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Posted By: peter chao

Guys and Gals,

Here's what gets me upset. We know that in the real world that money is coin of the realm. But come on, as Joe Pelaez would say, the hobby has become too market oriented.

The hobby should be different, it shouldn't be the size and scope of the collection but the heart of the collector. When you start talking about size and scope of the collection you are starting to discuss the market value of the collection.

Let's go beyond that, wasn't it Jeff Lichtman who said you can still be a collector without a collection. For me collecting is a state of mind and collegiality.

Come on, face it, we collect for fun and to meet people. Isn't that what it's all about. If it was only about the cardboard wouldn't it be kind of boring. Shouldn't we really celebrate the hobby and the people we meet. Let's be collectors first a foremost.

Forget about measuring people by the size of their collection, it's more about the size of a collector's heart.

Peter