Value of Type 1 Lou Gehrig 2130 Streak Ends "Dugout Steps" Photo?

[Bpm0014]

From RMY:

VINTAGE 1
This is an original photograph produced from the original negative within approximately five
years of the photographer taking the photo. This is a subjective analysis on the years involved
but offers a better window of time to be safe than other systems which say it is limited to "2
Years" but in many cases authenticate based solely on stamps and back marks would could be used for up to 10 years. We have not arbitrarily come up
with this number. After viewing over 2,000,000 photographs we feel that it offers a better window for paper and back stamp analysis
when concrete dates and paper captions are not present.

[Billyscards]

thanks Brendan. I looked and it looks like they have a WIRE classification as well. Curious to what PSA will come back with since RMY didn't come to that classification.

[Bicem]

Keep us updated, very curious as to what PSA will say. Sticking with my guess of type 3 but definitely could be wrong.

[Snapolit1]

I have the same shot but the more traditional one of him on the steps. And the image is 15 times sharper than this. I now recall when this went to auction and there was something about it that seemed off to me. The fact that it went for under $600 suggests a lot of other people had the same feeling.

[Bicem]

Looks like it came back as a type III.

Lou

Still a great and important photo, good luck with the sale!

[bn2cardz]

This may be an ignorant question but how does PSA decide who made the copy. They state it "was made from a 'duplicate/copy' negative by International".

I understand how they decided it was made from a duplicate/copy negative, but I just don't get how they know who made the copy. I know it is stamped by International, but couldn't it have been made by another source and sent to International after the fact?

[Billyscards]

Bummed out that it came back Type 3 as RMY and their Authenticity was off but what is a guy to do.