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Posted by Tom Vargas
on 11/9/2009, 6:33 pm, in reply to "When is it time to stop collecting......."
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I'll stop when I no longer receive any satisfaction form the hobby. Right now I enjoy collecting, converting and painting models. My problem is I'm running out of space to display my collection. I have in my study display cases for about half of my 2500 plus models. I'm negotiating with my wife to build a combination bookcases/display cases in our hallway. Wish me luck.
--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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