18-12-2020, 05:06 PM
Copyright also needs to be proved which is nearly impossible with 90% of Pre-War photos so it is also relative. In the event of a breach of copyright damages will be not be punitive but equal to any harm caused. Its a small risk, but there are certain archives that get quite aggressive about it (many without any actual power to do anything other than write a threatening letter).
As for the auction. I couldn't go in person but I did have a lot viewed for me by a friend. I paid my £3 to easylivebid which was entirely fair. I bid high on the lot in question but no higher than my upper limit for it. It was bloody expensive all the same. It has now arrived (excellent service from Lawrences) and it consists nearly entirely of original factory images of the marque or period photographic postcards, most of which have values between £10 & £20 on the back from when they've been through postcard dealers hands. I've worked out I paid an average of £16.52 per photo. For such a rare marque to find so many photos in one go probably won't happen again, and I'll do well to find as many in the wider world in my liftetime.
Some of the lots contained much more than mine and viewed from a postcard / photograph collectors standpoint may actually have been quite cheap despite the large figures achieved. I don't doubt that many will end up broken down piece meal on ebay. I'll be watching closely!
So its all relative. Nothing went cheap, but I'm not sure it was a daft as some think
As for the auction. I couldn't go in person but I did have a lot viewed for me by a friend. I paid my £3 to easylivebid which was entirely fair. I bid high on the lot in question but no higher than my upper limit for it. It was bloody expensive all the same. It has now arrived (excellent service from Lawrences) and it consists nearly entirely of original factory images of the marque or period photographic postcards, most of which have values between £10 & £20 on the back from when they've been through postcard dealers hands. I've worked out I paid an average of £16.52 per photo. For such a rare marque to find so many photos in one go probably won't happen again, and I'll do well to find as many in the wider world in my liftetime.
Some of the lots contained much more than mine and viewed from a postcard / photograph collectors standpoint may actually have been quite cheap despite the large figures achieved. I don't doubt that many will end up broken down piece meal on ebay. I'll be watching closely!
So its all relative. Nothing went cheap, but I'm not sure it was a daft as some think