I see your point and whether or not anyone agrees or disagrees really doesn't matter, but this arguement could be made with ANYTHING that is collected from Art to fossils to guitars. Some collect for fun, some collect for the monetary investment, and some-like me- collect for both. I will say that NO MATTER if you are big budget or little budget collector, you collect for one of those reasons. I may be wrong interpeting the arguement on dropping prices here, but not every big budget collector collects for the monetary value and not every little budget collector collects for just the enjoyment. Most collect for both reasons so I hope the market continues to stay the same even if I can't afford a T206 Cobb with a Cobb Back
I second Eric with "The Hunt" being the thing I like best about our hobby. Funny Joe about your brother...I suck at golf too! (But I have fun!)