Posting eBay photos ?

[Modeldad]

Life is not fair, but it is fairer than death.

Screw 'em. Ed, keep on posting, so the rest of us can see what is out there.

One may never be able to own a Rembrandt, but that does not mean one should be denied a picture of one of his painting that is up for auction.

If someone wantsd to find all the images in the world, and has the funds/staff to do so, your postings will not make a difference anyway.

I look forward each time I log in to seeing your posts.

[Boris Ciglic]

It would have been really fair if certain comments here have been posted only after reading the debate at LEMB.

[John Vasco]

Jan,

Yeah, I'm the one with the interest in guitars (Gibsons, definitely not Fenders!). As others have said, better to see these photos, rather than not at all. We all have to accept that some people can bid higher than others. But isn't that the case with all auctions, such as those in the great auction houses around the world. That's why paintings by van Gogh sell for upwards of $16 million - people with big money can afford to bid on them. That's life, and we just have to accept it. But remember, new photos are surfacing in books all the time...

[Modeldad]

Yes, I read the LEMB post and here is what I took to be the basis of this issue.

"I only politedly asked the members of this board not to bring to everyone's attention certain rare pictures of planes captured and used by the Germans. Maybe I had to add that asking for identifying the plane in question is the real problem."

Now, how does Ed determine whether a certain picture is "rare". Should he clear it with Jan first?

As for me, I would not know if it was rare or not. Even with a good meat thermometer

[Jan vd Heuvel]

Modeldad Steven,

you know me from the Airwarfare Board and you must know I share a lot of my original photo's with the airminded community.

Why don't certain members of this board read postings thoroughly ?

This debate has no purpose. There have never been an issue.

After my initial posting at the LEMB I realised that what I was asking for (read carefully), "asking" and not demanding, is impossible.

Nobody can know for certain if a specific photo is unique and very rare if he isn't specialised in that specific subject.

Thank you Boris for standing up for me.

Btw, unfortunately I am not one of those millionairs who can afford to buy any photo he wants. I have worked for 42 years to earn the money to buy the photo's I want.

So don't post replies painting me off as the "bad guy" because I never intended to stop Ed's postings of Ebay-auctions and only posted a message on the LEMB board of which I later realised I shouldn't have posted it, because it was unreal and I already stated Ed West is doing a good job for the airminded community.

Regards,
Jan

[Red Baroness]

Enh, I don't mind at all the posting of the links to the pics;

I can see the side that is upset because it drives up the price, because these items are indeed sometimes rare and everyone likes a good deal....

but on the other hand, how can you know they exist without Ed combing Ebay looking for them?

I found a nice set of Walter Oesau pics for sale on a similar site - and I got a wedding picture of them in the group - apparently was a collection from his late mother - included a hand-made card from Walter to his mother on Mother's day, and some of his wonderfully indecipherable handwriting on the back of a card. (Which the gent was kind enough to send me a larger scan of, which, if permitted, I can post on another thread)

But it was out of my range, at nearly $2000. Blergh.

My point/opinion? Please, Ed, continue to post them. There are some real gems in there that perhaps one day I will be able to afford, and I'm terminally lazy in searching for them on EvilBay.

On other forums I belonged to, posting of items for sale was Verboten, unless there was a forum specifically for it. Perhaps that would be a solution?

[FRANCESCO M LENTINI]

I think that we must only thank Ed West for his work.
Without his research we often should lost rare or simply interesting pics.

Francesco Maria Lentini

PS: who is Sudek 13, a novel Howard Hughes ?

[bn785371]

I wonder why there is no answer to this question,is this such a secret?

[Jan vd Heuvel]

If you mean who is Sudek13, yes this is such a secret.

Sudek13 hides his identity carefully.

When you try to contact him you will only become in contact with one of the many associates/helpers/staff of him.

He is one of the wealthiest men on the earth.

So forget it when Sudek13 wants a photo. You will almost every time loose.

I am able to contact him, but only with the intervention of another multi-millionair, who knows Sudek13 personally. All this providing he is willing to send my message to Sudek13.

As I will be meeting with the person I mentioned in the next week I will ask him if he will contact Sudek13 about the question if Sudek13's photo's (which are countless at this time) will be available to persons with small budgets for publications.

Regards,
Jan

[BlackWolf3945]

Talk about humor... sounds like someone was just whining to me. Understandable, especially with good 'ole Sudek in the mix. But at least the light has broken through and errs in thinking have been corrected...

Keep 'em coming Ed. Your posts have saved me a bit of time and they are much appreciated from this quarter...


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