Speaking of something smelling fishy… These photos (an incomplete gallery) were offered for sale on eBay in 2011; some sold… The seller had a different name(s),or aliases, not photoshoot2012, they were howardus and vintageexpertchristine… They were allegedly made by Weegee, or more accurately, a “Weegee Original Photograph.”

These are definitely not photographs made by Weegee…

Speaking of smelling fishy… more photos on eBay from photoshoot2012 allegedly by Weegee:

“Weegee Original Photographs 1940’s “His personal photo ” Row your boat ..”
4×4
Unsold. Asking price $75.00 (April 21, 2013)

“Weegee Original Photographs 1940’s ” Skiing”
4×4
Asking price: US $65.00 (The skiing photo was for sale at least six times in April – May, 2013)

Hey! The back of that photo looks familiar… of course, it’s the same as this one, the “Men in Uniform”:

Again: It’s often difficult to extract accurate information from an eBay listing, (especially listings as inarticulate and confusing as these), nevertheless, based on very little information and a few JPEGs, I think these are definitely not photos made by Weegee…

Something smells fishy…

Title: “Weegee Original Photograph “New York city “”
Size: “4×5 & 2×3”
Sold for US $199.99 (April 6, 2013)

Title: “Weegee Original Photographs 1940’s Men in uniform”
Size: (not specified)
Unsold (starting bid: $99.00)
From the listing: ““in great condition for its age and rarity ..weegee was one of a few who shot with a black back round .” – Whatever that means.

photoshoot2012 has been listing on eBay photographs that claim to be “Weegee Original Photographs.”
They even have a stamp on the backs… Wait a minute, let’s look closely at the backs… Below are screen shots of two different eBay listings, of two pairs of photos, and yet the backs are identical, the same image file was used… something smells fishy…

The “Weegee Original Photographs 1940’s Men in uniform” pair of photos is still for sale. The price has dropped precipitously, and then rebounded a bit… something still smells fishy…

It’s often difficult to extract accurate information from an eBay listing, (especially listings as inarticulate and confusing as these), nevertheless, based on very little information and a few JPEGs, I think these are definitely not photos made by Weegee…

To be continued…

One of the purposes of this little blog was for it to be something like an electronic filing cabinet. These posts should be filed under: auctions, on-line, 2013…

10 5/8″ x 10 3/8″
Sold for $1,500 (March 2, 2013)
(Wouldn’t mind seeing the back of that, he writes salaciously and foolishly.)

11″ x 14″
Sold for $400 (Mar 4, 2013)