I second what Mike says, Chuck.
I don't enjoy fighting with these deep pocketed 'collectors', especiallu
knowing a lot of this stuff is destined for a trophy case never to be used.
But.. that's the free market. Plus high prices ensure I'm not able to
immediately fill my basement. :)
I actually find myself more excited by reproduction.. I think as cool as it
would have been to own an original TVT building one myself has really made it
special. Along the way I keep finding new potential projects.
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-------- Original message --------
From: Mike Stein <[email protected]>
Date: 2016-10-01 1:47 PM (GMT-08:00)
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: ka... ching!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Guzis" <[email protected]>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2016 2:12 PM
Subject: Re: ka... ching!
> On 10/01/2016 08:27 AM, [email protected] wrote:
>
>> Ohhhh, I see. Now that makes sense -- Thanks, Al. But, like
>> airplanes and boats, this looks like only a rich person's game.
>
> Sigh. There was a time when I was in this old computer stuff to help
> out people who were trying to do something or retrieve otherwise lost
> information.
>
> The game has changed, obviously. We are in an era now when folks with
> too much money and spare time and narcissism want to buy and sell and
> display toys rather than play with them.
>
> Looks like it's time to get out of this racket.
>
> --Chuck
>
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Please don't, Chuck!
You're one of the most prolific sources of information and helpful advice in
this hobby, across almost all platforms, and you would be sorely missed indeed.
Obviously I don't have anything close to what you have to contribute, but my
reasons for spending time on these lists & forums are more or less the same (as
well as the hope of regaining some space in my house ;-).
For various reasons I've also from time to time reflected on why I waste so
much time on what is just old junk to most people; someone here (Al? Fred?)
once asked rhetorically how much money or lost income we spend just storing
this crap, and that in particular hit home.
I did get rid of a fair bit of stuff after the unpleasantness on the Vintage
Forum and have cut back a lot on the time I spend on the various lists, but
when I consider 'getting out of the racket' completely the friends I've made
and the occasional opportunity to actually help someone with a hard-to-find
item or even a piece of advice have kept me 'in it' after all.
Please don't go!
m
