[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

I'm also sure that some people are buying photos on eBay, making high-res digital copies, then selling on the originals as a way to keep the investment costs down in their collections. I see a lot of evidence of that. As far as I'm concerned it is the high-res images that are what is really valuable for historical documentation purposes, not just being able to say that you own a print of the original, which is not necessarily unique and exclusive (and often has nothing to do with copyright issues).

I also think that some who have built up large collections of photos have, for various financial reasons, been forced to liquidate all or parts of their collections to raise cash. Nothing wrong with that. That's how a marketplace works.

Regards,