Another picture of "Billy The Kid" found in junk shop for $2

[Deleted member 20897]

and is estimated to be worth $5m USD.

Billy The Kid for those who may not be familiar.

http://petapixel.com/2015/10/14/2-junk-shop-photo-turns-out-to-be-5000000-photo-of-billy-the-kid/

 

[drd1135]

I always wonder what the original photographer would think if somehow he could have known the photo would be worth that much 140 yrs later.

 

[Luke]

I don't see why this should be worth more than a couple hundred thousand dollars.

 

[Phocal]

I don't see why this should be worth more than a couple hundred thousand dollars.

There are two photos of him known to exist and this is one of them. Also, villains always seem to fetch higher prices for some reason.

 

[T N Args]

Yeah, I was in Fresno, California junk shops in 2010, I remember seeing that photo, it was right next to the Bugatti Royale that I picked up for $5. I only had a fiver, I had to prioritise. At least the Royale didn't have spots, and I needed wheels that day.

 

[Luke]

There are two photos of him known to exist and this is one of them. Also, villains always seem to fetch higher prices for some reason.

I understand that it is rare. I don't understand why it is desirable. I'll bet if you ask 100 people who Billy the kid is or what he did, 90 of them can not give you a definitive answer....I know I can't. Several years back, someone found an acetate of the first Velvet Underground's album. There is only ONE of those.....it is a different version of an LP that many people cite as seminal.....influential, whatever you want to call it. I forget the exact price it sold for. But it was 5 digits......not 7.

That other photo of him that sold for $2.9M is MUCH cooler....if you want to collect rare photos of dead badasses. But a photo of (possibly) him playing croquet with (possibly) some of his henchman........ I think it's worthless, but as long as the insurance appraisers say it's worth that...... Just glad I'm not paying the insurance premium for it.

 

[demiro]

It really makes me want to sell my "Al Capone playing Tiddlywinks" and "John Gotti playing badminton" photos...

 

[Aushiker]

I don't see why this should be worth more than a couple hundred thousand dollars.

It seems if I read the article right that the mob selling the photo is the same mob valuing the photo ... what is claimed as its value may well not turn out to be actual sell price.

Andrew

 

[Hazza]

I can understand that one photo of Billy the Kid can be very valuable as the only one in existence but now that there are 2 photos, I would have thought this would devalue the first one as it is now not so rare.???