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The Collector's Creed
THE COLLECTOR'S CREED. The dos and do-nots.
- Before you start, know your subject. Buy the reference books; attend auctions, Swap-meets and Shows.
- Develop a gut feeling on your subject. It will come with experience.
- If it's scarce or considered rare, don't hesitate. Pass it up and you may have a long wait for another.We have all been there and done this.
- Rarities only come along once or twice in a lifetime; you think about it.
- If it is a rarity, you will always be able to turn it over.
- Always buy the best condition possible. Avoid pits, cracks, or chips.
- Do not buy junk. It will always be junk!
- A very small collection of excellent pieces will always be respected and admired. A large collection of junk will always be just that - junk.
- Always do a fair deal; it may open other doors to you. Burn your bridges and word will get around; the doors will be shut.
- You will get burnt on a deal at some time; we all have. Treat it as part of the learning curve
PS: BE WARNED: Collecting can become an obsession.
- Collecting has been called another form of mental illness.
- There is no organisation similar to AA for collectors. You are on your own.
- If in doubt stay single.
Signed: Denu [after the first 40 years]
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