18-12-2020, 12:29 AM
It makes perfect sense, Tony.. As I said, I had done everything I could except be in the auction in person, so I had to bid on-line which, as you say, adds a little on top to the costs. Prior to the auction, I had worked out a few of the possible bids I might make, adding in the commission, so I knew what I was committing the Association to spending. I never even got a chance to make a bid as my top bid has already been exceeded before I had a chance to press the button. I was in no hurry anyway, there is only one bid that counts at an auction and that's the last one!
I have to make a judgement call on things I wish to buy for the Archive and as to whether they will really benefit the collection and the wider community by being able to share them on the web site (acknowledging the earlier comments about copyright of photos) In this instance, it was a fairly easy thing to come to terms with that £500 spent on these photos would be good value, £1600 was certainly not. If they are twice the price in a few years. I still won't be able to justify buying them. However, when we had the chance to buy the Austin posters a couple of years back, we happily spent that sort of money, knowing that opportunity would never come again..
I am hopeful that, as the years roll by and the Archive becomes better known, donations become a more frequent event, something that I have begun to notice over the past couple of years as our efforts have spread to a wider audience...
I have to make a judgement call on things I wish to buy for the Archive and as to whether they will really benefit the collection and the wider community by being able to share them on the web site (acknowledging the earlier comments about copyright of photos) In this instance, it was a fairly easy thing to come to terms with that £500 spent on these photos would be good value, £1600 was certainly not. If they are twice the price in a few years. I still won't be able to justify buying them. However, when we had the chance to buy the Austin posters a couple of years back, we happily spent that sort of money, knowing that opportunity would never come again..
I am hopeful that, as the years roll by and the Archive becomes better known, donations become a more frequent event, something that I have begun to notice over the past couple of years as our efforts have spread to a wider audience...