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Posted by Bill Gilpin
on 11/9/2009, 6:21 pm, in reply to "Re: When is it time to stop collecting......."
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He who dies with the most toys is the winner.....................
--Previous Message--
: Collect what you want, when you want as long
: as you can afford it. You cannot live a
: happy life if you deny yourself every
: 'luxury'. For the same reason do not eat a
: healthy diet all of the time, go to bed
: early and not drink alcohol. You might live
: longer into a deprepit old age - but you
: might also get run down by a bus tomorrow.
:
: Think what you will have missed if the bus
: gets you first!
:
: --Previous Message--
: Logically the time to stop is well before
: you
: die so that you can gradually dispose of
: what you have for the best return possible.
: But realistically, I think that the time to
: stop is simply when you have no desire to
: acquire more, and I think for some that may
: not occur until death. For others, they
: naturally feel less and less inclined to
: acquire more at a time when they feel they
: no longer need it or want more. When that
: happens, you'll just feel it.
:
: My father-in-law, who is almost 92, just
: leased a new car on a three year lease.
: Why? He didn't need it, he just wanted one.
: But in a way, I think it somehow helps to
: make him believe he'll still be around in
: three years.
:
: --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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