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Posted by DavidO
on 11/10/2009, 7:40 am, in reply to "Re: When is it time to stop collecting......."
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Good luck Tom.
My wife has drawn the limit at total of 3 display cases in our dining room and living room. (2 large, one about half the size.) This still leaves about 8 shelves worth in boxes. My hope is that after my eldest daughter's marriage next spring, I can get all of her "stuff" out of closets, attic and spare room, and my wife will let me get another of the big display cases to go in the dining room, and I can move the smaller one from there to the "spare" room, which is also my hobby room, and the "guest bedroom". Currently it is stuffed with 6 large plastic bins, the wedding dress, 2 of the bridesmaids dresses, 4 large boxes of silk flowers slowly transforming into bouquets, and her boxed up porcelain doll collection.
As for stopping, I have no intention at this time. My rate of acquisition has slowed recently, and I find that I am now getting more pleasure from modifying many of the models I already have, than new acquisitions. But there are always new or classic models that "get the blood pumping" when I finally have a chance to acquire them.
--Previous Message--
: 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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