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VANDOO · 13th August 2012, 03:51 AM

PERHAPS THE COPYWRITES COULD BE PUT ASIDE IF THE AUCTION HOUSE GAVE WRITTEN PERMISSION FOR THE PICTURES AND INFORMATION TO BE USED ON A FORUM.
IF THEY HOLD THE COPYWRITE THEY COULD DO THE YEARLY PUBLICATION OR POST OF CLOSED AUCTIONS ON THE NET WITH NO PROBLEM. THE NET WOULD BE BEST AS IT CAN PRESENT BETTER AND MORE PICTURES OF ITEMS AT LITTLE COST. THE ADVANTAGE TO THE FORUMS WOULD BE MEMBERS COULD ADD TO OR CORRECT ANY INCORRECT INFORMATION.
INCORRECT INFORMATION IS SOMETIMES DONE HONESTLY AND AT OTHER TIMES TO INCREASE PRICES REALIZED. IT IS ESPECIALLY BAD ON EBAY AT PRESENT BECAUSE MANY DEALERS WANT TO TAP INTO ALL POSSIBLE SEARCHES. FOR EXAMPLE A COMMON PHILIPPINE TALBION MAY HAVE IN THE TITLE, (RARE, MORO, DAYAK, MAORI, ZULU, VOODOO, WITCHCRAFT, HEADHUNTER DAGGER). AN EXAGERATION BUT NOT TOO FAR OFF THE MARK

OFTEN WHEN A COLLECTION IS SOLD EITHER AT AUCTION OR AS AN ESTATE THE PERSONAL INFORMATION ON THE ITEMS ARE IGNORED OR SEPARATED FROM THE ITEMS AND LOST. THE AUCTION HOUSE CAN'T BE EXPECTED TO WRITE THE STORYS GIVEN BY THE COLLECTOR UNLESS IT IS PROPERLY PROVENANCED ALREADY AND SOMETIMES NOT EVEN THEN. OFTEN THEY HAVE SOMEONE WRITE IT UP WITH NONE OF THE COLLECTORS INFORMATION INCLUDED. IT WOULD TAKE A BIT OF WORK AND GOOD JUDGEMENT TO ORGANIZE AND PUT IN ORDER THE INFORMATION ANY OF US HAVE ON OUR COLLECTIONS. WHAT IS GOOD ACURATE INFORMATION AND WHAT IS JUST A GOOD STORY IS A JUDGEMENT CALL ESPECIALLY IN THE SELLING SPHERE OF THINGS.
I DON'T EXPECT THINGS TO CHANGE EXCEPT PERHAPS THE BIG AUCTION HOUSES MIGHT BE ABLE TO SELL A BOOK ONCE IN A WHILE FEATURING (THE BEST OF SOUTHBYS) IN VARIOUS FIELDS. THEY ALREADY MAKE QUITE A LOT ON CATALOGS WHICH UNFORTUNATELY DON'T HAVE ADEQUATE PICTURES FOR GOOD REFRENCE ON MANY ITEMS UNLESS YOU ARE ONLY INTERESTED IN PRICES REALIZED. JUST THOUGHT AND WISHES.

GOOD HUNTING AT THE AUCTIONS.

13th August 2012, 03:51 AM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	PERHAPS THE COPYWRITES COULD BE PUT ASIDE IF THE AUCTION HOUSE GAVE WRITTEN PERMISSION FOR THE PICTURES AND INFORMATION TO BE USED ON A FORUM. IF THEY HOLD THE COPYWRITE THEY COULD DO THE YEARLY PUBLICATION OR POST OF CLOSED AUCTIONS ON THE NET WITH NO PROBLEM. THE NET WOULD BE BEST AS IT CAN PRESENT BETTER AND MORE PICTURES OF ITEMS AT LITTLE COST. THE ADVANTAGE TO THE FORUMS WOULD BE MEMBERS COULD ADD TO OR CORRECT ANY INCORRECT INFORMATION. INCORRECT INFORMATION IS SOMETIMES DONE HONESTLY AND AT OTHER TIMES TO INCREASE PRICES REALIZED. IT IS ESPECIALLY BAD ON EBAY AT PRESENT BECAUSE MANY DEALERS WANT TO TAP INTO ALL POSSIBLE SEARCHES. FOR EXAMPLE A COMMON PHILIPPINE TALBION MAY HAVE IN THE TITLE, (RARE, MORO, DAYAK, MAORI, ZULU, VOODOO, WITCHCRAFT, HEADHUNTER DAGGER). AN EXAGERATION BUT NOT TOO FAR OFF THE MARK OFTEN WHEN A COLLECTION IS SOLD EITHER AT AUCTION OR AS AN ESTATE THE PERSONAL INFORMATION ON THE ITEMS ARE IGNORED OR SEPARATED FROM THE ITEMS AND LOST. THE AUCTION HOUSE CAN'T BE EXPECTED TO WRITE THE STORYS GIVEN BY THE COLLECTOR UNLESS IT IS PROPERLY PROVENANCED ALREADY AND SOMETIMES NOT EVEN THEN. OFTEN THEY HAVE SOMEONE WRITE IT UP WITH NONE OF THE COLLECTORS INFORMATION INCLUDED. IT WOULD TAKE A BIT OF WORK AND GOOD JUDGEMENT TO ORGANIZE AND PUT IN ORDER THE INFORMATION ANY OF US HAVE ON OUR COLLECTIONS. WHAT IS GOOD ACURATE INFORMATION AND WHAT IS JUST A GOOD STORY IS A JUDGEMENT CALL ESPECIALLY IN THE SELLING SPHERE OF THINGS. I DON'T EXPECT THINGS TO CHANGE EXCEPT PERHAPS THE BIG AUCTION HOUSES MIGHT BE ABLE TO SELL A BOOK ONCE IN A WHILE FEATURING (THE BEST OF SOUTHBYS) IN VARIOUS FIELDS. THEY ALREADY MAKE QUITE A LOT ON CATALOGS WHICH UNFORTUNATELY DON'T HAVE ADEQUATE PICTURES FOR GOOD REFRENCE ON MANY ITEMS UNLESS YOU ARE ONLY INTERESTED IN PRICES REALIZED. JUST THOUGHT AND WISHES. GOOD HUNTING AT THE AUCTIONS.