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Posted by Bruce Gordon
on 11/9/2009, 9:40 pm, in reply to "Re: When is it time to stop collecting......."
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Something that has been giving me satisfaction lately: While I continue to make new acquisitions, I also try to balance them somewhat by divesting myself of others.
It's been difficult to part with some of them, but it also has been quite gratifying to know that something that has been simply gathering dust on my shelf is now someone else's exciting new 'score'. It's also been another way to interact with other collectors and connect with the community.
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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.
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: --Previous Message--
: There comes a time when you have to start to
: number your feathers like my favorite
: rooster Foghorn Leghorn .
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: 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.
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: 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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