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A Garage Sale Gem - Ansel Adams Glass Negatives Worth $200M

By The Scott Loper Team Bux-Mont Premier Properties

Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Real Estate - Montgomeryville AB066108

July 28, 2010 02:49 PM

Evidently, a California man purchased a box of glass negatives at a garage sale about ten years ago for $45. Talk about the phrase, "One man's junk is another man's treasure." The glass negatives have been deemed to be the work of famous nature photographer Ansel Adams. The negatives were long thought to be lost during a fire at Adams' studio. The negatives are considered to be worth approximately $200,000,000!

So if you are selling a home that appears to have a pretty good collection of junk in it, you may want to take a moment to sift through the junk. You just may find a treasure!

This seems like especially good advice for sellers in our historically rich areas of Montgomery, Bucks, and Philadelphia Counties of Pennsylvania.

~Lisa

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Vickie McCartney

Maverick Realty - Owensboro, KY

Broker, Real Estate Agent Owensboro KY

Hello Scott Loper Team~ How nice would that be to come across something like that? It happens though, but not to me!

Jul 28, 2010 02:53 PM

The Scott Loper Team Bux-Mont Premier Properties

Keller Williams Real Estate - Montgomeryville - Lansdale, PA

Hi Vickie,

It would be nice! We are the types who throw it all away.

Jul 28, 2010 02:58 PM

Scott Miller

Best Connections Realty - Boca Raton, FL

ifoundyourhome.com

Hi Scott.

I LOVED THIS STORY! I wrote about it earlier today on Trulia when a buyer asked about throwing away a cabinet that was left over from the owner/seller. I told her, "Better check it out first!!" and sent the link from CNN above. Did you take a good look at the photos? They're pure art, magnificent.

Scott Miller, Realty Associates, Boca Raton (i miss philly), FL

Jul 28, 2010 03:13 PM

Richard Strahm

American Foursquare Realty - Lansdale, PA

Lansdale and North Penn Real Estate

The family is now casting doubt on the authenticity of the negative . . .

Jul 29, 2010 03:49 AM

Scott, I love it too. It is just so cool to think of such great works surviving all these years. Adams work was amazing.

Richard, I heard that too. They have been casting doubt for years though. It is part of the mystery that makes the story so interesting.

Jul 29, 2010 11:02 PM

Amy Hahn

Pine Knoll Shores Realty - Morehead City, NC

Realtor/Broker - Crystal Coast, NC

This story has me convinced to stop at garage sales!

I sold a house a couple years ago, the owner was a jazz musician. It turned out that he had played with Miles Davis, Armstrong, and many more. They had an estate sale and found all sorts of wonderful Treasures (like original posters from Fantasia, music reels, etc). Jazz musicians were in heaven at the sale! I was too... his wife had a wonderful collection of vintage handbags and jewelry :-)

Jul 30, 2010 12:52 AM

A Garage Sale Gem - Ansel Adams Glass Negatives Worth $200M

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