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.

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Сообщение от Konstantin; 2725791 "

If the case can be safely taken in portfolio investment

Random photos of Marilyn Monroe purchase is unlikely to be a successful investment. Vendors such as the rule of a topic, but the potential Russian buyer - no, because the story of the photos of the actress does not know and can buy ordinary print a lot of money and then find out that a) overpaid in tridoroga and b) the market for such prints very much.


Konstantin, I can not imagine a variant of the random acquisition of investment=rare photos of Marilyn Monroe

[Konstantin]

Who can argue, of course, not every picture of Marilyn is serious money.
Any possible acquisition (attachment) of such a plan necessarily requires research on the lot.
It is an axiom.

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Сообщение от Konstantin

Any possible acquisition (attachment) of such a plan necessarily requires a lot of work on the study.

But it is not "random".

Сообщение от Konstantin

If the case can be safely taken in portfolio investment, because the demand is huge and with the further implementation will have no problems.

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It is known that comics Superman go at auction for a record amount. Fans of superhero at different times laid out for the rare instances of hundreds of thousands of dollars, and sometimes several million.
Find these comics now often accident - during the renovation of houses and even their demolition.
Here is a rare copy of the book "Action Comics No.1" in 1938 (cost 10 cents <! - ~ 1 ~ ->)

   
This comic was sold for half a million dollars, although another collection "Action Comics No.1" was put up for auction ComicConnect February 27, 2009, started with a lot of one dollar and sold for 317,000 dollars - the comic was not in perfect condition (it CGC rating of 1.5 out of 10 points) and found it was during a home renovation accidentally among piles of old newspapers and magazines.

However, the previous record was set on another instance of the comic book superhero - Batman. In February 2010, the 1939 comic book was auctioned off for 175,000 USD 500. He, in turn, broke the record of another - slightly worse than surviving - an instance of "Action Comics No.1" Batman, set two days earlier.

But the most expensive comic book (s CGC 9.0) on 30.11.2011 was sold today for $ 2,161,000!

Try chance find somewhere such comics. <! - ~ 12 ~ ->

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It is known that comics Superman go at auction for a record amount. Fans of superhero at different times laid out for the rare instances of hundreds of thousands of dollars, and sometimes several million.
Find these comics now often accident - during the renovation of houses and even their demolition.
Here is a rare copy of the book "Action Comics No.1" in 1938 (cost 10 cents <! - ~ 1 ~ ->)

   
This comic was sold for half a million dollars, although another collection "Action Comics No.1" was put up for auction ComicConnect February 27, 2009, started with a lot of one dollar and sold for 317,000 dollars - the comic was not in perfect condition (it CGC rating of 1.5 out of 10 points) and found it was during a home renovation accidentally among piles of old newspapers and magazines.

However, the previous record was set on another instance of the comic book superhero - Batman. In February 2010, the 1939 comic book was auctioned off for 175,000 USD 500. He, in turn, broke the record of another - slightly worse than surviving - an instance of "Action Comics No.1" Batman, set two days earlier.

But the most expensive comic book (s CGC 9.0) on 30.11.2011 was sold today for $ 2,161,000!

Try chance find somewhere such comics. <! - ~ 12 ~ ->

[Konstantin]

Сообщение от Cyril Syzransky ; 2726071 "

Try

I may be bad formulated the idea , I'll try to specify.
In the term " in the case of" I do not mean in a booth near the station . And just where the auctions were selling this 3700 photo .
I want to emphasize such an important item as copyright attached to these photos.
Now advise to buy there are strange , auction , then passed, but similar to the following - completely.

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Сообщение от Konstantin

In the term "in the case of" I do not mean in a booth near the station.
And just where the auctions were selling this 3700 photo.

You predict the growth of prices for such photos, even relatively successful bid withdrawals?

[Konstantin]

Yes it is .
Justified?
1. It is 100%the result of sales , and retail ( 82 lots), and not a lot, that says a lot.
2 . Serious fight for each lot , the average estimeyty exceeded seven times .

And the prices that - Well, it certainly is not about selling the next day , and on the period of 3-5 years.
And after 5 -years old , with such interest rates will only grow , no doubt.

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Сообщение от Konstantin; 2726131 "

1. It is 100%the result of sales , and retail ( 82 lots), and not a lot, that says a lot.
2 . Serious fight for each lot , the average estimeyty exceeded seven times .

Just your studies suggest that these items had a price limit . Bought them , I think, are not dealers for resale , namely, collectors and they are bargaining for the lots , given the marginal price for today .

Сообщение от Konstantin; 2726131 "

A through 5 -years old , with such interest rates will only grow , no doubt.

After 5 years - maybe and maybe not.

[Konstantin]

Сообщение от Cyril Syzransky ; 2726141 "

is possible, and perhaps not.

Here is my global forecast :
After 3 years, the world will start to actively recover from the crisis and the prices of all crawl up . Those who are not all of the assets (in this case KC ) translated into cash , or had eaten very well to capitalize on this .
But it is a world for us to make a prediction more difficult , much to decide on Sept. 8 , and the subsequent events.