Posts Tagged ‘auction’

Michael Jackson and Bubbles Celebrate the Nonforeclosure of Neverland Ranch

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Here’s Michael Jackson and Bubbles, as seen at the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco a while back. The situation at Neverland was touch and go for a while there, but things are looking up for Michael and his menagerie.

When will Michael and Bubbles be reunited at the Neverland Ranch? Maybe soon? img_9918a.jpg 

Using Photoshop to Improve the Oldest Photograph in the World

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Over at the New York Times, there’s talk that this photo could be the oldest in the world, perhaps from the 1790’s. They’re still looking into it.

Here it is:

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Not too appealing, huh? That’s no way to maximise value at auction. Old photographs can be worth big bucks (NSFW) these days, of course.

But a little Photoshopping using tips from worldwide auction leader eBay gives us:

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Now that’s a leaf, much better. This will guarantee top dollar at auction no matter how old it is. Let the bidding begin.