Came across this recent eBay auction from "justlettinggoagain." A 4" x 5" original Athletic Model Guild photo, it sold for $825.

No question it's a great image of two sexy muscle guys playing at bondage. But in my wildest dreams I'd never have expected it to fetch over $800.

The highlight of the recent sale at Palm Beach Modern Auctions is a lot  comprised of five items from the archives of Bruce Bellas: A red arched seat used as a prop in many of his studio photos, along with four images of models posing on it.

Although the estimate was $1,000 to $2,000, this lot sold for a whopping $14,000. Holy posing strap, Batman! 

In addition to the items displayed here on Homobilia, we also run weekly auctions on eBay. 

This week, a rare Colt Studio photo of George O'Mara sold for over $200. 

Keen to stoke the theme of homoeroticism, Morrissey chose this buttock-baring photo for Hand In Glove, The Smiths' first release.   Andy Rourke's Dad wasn't pleased. The bassist said: "He said to me, 'That's a bloke's bum' and I said, 'yeah' but when he asked me why I just didn't have an answer for him."

The 5" x 7” original vintage photo, has a gloss finish and dates to the mid-1970s. 

The sale price: $204.50. See more photos by Jim French, Colt Studios.