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Topic: Vintage numbered NASA photo prints: Valuable?
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abccat
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Registered: May 2015
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posted 05-20-2015 06:44 AM
   
I came across this board after searching the internet for information on some photos I bought cheaply from a household clearance on a flea market. I've never seen that kind of NASA photos but I thought that they are interesting and I bought them out of curiosity. After searching quite some time, I found similar photos with this red serial numbers on eBay which sold for quite a lot, although prices are varying extremely among those photos. Unfortunately, I never found exactly the photos with the numbers I have. So, maybe someone of you knows those photos or owns them as well and can give me a rough indication on the value? All photos are in very good to excellent condition, have a size of approx. 8x10, and have only "A Kodak Paper" on their back. Thanks for any help and reply! |
spaced out
Member Posts: 3155
From: Paris, France
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 05-20-2015 04:29 PM
It's really not possible to estimate the value of vintage prints like these accurately as identical prints sold a week apart can fetch wildly varying amounts.Given that you paid peanuts for them the best approach is probably to list them well (accurate description and good listing photos) and let them find their own value on the day. - The Apollo 8 Earthrise photo is the most valuable of the collection.
- The Apollo 11 shot of Aldrin with the flag is also a popular one which might reach 3 figures.
- The Apollo 12 EVA shot is one you don't see often but likely not as valuable as the Apollo 11 shot.
- The Apollo 12 shot of the moon from orbit is also nice but probably the least valuable of these four.
- The Apollo 11 launch shot is okay. These sometimes sell pretty well but rarely for as much as shots taken on the missions themselves.
The NASA-S photos are probably best sold as a lot. They're not particularly popular but you never know.If you're looking to sell on eBay it's important to make the auctions open to overseas bids if possible but don't use eBay's international mailing option as it puts many people off. |
mach3valkyrie
Member Posts: 727
From: Albany, Oregon
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 05-20-2015 05:46 PM
Check out this new post on the original issue NASA Apollo 11 photo for sale on eBay. It will interest you. |
vamanboatin
Member Posts: 250
From: Vienna, VA
Registered: Mar 2004
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posted 05-20-2015 07:15 PM
WOW! An AS-11-40-5903 (Visor photo) just sold on eBay for $837.13. |
mach3valkyrie
Member Posts: 727
From: Albany, Oregon
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 05-20-2015 08:07 PM
WOW is right. Not sure, but that could be a record high price paid. (If the buyer follows through, of course.) |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 45923
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 05-20-2015 09:17 PM
Hard to believe, I know, but it was not even close to a record: Bloomsbury sold one for almost $7,500 in February. |
Joel Katzowitz
Member Posts: 833
From: Marietta GA USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 05-24-2015 06:21 PM
This question might be tough to answer but what effect would an authentic autograph, in this case Buzz Aldrin on AS11-40-5903, have on the value? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 45923
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 05-24-2015 06:58 PM
I think it would depend on who you were marketing the photo to: autograph collectors or photo collectors?Autograph collectors might see the signature as a plus, but would might not assign the same base value to the print as might photo collectors. Photo collectors might ignore the autograph entirely, or maybe even see it as a distraction, valuing a clean print more. It's like the sale of spent Russian fuel tanks from unmanned rockets that have fallen to Earth and have been found. To a space artifact collector, the tank might be worth several hundred dollars. But as demonstrated at a past auction, meteorite collectors saw one such tank as a man-made meteorite and paid tens of thousands of dollars for it. It is all a matter of preference and perspective. |
stsmithva
Member Posts: 1999
From: Fairfax, VA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 05-24-2015 08:52 PM
I would recommend a nice new archival-paper-and-ink print for astronaut autographs, as opposed to a vintage red-serial-number print... at least as far as value is concerned. The people who pay a lot for the vintage prints are usually unhappy with an autograph on it. And to autograph collectors, signed vintage prints do not sell for much more at all then other prints.Of course, you might think an astronaut autograph on a vintage NASA print would be cool for your collection, and then value wouldn't matter much. |
Joel Katzowitz
Member Posts: 833
From: Marietta GA USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 05-25-2015 07:10 AM
Yep, those were my thoughts as well and why I thought it would be a tough question to answer. I would also speculate that a vintage signature on a vintage print would be way more attractive than a contemporary signature on a "Kodak paper" print. I guess that's pretty obvious. |
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