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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jlblonde, post: 1220918, member: 32000&quot;]And there you have it!</p><p><br /></p><p>I call the phenomena, &quot;Barbarians at the Gate.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s the same thing that happened to Baseball cards, antiques, hot rod/custom cars, stamps, even your local hardware store. When a &quot;thing&quot; gets publicized and becomes part of the mainstream, those that have otherwise not given it a thought in the past become wrapped up in the hype. Leaving the true collector, artist, dealer or contractor left to pick up the pieces in a wasteland of over commercialized items that have lost their uniqueness and yet cost 75% or more of their original value at a store, yet the resale value doesn&#039;t even come close because nobody wants it anymore (because TV said so).</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m done...sorry.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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