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Posted By: hankron

I've long firmly beleived that, no matter what the area (paintings, baseball memorabilia, fine china), the collector should collect whatever he wants so long as he is knowledgeable about what he is collecting. There's absolutely nothing wrong with collecting 50 cent postcards, as long as you don't think they're worth $200 each. There's nothing wrong with buying mass-produced reprints, as long as you don't think they are rare originals.

Each hobby has its rules about what people are supposed to collect. That doesn't mean a collector has to follow them, or take them seriously.