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HankronI wish to point out that I wasn't trying to brag about the financial value of my collection (I pick my photos based on quality rather than finacial value. This may seem oxymoronic, but it isn't as high quality photos aren't neccesarilly expensive). Rather I was trying to point out that, especially in photographs, I have extensive archives that have strangers asking me to find them this or that item. I also wasn't trying to be brash, I was merely stating what I found to be factualy correct from my personal experience. If someone asks me to spend a half hour looking for specific items, I don't do it, because 90 percent of the time they will renig, not return your email, change the predermined price or try to haggle you don't to an unreasonable price(for example, when the buyer wants it at 1/3 eBay price, I think 'Why don't I put it on eBay, then?'). Since I have found there's no way to predict how a stranger will act after I've spent the time to find the item, I simply don't bother.