(Screenshot from ebay, 12/16/2020)
These photos were not made by Weegee.
eBay
Recent auction: “Weegee is flicker happy!” (negative)
“ARTHUR FELLIG WEEGEE FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPHER NYC Old Photo Negative 190A”
“You are bidding on a guaranteed authentic 4X5 original negative as shown- This negative is from the PM New York City Daily News between 1940 – 1948.”
Images and words, above, copied from ebay.
Sold for $415.00
The seller will even sell you a print (8×10 – 24×36) of the negative, and for $35 send you a CD of the “Photoshopped” image “that you can use for your reproductions.”
And the photographer was?
“Weegee Tries His Hand with the Flickers.” Perhaps a slight variant image was published on February 1947…
Recent auction: “OLSEN AND JOHNSON WINTER GARDEN BY WEEGEE…” – negative.
“OLSEN AND JOHNSON WINTER GARDEN BY WEEGEE NYC Old Photo Negative 254A”
“You are bidding on a guaranteed authentic 4X5 original negative as shown- This negative is from the PM New York City Daily News between 1940 – 1948.”
All above words and images are copied from ebay.
Sold for $34.00
The seller will even sell you a print (8×10 – 24×36) of the negative, and for $35 send you a CD of the “Photoshopped” image “that you can use for your reproductions.”
Recent auction: “McWIlliams, Fascist Candidate, Faces His Future Undiscouraged” negative…
“JOSEPH MCWILLIAMS WW2 ACTIVIST BY WEEGEE NYC Old Photo Negative 255A”
“You are bidding on a guaranteed authentic 4X5 original negative as shown- This negative is from the PM New York City Daily News between 1940 – 1948.”
All words and images above are copied from ebay.
Sold for $45.00
The seller will even sell you a print (8×10 – 24×36) of the negative, and for $35 send you a CD of the “Photoshopped” image “that you can use for your reproductions.”
Activist? “JOSEPH MCWILLIAMS WW2 ACTIVIST” according to the ebay seller… Fascist, yes… Don’t think McWilliams has been called a World War Two activist in a long time… “Fascist-type candidate for his American Destiny party for Congressman…” is how PM referred to McWilliams on July 8, 1940…
“Weegee Original Photograph 1940’s NYC stamped”???
“Beautiful original vintage silver gelatin photograph by the famous Weegee,measures 3×5 in.Here’s your chance to own a piece of photographic history.With Weegee stamp on verso.In good condition .”
Images and words copied from ebay.
Sold for $49.99 on Oct. 31, 2015.
This photo was not made by Weegee…
Finally… “Weegee Original Photograph 1940’s NYC stamped and framed” or “the spot on image is a shadow”
(Images are screen shots from eBay.)
Finally, after a several years,
“Weegee Original Photograph 1940’s NYC stamped and framed” and “Beautiful original vintage silver gelatin photograph by the famous Weegee,measures 3×5 in.Here’s your chance to own a piece of photographic history.With Weegee stamp on verso.In good condition especially for it”s age and rarity 10×10 with frame the frame alone cost 100.00” (quotes from eBay)
has been sold…
For a mere $73.22…
(Reflection of a shadow… Reflection of “photographic history”… Reflection of fraud…)
A good example of a bad fraud…
Weegee on eBay, June, 2015… (part 2) – “Vint-1930s-WEEGEE-HANDSOME-MAN-STREET-PROFILE-Photo-EXCELLENT”
Since this is an online filing cabinet let’s look quickly at a few recent (June 6, 2015) Weegee on eBay results, and file this under auctions…
“Vint 1930s WEEGEE / HANDSOME MAN STREET PROFILE Photo / EXCELLENT”
Sold for $99.00 [1 bid]
The seller was americanphotowork.
eBay store for americanphotowork
americanphotowork.com
All images from eBay:
Was this photo made by Weegee?
Hard to prove from the limited information on an eBay auction. Wonder what the provence is.
We are going to express our opinion: We don’t think the photo was “stamped by the artist,” it doesn’t appear to be in “excellent condition,” and we don’t think it was made in the “1930s”.
We are going to express our opinion: the photo was not made by Weegee…
Images from eBay:
If that “handsome man” in “New York city” looks familiar, perhaps that’s because the photo appeared on eBay before. In April 2013, photoshoot2012 sold a pair of, as we call them, “phony Weegee photos” for $199…
Weegee on eBay, June, 2015… (part 1) – “Weegee 1940’s silver Gelatin silver stamped “trumpet man”
Since this is an online filing cabinet let’s look quickly at a few recent (June 6, 2015) Weegee on eBay results, and file this under auctions…
“Weegee 1940’s silver Gelatin silver stamped “trumpet man””
Sold for $71.00
Seller was photoart50
Maybe the photo is a “silver Gelatin silver.”
Maybe the photo is stamped, by someone, not necessarily by Weegee.
The subject is not a “trumpet man,” he’s not playing the trumpet, perhaps a clarinet, and the subject is not “Architecture & Cityscape.”
“Weegee In great condition for its age and rarity” – is meaningless.
Was this photo made by Weegee?
Hard to prove from the limited information on an eBay auction. Wonder what the provence is.
We are going to express our opinion: the photo was not made by Weegee… It’s a good example of a bad Weegee imitation… (Is this ignorance or fraud?)
A variant image appeared on eBay a few years ago. Surprisingly the images are in focus…
“It is silver gelatin final fiber print in great condition due to its age and rarity !”
1.”Weegee Original 1930/1940’s photo artistic shot !
WEEGEE ORIGINAL STAMPED PHOTO
It is silver gelatin final fiber print in great condition due to its age and rarity ! Size is 4×5″
Above photos and words from eBay.
Starting bid is $50.00
Update: This photo, not made by Weegee, sold for $50.00
2. “Weegee Original 1930/1940’s photo Man In Uniform Stamped !
WEEGEE ORIGINAL STAMPED PHOTO RARE!
It is silver gelatin final fiber print in great condition due to its age and rarity ! Size is 4×5 ”
Above photos and words from eBay.
Buy it now price is $75.00.
3. “weegee origanal NYC SUBWAY photogragh stamped !
Original weegee from world famous archive
silver gelatin on final fiber print great condition for its age and rarity ! 4×5”
Above photos and words from eBay.
Staring bid is $75.00.
Update: This photo, not made by Weegee, sold for $75.00
The three photos above are for sale on eBay. They are being sold as “WEEGEE ORIGINAL STAMPED PHOTO RARE.”
In our opinion it’s obvious that the photos were neither made, nor stamped by Arthur Fellig. These are, at best, good examples of a bad joke, bad imitations, and/or just plain fraud…
PS. 
This is what a real Weegee the Famous stamp looks like…
This is not a Weegee photograph: More fraud and forgeries…
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"Weegee was one of the only photographers to use a black background!!!" WTF!?!?
I would never buy anything from and not trust someone called: artcoll2012
They are trying to sell fraudulent fotos and obvious forgeries...
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