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Posted by Peter Ewell
on 11/9/2009, 6:57 pm, in reply to "When is it time to stop collecting......."
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Everyone else has been eloquent, and I agree...I just turned 60 which made me stop and think a bit...but I agree with John that if I had to regret only one thing (absolving being with my lovely wife, of course) it would be collecting...so I will go on until the end as well. The good thing is that we have a community now, thanks to Paul....that means many unique models--John's, Paul's, Rick's sailboats, my humble conversion, and countless others out there are in a sense "collective property"....we all know they are there and we, as a community, will see that they are passed on and honored. Can't be in this for the money...it's for the love...Best to all.
--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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