I create files with pages from the catalogues for items I either won, have a similar item, think I might acquire in the future, wish I could get, or have a historical especially well researched description of an area that interests me. You can track specific items, get a feel for rarity and follow value changes. I also keep catalogues that are about a single subject or are histoically important in their own right, very subjective. Some catalogues have excellent essays about a person, era or subject, that are well worth keeping. I am usually opposed to extracting pages from books, but make an exception for catalogues. You will also enjoy going thru them again to pull out a few pages. Just remember to date and annotate them. When you have done all that, ditch them.
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