Ken,
First of all, thank you for not lurking. An excellent post.. Other
lurkers...if you do not participate, we will never get to know you, and
that's an sad thing. There are far too few of us in this hobby as it is,
and I like networking. with the other lunatics who share my addiction. I
know there's a fear thing with some of you after seeing some of the
flame wars on MOPO. While there may be the occasional person who might
disagree with you on something,, screw 'em; they don't have to die in
your bed, right? ( I recently had a minor disagreement with someone
privately on this list. By corresponding and working through the little
bitch fest we had, we actually got to know one another better, and I now
have another contact in the hobby.My life is now slightly richer because
of some very civil friction.)By lurking, you rob us of your experience
and expertise, so don't be stingy!
Back to Ken...you hit on an interesting point. The stuff that becomes
highly collectible for each generation changes with the culture, but one
thing remains the same; the most prized items seem to be stuff that was
considered worthless junk in its time to everyone but the kids who
experienced them. For me, it was movie posters, Mars Attacks! cards, and
MAD magazine. For my son, it was baseball cards and Garbage Pail Kids;
he buys and sells both regularly on Ebay. Pre-fabricated collectibles
like Beanie Babies are sitting in warehouses; you cannot manufacture magic.
I guess no one can predict what will be The Next Big Thing but as long
as people pine for those special moments in their childhoods, there will
be "vintage" collectibles..
Greg Douglass
Gerri Farrell wrote:
Hello,
I am known though my collecting business, Just Kids Nostalgia. I read
MOPO most of the time but I never put my two cents in...why? I am not
that comfortable with having my words and thoughts posted for all to
see. I am "shy" on facebook and rarely send conversational email.
Is there anything wrong with "lurking"? I don't judge or complain
about members opinions. As far as using MOPO for advertising...I have
no problem with it.
I think that the MOPO input in general ranges from informative to
interesting to a waste of time and it adds greatly to the hobby of
collecting movie posters.
But as long as I am here, this is my pet peave with some collectors
and some of the society in general. What's with the attitude of "these
kids today"?. Back in my day...the movies were better, the music was
better, the toys were more fun to play with, you could get on the
subway for a nickel (15 cents in my day), everything was made better
and lasted longer and we were all always happy.
Get over it...things change, but most remain the same. There were
always great movies, art and music, but most of it was always bad. I
am not sure if those cool Buck Rogers rings that came in the mail in
the 30s were better than Burger King toys were to my kids. Are metal
toys better than plastic ones? I don't think so. To the wide eyes of
an eight year old, most "toys" are pretty cool.
We all know technology is changing everything. Do you really think
that Howdy Doody was more important to a generation than Mario
Brothers or World of Warcft? What kind of memories will we have about
the early days of the internet (we are still in the middle of the
early days). Do you remember that wonderful sound of dial up and
$3.00 an hour to surf the net at a speed that would make us all scream
for a 14 year old to fix it?
Things changed when the railroad came through. They are still
changing. People always suffer when there is change, look at the Bates
Motel
Let's not forget the wars and poverty that never end. It would be nice
if they are only history to the next generation.
OK, I went on and on...this is why I never post. I really want to
delete this instead of sending it...Oh, what the heck!
Ken Farrell
Just Kids
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