Comments on: The Sporadic Collector: My Comic Book Collection http://www.inherited-values.com/2010/02/the-sporadic-collector-my-comic-book-collection/ Antiques & Vintage Collectibles, NOT By The Book Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:52:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: No, I Swear It Really Is All About the Articles, Playboy Magazine Back Issues : Inherited Values http://www.inherited-values.com/2010/02/the-sporadic-collector-my-comic-book-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-750 No, I Swear It Really Is All About the Articles, Playboy Magazine Back Issues : Inherited Values Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:02:01 +0000 http://www.inherited-values.com/?p=660#comment-750 [...] to have. Actually I do have old Playboy Collecting stories as around the time my Dad was collecting comic books back in the 70’s he was collecting men’s magazines as well. His collection stopped [...] [...] to have. Actually I do have old Playboy Collecting stories as around the time my Dad was collecting comic books back in the 70’s he was collecting men’s magazines as well. His collection stopped [...]

]]> By: Deanna http://www.inherited-values.com/2010/02/the-sporadic-collector-my-comic-book-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Deanna Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:39:39 +0000 http://www.inherited-values.com/?p=660#comment-171 As the unicorn of which you speak (the "much purer type collector who collects solely for pleasure with no immediate thoughts of cold hard cash") I will admit that everyone has a price. ;) I don't think of it when buying, or admiring, but I know it's true. In fact, we play a game 'round here called, <i>Keep Or Sell?</i> The game is played during <i>American Picker</i>, <i>Pawn Stars</i>, <i>Roadshow</i>, etc. Whenever one of us sucks air in through our teeth (similar to mating calls, a collector's signal that this object is to be "theirs, theirs all theirs") the other waits until the price or value is given then asks the dreamily in love collector, "Keep or sell?" Sooner or later, one will admit to "sell" -- because everyone has a price. And if one of my items, no matter how riddled with "priceless" qualities, could, say, buy me a house, I'm darn sure I'd take the cash. And then hunt for another one. Because that's what I do. Only then I'd operate out of and store things in a better house ;) As the unicorn of which you speak (the “much purer type collector who collects solely for pleasure with no immediate thoughts of cold hard cash”) I will admit that everyone has a price. ;)

I don’t think of it when buying, or admiring, but I know it’s true. In fact, we play a game ’round here called, Keep Or Sell?

The game is played during American Picker, Pawn Stars, Roadshow, etc. Whenever one of us sucks air in through our teeth (similar to mating calls, a collector’s signal that this object is to be “theirs, theirs all theirs”) the other waits until the price or value is given then asks the dreamily in love collector, “Keep or sell?”

Sooner or later, one will admit to “sell” — because everyone has a price. And if one of my items, no matter how riddled with “priceless” qualities, could, say, buy me a house, I’m darn sure I’d take the cash. And then hunt for another one. Because that’s what I do. Only then I’d operate out of and store things in a better house ;)

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