Daniel wrote:
>(snip) ..."Every time you sell something, you get gypped."
> Fred went on to explain that the really fine examples of anything continue to rise every year. Even when you get top dollar for an item, in a while the market value will rise and eclipse that price.
> Fred's motto may not speak for health or sanity, but to my mind it describes with great accuracy the true collector's state of mind, for better or worse.
I don't feel this describes the "true collector's state of mind" at all. Key word "true." I do think it describes the state of mind of the type of collector that plans to resell the things he finds.
The _true_ collector doesn't really ever plan on parting with any of his stuff!
Chuck "gosh, aren't you worried about what will happen to your collection when you die... no, I'll be dead" Schmidt
PS Please tell me the difference between "hoarding" and "collecting" again...