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Old 02-16-2014, 08:08 AM
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I consider their kind of created collectible to embody all that is wrong with collecting, specifically how it has gone from an almost scholarly pursuit to a simplistic quest for the bux. Collecting for me has always been as much about the history and context as the item. Manufactured collectibles lack both. I have about as much regard for their items as for the ones I "create" every morning; both are crap.
Love that last line .
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