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<p>[QUOTE="green18, post: 1392545, member: 10103"]Compelling indeed.......<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>No offence taken Chris. You make some excellent points. My love for the series (both modern and classic) clouds my judgement and opinion at times.....so much so that I find little or no fault with either program. Doug mentioned earlier that "In a nutshell - there are too many investors and too few collectors in the hobby." I'm one of the few. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> The 'moderns' I've collected for years, but it was the 'classic program' that really intrigued me. When my father gave me my first Red Book, that was the section of the book I visited most. I loved each and every one of those designs, but the price tags for them always stymied me. The eighties saw crazy pricing on these.....just look at an old Red Book and compare to prices today. And you did mention 'cycles' on these Chris. I've found many pieces more affordable today than in past years. Not that I want to encourage any of you guys.....the last thing I need is another competitor on Teletrade or Heritage or someone playing elbow tag with me at a dealers table.......<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="green18, post: 1392545, member: 10103"]Compelling indeed.......:) No offence taken Chris. You make some excellent points. My love for the series (both modern and classic) clouds my judgement and opinion at times.....so much so that I find little or no fault with either program. Doug mentioned earlier that "In a nutshell - there are too many investors and too few collectors in the hobby." I'm one of the few. :) The 'moderns' I've collected for years, but it was the 'classic program' that really intrigued me. When my father gave me my first Red Book, that was the section of the book I visited most. I loved each and every one of those designs, but the price tags for them always stymied me. The eighties saw crazy pricing on these.....just look at an old Red Book and compare to prices today. And you did mention 'cycles' on these Chris. I've found many pieces more affordable today than in past years. Not that I want to encourage any of you guys.....the last thing I need is another competitor on Teletrade or Heritage or someone playing elbow tag with me at a dealers table.......:)[/QUOTE]
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