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Posted by Vincent T Price
on 11/9/2009, 4:07 pm, in reply to "When is it time to stop collecting......."
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Hi Ulrich
You must never stop collecting. To stop collecting is like stopping the love and heart of the hobby. 12 years ago I almost stoped collecting when, due to an accident I got a new knee and again 3 years ago, due to iron, I had to get a new liver.
With semi retirement at 60; I have increased my purchases over the last 3 years and intend to keep going as long as I feel fit as I do now.
As for what will happen to the models: now almost 730 (over 1.4 inches). I am educating my adult offspring as to the sales value of the models. I keep a record.
Keep collecting,
Vincent
--Previous Message--
: There comes a time when you have to start to
: number your feathers like my favorite
: rooster Foghorn Leghorn .
:
: When you get to be close to 75, collecting
: more models does not make a lot of sense
: unless you think you live forever or someone
: close really wants them after you are gone.
: They certainly are not and never will be the
: great investment I told my wife and children
: about. Many will end up in some remote
: auction for $5 or less apiece, as experience
: shows over and over again, even I you got
: one for an idiotic bargain at $600.
:
: So when is it time for a collector to stop,
: reverse the engines, and retire? This is
: not a morbid thought, but there are no easy
: answers.
:
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