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Posted by Norm Johnston
on 11/10/2009, 8:37 am, in reply to "When is it time to stop collecting......."
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Ulrich, A profound question that my wife asked me several years ago. I'm 76 and have been collecting 1/1250-1/1200 ship models for over 60 years [about 4,000 in my collection] and I still enjoy the anticipation of the arrival of a new addition to my collection. All of my models are on display [some rather crowded] and I haven't at all felt compelled to sell off any of my collection. Sometimes I wonder if I suffer from some sort of mental defect, but I do enjoy "the heck" out of our wonderful hobby.
--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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