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<blockquote data-quote="edd_jedi" data-source="post: 542670" data-attributes="member: 2"><p>Despite the fact many of you are aware I do not like high prices, I think it's also worth mentioning that it's easy to assume that everyone paying these high prices are lazy rich people who want things NOW and are willing to pay whatever it takes, and yes there are a few of those, but I know a lot of people (myself included) who have on occasion paid high prices for things because they were desperate to own them. Many collectors make sacrifices to buy these expensive pieces, whether that be selling other things to offset the cost, driving a 15 year old car like me, or missing holidays etc.</p><p></p><p>So I just want to point out that you can still be a 'genuine collector' and pay high prices for things. There are some items in my collection that I wouldn't sell for any price, even though in today's market I could probably make 10x what I paid for them. I don't think that makes me greedy or selfish, I just love the items and want to keep them. I also bet there are people who really want to keep things, but are made offers they cannot refuse due to their circumstances (if/when times get tough for me, the collection will be the first thing to go.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="edd_jedi, post: 542670, member: 2"] Despite the fact many of you are aware I do not like high prices, I think it's also worth mentioning that it's easy to assume that everyone paying these high prices are lazy rich people who want things NOW and are willing to pay whatever it takes, and yes there are a few of those, but I know a lot of people (myself included) who have on occasion paid high prices for things because they were desperate to own them. Many collectors make sacrifices to buy these expensive pieces, whether that be selling other things to offset the cost, driving a 15 year old car like me, or missing holidays etc. So I just want to point out that you can still be a 'genuine collector' and pay high prices for things. There are some items in my collection that I wouldn't sell for any price, even though in today's market I could probably make 10x what I paid for them. I don't think that makes me greedy or selfish, I just love the items and want to keep them. I also bet there are people who really want to keep things, but are made offers they cannot refuse due to their circumstances (if/when times get tough for me, the collection will be the first thing to go.) [/QUOTE]
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