Photos of Marilyn Monroe

[Konstantin]

"The secret photos of Marilyn Monroe sold for 300 thousand dollars"

These titles were excited the imagination in early July. The auction itself was held in Los Angeles on July 27, and the information on it rewrote all the media earlier this month.
I. .. silence.
Where are the results? It's funny, but in the Russian internet this information is not available. It would seem logical to first announce something interesting, and then write what it was over. But no - the main thing, "whistle" for most (perhaps all) of the media.
But thank God there is someone to fill this gap in knowledge.
So why I was attracted to this auction
1. Because all the lots are sold, that is 100%result. This in itself is interesting and important.
2. For how many are sold and how? All bought one lot or trades were individually? This is even more interesting detail about the auction, which we would like to know.
For the record:

Exhibited 3700 negatives with a picture of Marilyn, who previously had never before been published, and copyrighted by their distribution.

So the details - sold all sold individually and in small batches of 20 - 30 pieces, the average price for a hammer Photo 5 - $ 10 tons, for the expensive up to 30 tons and total revenue $ 1.8 million dollars.
Chic result.
Examples:
An outside observer, it might seem that the price will depend on a degree of nudity (erotic) Marilyn in the photo, but in fact the price depended on the rarity of the series:
- On the first photo
Lot number 55 estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
the result is $ 14,000
Marilyn here appears as a fortune-teller (such etnokostyumny option) is very small series.
- In the second photo is a coat over his naked body, this series was once even banned from publication, for your honesty.
Lot number 10 estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 2,000
the result is $ 7,500
- The third photo Lot number 59 of the series to the movie "Bus Stop" 1956
estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
the result is $ 25,000

The moral?
When the event is safe to take in the investment portfolio, because the demand is huge and with the further implementation of the problems will be. And it's in these times was the main criterion.