HYEE up and running on ebay

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by thecatspajamas

And at least he gives each photo its due consideration and thoughtful write-up, as opposed to other sellers blowing out various newspapers' archives where you're lucky to get a title with the subject's name spelled correctly, let alone something resembling a decent description. Compared to them, Yee's offering of these photos is tantamount to a full state funeral as opposed the dumping of a body in a pauper's grave (with the deceased's name misspelled on the marker).

Hey, some of us like those poorly listed offerings. Saves a lot of money.

[Hankphenom]

I have sold and consigned tons of stuff to Henry over the years. At the National, he picked out some things from my setup, and then I showed him a fabulous photo album from the 1936 Olympics I had just picked up, some 120 snapshots taken by a British guy attending the Olympics. Henry turned it down on the basis of the Nazi connection, photos of streets lined with swastikas and several of Hitler in the stands. When I bought it, I had only thought of the photos of Jesse Owens, Ralph Metcalfe, and the rest. After that, it seemed a little dirty to me, and I blew it out for what I paid for it at the earliest opportunity. This is just to prove that Henry is not insensitive to the content of his goods. I'm a huge Henry Yee fan, he's just such a positive force in the hobby.

[drc]

I implied as much before, but I have no problem with the photos. The photos are of history, and history is good and bad.

That doesn't mean I would buy many of them. But I see nothing wrong with them being offered.

My usual objection is all the Yankees stuff.

[thecatspajamas]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

Hey, some of us like those poorly listed offerings. Saves a lot of money.

Agreed, but then some of us are too lazy and/or forgetful to check certain sellers' listings daily, and lay awake at night wondering what my our saved searches have missed...

Guess I can't have it both ways