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Originally Posted by Skyraider3D
The point is... why is Sudek indiscriminately scooping up Luftwaffe (etc.) pics, thereby possibly aiding to history being LOST for good as genuinely interested researchers don't get a chance. Who has more money isn't interesting, preserving history is (before it's too late).
Imagine somebody with a lot of money buying up all Luftwaffe aircraft from museums, making the aircraft inaccessible to the public and nobody knows what's happening to them afterwards. Would you still say "It's okay, he's got the money, he can do this"?  |
FFS! They are not lost to history, he's just not showering them around like confetti. This kind of thing has been covered before on the old forum, albeit not with the e-bay buyer slant. Older heads may remember the topic concerning some individuals who think they simply ask and they should automatically get what they want at no cost whatsoever in time etc.. Research doesn't work like that, although some people think that it should (I'm not getting at you here, Skyraider, merely pointing out a particular train of thought that has been prevalent for some time. I got a request this morning by e-mail which basically said: ' Send me your digital photos of pilot XXXX of such a unit, as I am interested in him'. What?? Excuse me, but I have never had contact with this person before, don't know who he is, don't know what he is doing/has done by way of research, yet I receive what is almost a demand for things from my research collection. Is it really any wonder that researchers/collectors are guarded about what they posess, when this kind of shit comes along? No introduction, nothing, just send me some of what you have! Beggars belief! The answer is, put your hand in your pocket, buy one of my particular books, and all you want is there. But then, is it wrong for me to say that?)