4 Jun
2006
4 Jun
'06
10:36 a.m.
At 02:06 PM 6/3/2006, Joost van de Griek wrote:
Once something is collectible, value is very hard to
establish. While such a
price for a "small piece of aluminium with some lettering on it" may seem
outrageous to you, if it is the final missing piece in someone's collection,
that price may be peanuts compared to the increase of the complete
collection's value.
It's not even that. "Value" gets crazy and psychological when it
comes to collectibles. It happens with tulip bulbs and Beany Babies,
it happens with old junk computers, too.
- John