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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 2296392, member: 26302"]Age old questions sir. All of them are very personal, depending on the collector. Myself, I mainly gravitated towards Type collecting versus series collecting due to costs and boredom you mention above. However, others will get great joy out of a very deep collection of a particular series.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the end, its about what gives YOU satisfaction.</p><p><br /></p><p>One point I have "tried" to keep in mind over the years is to always remind yourself this is a HOBBY. Way too many dealers try to play up the idea that this is a good investment to get you to pay much more for items. Never fall for that. Decide how much you can spend on your hobby, and stick to that. I always ask myself how much can I afford to lose forever, and that is how much money I have for my hobby. Yes, eventually you or your heirs can sell and get money back, but if you allow yourself to justify your hobby spending as an "investment", it will lead to bad things IMHO.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 2296392, member: 26302"]Age old questions sir. All of them are very personal, depending on the collector. Myself, I mainly gravitated towards Type collecting versus series collecting due to costs and boredom you mention above. However, others will get great joy out of a very deep collection of a particular series. In the end, its about what gives YOU satisfaction. One point I have "tried" to keep in mind over the years is to always remind yourself this is a HOBBY. Way too many dealers try to play up the idea that this is a good investment to get you to pay much more for items. Never fall for that. Decide how much you can spend on your hobby, and stick to that. I always ask myself how much can I afford to lose forever, and that is how much money I have for my hobby. Yes, eventually you or your heirs can sell and get money back, but if you allow yourself to justify your hobby spending as an "investment", it will lead to bad things IMHO.[/QUOTE]
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