I actually had one of my employees suggest to me that we should "punch up"
the images of items we sell, and I told him that we NEVER do that (he is
new, or he would have already known that). Of course, there is no way to
know if others feel the same way (at least until you get your package and
compare the item you get to the image you saw).
Bruce
On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Richard Evans <evan...@blueyonder.co.uk>wrote:
> I thought the This Gun for Hire went beyond strong colours and looked
> unflatteringly garish.
> Presumably not a result of restoration judging by the listing, but was it
> really actually that vibrant, or did the colour reproduction exacerbate it
> online?
>
> On 17 Jul 2010, at 16:44, Bruce Hershenson wrote:
>
> I personally agree with this. I didn't like the "make it look perfect"
> school of restoration even *BEFORE* the Haggard scandal broke.
>
> First, because the restorers were in effect hiding their restoration,
> making it impossible to see exactly what was done (and a long time pro like
> myself could spot some restoration that most amateurs would never see,
> creating a "fear of restoration" among many collectors).
>
> Second, because many of these items were *SO *restored that they looked
> almost like "recreations". I *LIKE *the items in my collection to show at
> least *SOME *signs of age, unless they are in truly mint unrestored
> condition, because that is part of the joy of owning an original, knowing
> that it survived all these years. If you want a perfect looking item, why
> not just get a reproduction? But don't take your "very good" condition and
> have someone make them look like new. If you *MUST *restore, why not
> simply do minimal restoration to the areas that most need it?
>
> Bruce
>
> On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 9:58 AM, glenndamato <glenndam...@earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Regarding the Heritage auction: I do believe the fakes scandal hurt the
>> hobby, plus many of the restored posters look like they were cut, bleached,
>> washed, starched & dried. I'll take old Igor back anyday.......
>>
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