On Collecting

Last fall we had a fellow come in and ask,"Look, I have $400 to spend on something here. What do you suggest?" Wow, what a question. "Well, what do you like?" He replied, "I don't know, what should I like?" And therein lies the rub. Each of you have different tastes for food, movies, and a million other things. Its no different for antiques. The only person you have to satisfy when you buy something to collect is...YOURSELF. With this in mind, and following the question of the gentleman who visited Moongate in September, the first step is to find the items that please you. Second, gets prices. And finally, my suggestion is that you buy one item to start, but make it good. The proprietor will give you some ideas of what items will retain value better than others. You want to get the best item you can for the money you want to spend. Don't over spend!! Stay within your budget and you will be much happier. More to come on collecting.