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Old 07-30-2025, 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by raulus View Post
Can't speak for everyone, but I'm guessing that many of us didn't start out planning for this to be an investment or to fund our retirement. For a lot of us, the whole idea was to collect for the fun of it, and get nice stuff while we are at it. But with the explosion in values in the last 5 years, the numbers have gotten to the point where it's hard to ignore.
Indeed. I've never considered my collection an investment, or bought items solely with the intent of investing. But what you say is true even for my stuff in that I'm surprised it's now worth what it is.
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