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John & Dorothy, The discussion was commenced several days ago by comments from regular posters to the list and seems to have died down. I'll repeat the oft used admonition, if you don't like the direction of a thread, use the delete key, don't advocate a form of censorship for the benefit of the entire list. So far, its been a civilized and robust discussion. Barry Ruderman Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. 7463 Girard Avenue La Jolla, CA 92037 (USA) b...@raremaps.com www.RareMaps.com (858) 551-8500 Member: Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America International League of Antiquarian Booksellers Gallery Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm Weekends & Evenings By Appointment ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Wesley" <godisamethod...@yahoo.com> To: "Discussion group for map history" <maphist@geo.uu.nl> Sent: Monday, December 26, 2011 2:54:16 PM Subject: Re: [MapHist] old maps as an investment? This is a MapHist list message. News: If you don't get messages anymore, go to http://www.maphist.nl for news about the new MapHist Forum o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + Yes, I agree. This is not an investment column, nor a suitable place for commercial promotion. Mike G. El pueblo armado jamas sera aplastado! From: D Sloan <dorothysloanrarebo...@earthlink.net> To: 'Discussion group for map history' <maphist@geo.uu.nl> Sent: Monday, December 26, 2011 12:35 PM Subject: RE: [MapHist] old maps as an investment? This is a MapHist list message. News: If you don't get messages anymore, go to http://www.maphist.nl for news about the new MapHist Forum o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + Dear Barry: It might be best to move this discussion to your map trade site. Reese’s Catalogue 257 “Streeter Sale Revisited” was written in Americana Exchange in 2007. We live in a different economy today. Perhaps a more useful analysis would be to revisit McKinney’s “American Experience” auction at Bonham’s San Francisco in December 2010. Dorothy Sloan From: maphist-boun...@geo.uu.nl [mailto:maphist-boun...@geo.uu.nl] On Behalf Of Joel Kovarsky Sent: Monday, December 26, 2011 11:32 AM To: Discussion group for map history Subject: Re: [MapHist] old maps as an investment? On 12/26/2011 12:22 PM, Barry L. Ruderman wrote: I recommend you look at Bill Reese's analyses of the items offered in the Streeter sale and thereafter, which he tracks for roughly 40 years, as one example of map and book price inflation for a different genre (Streeter Sale Revisited--Catalog 257, and one thereafter, I believe). There is a brief summary concerning the Streeter sales at: <http://www.americanaexchange.com/ae/AEMonthly/AEMonthlyArticleDetail.aspx?ReviewID=544&Type=Reviews&Month=11&Year=2007> . One can fairly question the conclusions drawn. This clearly represents a certain higher-end market niche. Everything being discussed still indicates that, in general, if you are looking for appreciation, one must head towards the higher end of the market, expect bubbles, and have the money to withstand downturns (sometimes prolonged). The whole idea of diversification within the old map market would be complex (and I understand that most savvy investors would diversify elsewhere) . I'm not convinced that any of these considerations improves on what was written by Nicholas Barker's 1960 article, "The Aesthetic Investor's Guide to Current Literary Values," for The Book Collector . I would certainly agree that there are many ways to structure a collection, something long pointed out by others, including Rodney Shirley: <http://www.bimcc.org/articles/ten-key-points.htm> . Â Â Â Â Joel Kovarsky _______________________________________________ MapHist: E-mail discussion group on the history of cartography hosted by the Faculty of Geosciences, University of Utrecht. 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