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What would you do?

On a private mail yesterday evening, European time. This somebody offered me a buy out with copy and everything on 4 images. Just so happens that these 4 images ( oil-industry),  have so far brought in well over 3K at IS, and well over 3K, at SS, and thats my percentage, so you can imagine the whole amounts?   obviously blue flames, etc.

The offer for the buy out is 45K dollars.

Now considering with the latest IS search, best match, these 4 images are way down in search, actually replaced by these plasticky models with industry that havent even sold at all, hardly.

So, what would you do?  delete them from the sites and swallow the offer or let them hang on in there, hoping the search will change?

Its tricky!  not very often an offer like this comes along.

Yep!  I know I should know this without asking but since we are all pals,  this one I need some advice on. Sorry.

thanks and best. Christian

I'd sell.  45,000 in my hand would be too tempting to me against the possibility of maybe making more and maybe not.  It would also be tempting to know that places like IS and Ft wouldn't make a cent from it!!!!

Have you considered how much money 45000 will give you in return if you invest it wisely? Money like that can be invested (carefully of course) and bring a significant return in the next 5 years.

Or how many image production could you finance with this amount of money? How much would those images earn you?

I'd take it!

You never know if i  a year from now you still get an offer like that. The value of images are dropping fast, even if your images are very unique.

No question at all.
for 45K take the offer and don't look back.
I wouldn't lose a minutes sleep over this decision.

sell . Reshoot

Obvious decision if you ask me. Sell them. You can always reshoot similar type shots. Invest the money in a good quality mutual fund or bond fund if your more conservative and in 7 to 10 years based on historic returns  you will double that investment to $90,000. Not likely that your photos would earn you that much over that time frame.

No question... I'd sell too

Thanks guys!  yeah i recon I would be mad passing on this one and its true, our images are getting less and less worth. By a stroke of luck, in going through my entire portfolio, there is really only 2 images which needs to be deleted, the other 2 are just similars but with a totally differant toning and also cropped in a differant manner.

Thanks!  for all advice. Christian