An American collector has become an overnight multimillionaire after a set of 65 glass negatives he picked up at a garage sale turned out to be genuine Ansel Adams works.
Rick Norsigian, a school district painter and collector, bought the photographic plates in Fresno, California for $US45 ($A50) a decade ago. Now they have been authenticated and are valued at $US200 million ($A223m), he told a press conference.
My garage (and every other space in the house available) is already full with junk. And my ears are full of complaints from my ministry od internal affairs.
And I am still not rich...
My garage (and every other space in the house available) is already full with junk. And my ears are full of complaints from my ministry od internal affairs.
And I am still not rich...
I thought this a pretty sus bit of tabloid reporting from the get go in that most of the provenance comes from the guy who decides what its value is ?
That really paints a pretty questionable picture . ( ). Kens link is a great read if you go through it .. wouldn't this guys family embrace
this miniscule addition to his known works if they thought it true ??
This $230 m on these 50 plates should value as a % his whole
portfolio well into the many billions shouldn't it ?
I was laughing with my wife about this story last night. We lived in Fresno during the time the "yard sale" would have taken place. I've been known to buy "hidden treasures" (my wife calls it junk) like this was described to be. It could have been me!
I have no idea about the authenticity but the idea that you could find something like that is appealing...
). Kens link is a great read if you go through it .. wouldn't this guys family embrace 
