Ebay Slides and pics

[Ric]

Are any of you the successful winners/bidders. What was it about the Digby photo that drove it to $150? Anyone know?

[stem]

I wasn't me and no one knows why it got up there.

THe highest recorded price for a John A. MacIntosh slide was 629.00 by a bidder who preferred to remain anonymous when I contacted him.

[Chuck Conway]

Ric and list,

The two guys that drove the price up are well known for spending big bucks on something they both want. They both missed the earliest MacIntosh bidding, and are willing to spend a lot for a given view to build up their collections. For a while, they hurled $100 dollar bills at views like it was nothing. I thought $100 for a MacIntosh view was a LOT but they'd go several times that. Must be nice! The Digby view was good and I guess rare enough to make it worthwhile to these fellows. I wish they'd post their views-they have some beauties.

Incidently Steve, the guy that paid $629 for that Windsor view paid $1100 for a trolley picture-hope it was worth it! I think that $629 was the third or fourth highest amount he's paid or a slide. Glad I got in at the very start-I'll never be in the same league as the big spenders!Take care,

Chuck

[fergusontea]

So, are people collecting these photos because they have an interest or is it for monetary reasons? Or both?

Personally, I don't have a single historic photo but if I did, I'd share it. What's the fun in collecting this stuff if no one else can look at it?

-mike

[stem]

You know Mike that's a good question.

First of all, let me say that well over half the people who bought the slides responded that they would share. That's pretty nice of them I think. Especially since the biggest buyers out there are the one who are sharing. I've thanked them again and again and they know who they are!

There have been other significant buyers, some earlier and some later however who preferred not to share their collections. That's totally their perogative and I hold nothing against them for that. It was my impression from the one gentleman who at least replied to my request but stated he wouldn't share the scans, that this was an investment for him.

For all the rest who never replied, quite often they were actually not a bit interested in the the D.A.R as a whole but in lets say, RDCs, or stations, or perphaps Baldwins.

I agree with you that sharing is the fun for me and for many others but for others they enjoy a more solitary approach or may have a very small group of intimate friends that they share with and that's it.

And lastly, there's a lot of people who like to share but have such huge collections that it's a big time commitment to share their collections and they may already be involved with other historic societies or railway fan activities.