The original paper that protected the decal all these years is assuredly rarer to find still in place than the decal itself. Rarer yet to find in the relatively undisturbed condition it was in before this guy got a hold of it.
Andy On May 17, 2007, at 11:20 AM, Mgraziano1 wrote: > But didn't you all read that the tacks don't penetrate the decal, > only the > surrounding paper? So the "intrinsic vale of the decal is not > impacted". > > Puh-lease. > > -Mike > > -----Original Message----- > From: Walt [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 11:50 AM > To: 'Antique Phonograph List' > Subject: RE: [Phono-L] Why hasn't anyone bid? > > Ah, but, it was (after being rolled up) "dutifully stored in a > basement" > since the sixties which should easily offset the depreciation from > the tack > holes. Somehow, a basement just doesn't ring consistent with how > one would > store a top-shelf collectible that they thought to be worth a relative > fortune. Imagine saying, "Yes, yes, yes!!! That's worth a quarter > million > dollars at least!! Quickly, roll it up and stash it in the basement!" > > If the thing is worth the great fortune so rumored, I think he > should, at > this point, become a very generous philanthropist, donate it to > whatever > museum it was that [supposedly] wanted it, and take the > $5,000,000.00 or > whatever tax benefit. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:phono-l- > [email protected]] On > Behalf Of Peter Fraser > Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 11:16 AM > To: Antique Phonograph List > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Why hasn't anyone bid? > > i was preparing to bid, had sold off some of my properties to raise > the capital, and was doing some last minute spot-financing when i > also noticed the thumbtacks. > > so i'll not be bidding, after all. > > On May 17, 2007, at 7:55 AM, Andrew Baron wrote: > >> This truly annoyed me as well. The same flattening of the artifact >> for the photo could have easily been accomplished without puncture >> wounds by trapping the top under the edge of the thumb tacks, with >> two thumbtacks to retain it at the top and one or two at the >> bottom, and no holes required. >> >> You have to wonder about someone who thinks he has something so >> valuable, an amazing survivor of a century's time, having come >> along all those years intact, and he puts two holes in it. >> >> Woof. >> >> Andy Baron >> >> >> On May 17, 2007, at 8:36 AM, Jeffry Young, D.O. wrote: >> >>> By the way, has anyone noticed that the seller used thumb tacks to >>> support his priceless decal in order to photograph it!!!! Each of >>> those >>> holes should knock the value down at least a couple thousand >>> dollars per >>> hole!!!!! ;-) >>> >>> Jeff >>> Wisconsin >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.1/807 - Release Date: > 5/16/2007 > 6:05 PM > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
