Auction Highlights

The PHSNE Members Auction was held on February 3^rd at Waltham High School—but the work to bring it off started with PHSNE volunteers months before.

Preparation for the auction began at the PHSNE warehouse. A team met twice a week for several months to sort out and rehab 65 cameras and other photographic items for auction.^[1] In addition, hundreds of items were selected for the dollar table.

Members were also able to auction their own individual items as ‘walk-ins’ on the day of the auction. 157 additional items were offered for auction as walk-ins.

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Of the 65 PHSNE items offered for auction, 47 were sold. Bids did not meet the minimum on 18 items. Members sold 97 walk-in items; bids for the remaining 60 walk-in items did not meet minimums.

In addition about $400 worth of items sold at the dollar tables. Buyers were having a great time going through the materials at those tables – books, filters, and other items.

Overall, PHSNE items took in $2,722. This includes some items that were auctioned on behalf of two deceased PHSNE members. Proceeds for these items will be sent to their estates.

Items that were unsold will be auctioned on e-Bay or at the next Photographica auction in October.

—Lew Regelman, Auction Coordinator

Images From the Auction

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Photos by George Champine (from video), Dave DeJean & Joe Walters.

Video Excerpt of Auction

PHSNE Members Auction February 3, 2008 (at YouTube)

A short (about 4 minutes 45 seconds) video excerpt of the Auction was shot and edited by George Champine.

If you have problems playing the video using the YouTube viewer, help is available at Using This Site.

Thanks!

Lots of work was needed for the auction to take place. Our thanks go to the following members for helping to make it possible:

Organization and preparation of items for sale: Ralph Johnston, Dan Jones, Bud Midgely, Lew Regelman, Ed Shaw, Joe Walters
Publicity: Neil Gordon, Marti Jones
Transportation of items to and from the sale: George Champine, Dave DeJean, John Dockery, Adrian Levesque,Bud Midgely
Auctioneers: Marti Jones, Larry Rochette
Dollar Table: Andy Heatlie
Set-up and help at the sale: Cindy Berry, Lowell Burch, John Dockerty, Walter Friesendorf, Allan Goodrich, Andy Heatlie, Bethany Jones, Marti Jones, Dick Koolish, Adrian Levesque, Jim McDonough, Larry Rochette, Ernest Stonebraker, Sherryl Stonebraker, Ruth Thomasian, Joe Walters, John Wojtowicz

Many people helped make the auction happen. If I missed anyone forgive me.

—Lew Regelman, Auction Coordinator

On behalf of PHSNE's members, I would like to thank Lew Regelman and his auction volunteers for all their hard work and dedication to PHSNE. Special thanks to Lew for taking on the job of organizing and running this successful auction.

—Marti Jones, PHSNE President 2008-2009

[1] PHSNE Item Catalog (click to download)

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