt thises wire photos being legit because of how we came upon these photos. An uncle of the owner of these photos passed away and 17 years prior, he was given this collection by a friend who work for a major city newpaper. This uncle was a great uncle, so old enough to be interested in Ruth, even though not a sports memorbilia collector. But a hundred photos at $50 apiece is a large expense for authentication.

'Legit' can mean a lot of different things when it comes to photos - you have to look at the quality of the image, the paper, the printing technique, the back.

Guys like Henry and a few of the folks you'll meet here, can certainly help you learn how to do that yourself - it's just a matter of handling a lot of photos and having an 'eye' for it. Some have such an 'eye', some don't - it's not a bad thing if you don't. I haven't met anyone here yet, who offered bad advice with regards to photos - they either offer no advice, or good advice.

But I can't see ever sending photos anywhere to have them authenticated, unless it's very cheap or free. I've seen plenty of authentication mistakes from the slabbers, but very rarely by any of the people I have been discussing vintage photos with for over a decade.

And if you are worried about re-sell value, just consign them raw to Henry. I can promise you that he gets the best prices of anyone - there are many board members here who buy from him, and don't trust any photo unless they acquire it from Henry, or it's slabbed.

[billyb]

Originally Posted by Runscott

'Legit' can mean a lot of different things when it comes to photos - you have to look at the quality of the image, the paper, the printing technique, the back.

Guys like Henry and a few of the folks you'll meet here, can certainly help you learn how to do that yourself - it's just a matter of handling a lot of photos and having an 'eye' for it. Some have such an 'eye', some don't - it's not a bad thing if you don't. I haven't met anyone here yet, who offered bad advice with regards to photos - they either offer no advice, or good advice.

But I can't see ever sending photos anywhere to have them authenticated, unless it's very cheap or free. I've seen plenty of authentication mistakes from the slabbers, but very rarely by any of the people I have been discussing vintage photos with for over a decade.

And if you are worried about re-sell value, just consign them raw to Henry. I can promise you that he gets the best prices of anyone - there are many board members here who buy from him, and don't trust any photo unless they acquire it from Henry, or it's slabbed.

Thanx again Scott,
As I said before, I am not a collector or a dealer, but everyone seems to lead me toward Henry, which I am going to do.
The two I have posted were just two picked out at random, and still had the plastic sleeve over the picture when copied. Family will gather during holidays and discuss whether to sell or not, but who knows how long these wire photos will stay hot. So I do believe they are going to sell. I have some contacts in the sport card business, that is the only reason Iam testing the market for the owner (a cousin) Just getting imput on these photos so they have some information when comes time for decision. That is why I appreciate all imput I get from everyone.
The family just came into possession of them several months ago, but never checked what they had until they mentioned these photos to me. I did not know about them either, but I knew who to go to to get an understanding about them. It is a little overwheming for them and a decision of when to sell will be somewhat slow, I think they want to hold onto them for a couple more months, just to admire them before letting them go.

billyb

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by billyb

Thanx again Scott,
As I said before, I am not a collector or a dealer, but everyone seems to lead me toward Henry, which I am going to do.
billyb

For selling, certainly - he's figured out how to get top dollar. This thread got me to thinking about collector knowledge when it comes to photos. It's always been curious to me that anyone could collect something without having the skills to determine if the items are legit, but you see it all the time, especially with autographs, and also, amazingly, with photographs. If they aren't in plastic, they aren't real. People missing out on great deals that they could take advantage of if they'd educate themselves more, and lose the dependence on 3rd-party authenticators.

It's very refreshing to see auction houses like Lelands, who you know are selling primarily to knowledgeable collectors. 'See' some of you tomorrow night

[Forever Young]

Originally Posted by billyb

Thanx again Scott,
As I said before, I am not a collector or a dealer, but everyone seems to lead me toward Henry, which I am going to do.
The two I have posted were just two picked out at random, and still had the plastic sleeve over the picture when copied. Family will gather during holidays and discuss whether to sell or not, but who knows how long these wire photos will stay hot. So I do believe they are going to sell. I have some contacts in the sport card business, that is the only reason Iam testing the market for the owner (a cousin) Just getting imput on these photos so they have some information when comes time for decision. That is why I appreciate all imput I get from everyone.
The family just came into possession of them several months ago, but never checked what they had until they mentioned these photos to me. I did not know about them either, but I knew who to go to to get an understanding about them. It is a little overwheming for them and a decision of when to sell will be somewhat slow, I think they want to hold onto them for a couple more months, just to admire them before letting them go.

billyb

Billy... with these sort of photos I would definitely go with HYEE. There are reasons why everyone tells you to go to him. Good luck with your family's collection!

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by Forever Young

Billy... with these sort of photos I would definitely go with HYEE. There are reasons why everyone tells you to go to him. Good luck with your family's collection!

Ben, I certainly understand why you would send your photos to Henry. He can tell you if they are real or not. But you are also welcome to post your questions here, and myself and others will be more than happy to help educate you.

[mybestbretts]

Again, good luck to you. You have found the right place for help.
Sandy

[billyb]

Originally Posted by mybestbretts

Again, good luck to you. You have found the right place for help.
Sandy

Sandy,
I agree with you, this is the right place. digging into the depth of all the messages, I knew they were more than experts in their field. True professionalism is the title.
I hope to post one more photo, this time of one of the editors copies, if my cousin ever reads his email. I read another thread which involved these editors copies. Scott, you and the others within that thread made one point that I agree with. No matter how many editors marks are on that photo, I will never allow any of those photos to be touched up for sale. That would be the collectors who buy them to clean the photo if they wish.
I would ask for several more to post, but my cousin will be busy making copies for HYEE to view in Jan.

DRC
This Texas northern stuff I have to stay clear from. I too am a Northerner, born and bred, but one of my sons and all my grandchildren are being raised in Texas. I am now in Houston as I type this thread. So I Texans for grandchildren. Got to say though, with the snow storm that hit Michigan, I a glad to be here now.

billyb

[billyb]

Hey Best,
Yea I finally got over here for input, but I screwed first post up and put in wrong back to first photo.
As I said before, I am on vacation and away from my computer, but this vacation not starting too well.
Our last conversations was about our age, well, I had gall bladder attack and had to have it removed, so have been away for several days. Had lots of views on my original post, but not many replys, but I did not have the back to the one photo I posted.
So decided to post the second one.
I did take your advise, and have contacted Henry Yee, and at first of year he wants us to send him 10-20 of the copies, front and back.
So far it seems the non uniform Ruths are not doing too well at the auctions. But will have to find out how many originals we have, if any. I am hoping of the 30-40 editors cropped photos, myybe have some originals in there.