| | Re: The difference between hobbyists and collectors... David Koudys
| | | (...) Well, let's talk about that, shall we? An art auction (which I've seen mostly on the telly, and only once or twice in person) usually starts each round of bidding with the 'fair market value' of a painting, and people bid up from there. As I (...) (18 years ago, 9-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
| | | | | | | | Re: The difference between hobbyists and collectors... Steve Hassenplug
| | | | | (...) ... (...) Good stories, Dave. But, for the sake of argument, let's say some guy as a $20 LEGO set from 25 years ago. He has a friend that says, "I'll give you $50 for that set." At this point, the guy may say "no" because to him, it has more (...) (18 years ago, 9-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
| | | | | | | | | | Re: The difference between hobbyists and collectors... Calum Tsang
| | | | | (...) What in the love of god is fair, though, Dave? Half the people out there in our world don't have the same value or belief systems you or I have, they cheat on their taxes, they buy SUV's which could roll over and kill you, they park in (...) (18 years ago, 9-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: The difference between hobbyists and collectors... David Koudys
| | | | | (...) agreed--it is subjective, but again, all of this was my opinion. But just as we can point and laugh about how the weatherman has difficulty predicting the weather conditions 2 weeks out, we can't then assume that the weatherman will be wrong (...) (18 years ago, 9-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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