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Title: The Zen of Collecting: 8 Tips for Building a Better Collection
Post by: AzT on April 24, 2014, 09:42:58 PM
[ Shared for the encouraging benefit of the many collectors in this fab community; helpful tips, these  :D ]

http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/zen-collecting-8-tips-building-better-collection

by David Chesanow (04/22/14).
 
“Knowledge is power,” a quote attributed to Sir Francis Bacon, is the watchword of collecting and one reason WorthPoint is such a valuable resource: With a few keystrokes you can research a specific collectible and find out what similar items-even the very same one you’re considering purchasing-sold for in the past. It’s the ideal way to get an idea of how often a collectible comes on the market and whether you’ll be paying top dollar if you decide to spring for it.

As for general advice, novice collectors may benefit from-and veteran collectors may identify with-the following observations gained by more than three decades of prowling various venues, including the universe’s biggest flea market: the Internet.

1. Collecting is about restraint, not the lack of it. If you buy selectively, you’re a collector; if you buy reflexively or compulsively, you’re a hoarder. In other words:

2. Don’t amass “stuff”-collect something that’s meaningful to you. True collecting is much more than just acquisitiveness; it’s about knowing all you can about your subject and, even better, discovering something new that other collectors don’t know about.

3. Choose your collecting area carefully, specializing as much as possible, and set parameters for yourself. It’s smarter and certainly more cost-effective to limit your spending and then broaden your field than to spend widely and then narrow your focus.

4. Be realistic. If you flip burgers at McDonald’s for minimum wage, don’t plan to collect signed Hemingway first editions. Better to choose a more contemporary author or artist or musician you really love whose associated memorabilia is within your price range.

5. Stay within your budget. Part of the fun of collecting is getting great stuff at great prices. Sure, if you have deep pockets, you can buy whatever you want by just throwing money at it-but how rewarding could that possibly be? What’s more, you’re bound to overpay more often than not.

Some of my favorite pieces are the ones I paid the least for. This usually meant spreading the word about what I was looking for, watching a lot of online auctions and dealer websites, exercising patience and in general persevering. When you finally nab what you’ve been searching for, that’s when you’ll feel the most gratification.

6. Quality is more important than quantity. Unless something is unique, one-of-a-kind or so rare that you’ll never see another, expect it to pop up on the market again-sooner rather than later, in better condition and/or at a better price. Before buying or bidding on something, ask yourself: Do I really need this particular item? If your honest answer is no, then pass on it.

7. You can’t have everything. Collecting is a journey that never ends. Unless you collect a very limited series of something-rookie cards for the 1969 Mets, for example, or Franklin Mint spoons for the state of Hawaii-you’ll never acquire every worthwhile collectible in your area of interest … so don’t try to buy everything. Again, be selective.

8. When you lose an item, let it go. I write this on the very day that I lost something on eBay just as I was about to snipe it-because I mistyped my bid. Sleeping through an early-morning auction, mistaking the date or time an auction ended, encountering a computer glitch, discovering that an auction ended unexpectedly because the seller sold the item directly to another bidder-all these things have happened to me. Most often, I’m simply outbid. It used to ruin my whole day-even my whole week.

Then I learned to take a deep breath and just get over it. If you want to be spiritual about it, just accept that everything happens for a reason. Maybe it means that you’ll get something even better before long. Or consider it fair payback for the great stuff you were lucky enough to get in the past. The important thing is not to agonize over a loss and, if possible, to learn something from the experience.

If you follow these simple steps, you’ll be a better collector for it.
Title: Re: The Zen of Collecting: 8 Tips for Building a Better Collection
Post by: BadWolf on April 25, 2014, 07:43:56 AM
Wow, turns out I am not a good collector. I collect a &*%$ton of toys and don't follow half these rules. For instance, I feel like if you really want it, sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and overpay for it.
Title: Re: The Zen of Collecting: 8 Tips for Building a Better Collection
Post by: Zero on April 25, 2014, 08:18:30 AM
Truth be told, I don't collect a lot of toys or figurines.  I'm extremely selective on what I buy when it comes to collecting things.  It may take years before I add anything to any of my collections, whether it be related to toys, books, pins, comic books, DVDs, stuffed animals, and so forth.

This also means that I tend to save up for a really long time and then splurge on one major purchase.

I suppose that would mean that I'm following the rules of collecting, right?  Or, is it too selective?  Ha ha.
Title: Re: The Zen of Collecting: 8 Tips for Building a Better Collection
Post by: Transmute Jun on April 25, 2014, 10:17:20 AM
I used to do the 'hoarder' type collecting when I was younger, and it was so much fun... until I had to move and realized that I never looked at this stuff. I Ebayed it all and then moved on. Since then, I've been a lot more selective and generally just buy items that I think are super cool and have some meaning to me.
Title: Re: The Zen of Collecting: 8 Tips for Building a Better Collection
Post by: Chris on April 25, 2014, 06:03:18 PM
Pft.  Hoarding schmoarding.  I sleep on a bed of dollar comics like Smaug on a pile of gold.
Title: Re: The Zen of Collecting: 8 Tips for Building a Better Collection
Post by: Jim Watari on April 26, 2014, 09:12:48 AM
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Pft.  Hoarding schmoarding.  I sleep on a bed of dollar comics like Smaug on a pile of gold.

I thought you were going to say Scrooge McDuck

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Title: Re: The Zen of Collecting: 8 Tips for Building a Better Collection
Post by: jujubaSD on April 26, 2014, 01:08:06 PM
My "specialized" area is pretty broad. lol That would be "Marvel." Whether it's variants of fave issues, rare issues, trading cards or figurines/toys. I am pretty good about limiting it to my fave characters but "Marvel" is kinda sorta a big broad range of things to collect. I am also a completist when it comes to my comics. I think that part kills me. :X but if it's wrong...I DONT WANTA BE RIGHT


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Title: Re: The Zen of Collecting: 8 Tips for Building a Better Collection
Post by: Chris on May 05, 2014, 07:02:53 AM
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if you buy reflexively or compulsively, you’re a hoarder

I'm not sure I agree that reflexively = hoarder, but I will agree that compulsive collecting is a trap that a lot of people fall into and something to look out for.
Title: Re: The Zen of Collecting: 8 Tips for Building a Better Collection
Post by: AzT on May 21, 2014, 06:40:38 AM
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/May/20/bird-plane-super-auction/

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a super auction!

Local collector hopes to strike it rich with his Golden Age comics

By Peter Rowe 5:36 p.m. May 20, 2014

When John C. Wise sold his first comic book collection in the 1960s, he netted enough to buy a car.

This time, he hopes to do better.

“I’m going to fund my grandchildren’s education and I’d like to buy a bigger home in San Diego,” said Wise, 62, who now lives in a harbor side townhome. “Or maybe in Coronado.”

These are lofty goals, yet Wise’s latest stash is a treasure trove of 175 comics he bought in the 1980s. Among these Golden Age (1935-1956) landmarks are “Action Comics #1,” Superman’s debut; “Detective Comics #27,” Batman’s introduction; “Marvel Comics #1,” launching Sub-Mariner and lighting the Human Torch.

“Those are seminal books,” said Robert Scott, the veteran owner of one of San Diego County’s largest comic book shops, Comickaze. “Those are kind of the holy grail of comics, the first appearance of Batman and the first appearance of Superman.”

Heidi MacDonald, a former comics book editor who founded “The Beat,” a blog that tracks this industry, agreed. “That’s a very, very significant collection,” she said.

Yet Wise’s books, which could fetch more than $1 million, extend far beyond the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel. It also includes the first “Archie” (1942). The first “Classics Illustrated” (1941). The first appearances of Flash (1940), Captain Marvel (1940), Green Lantern (1940) Justice Society of America (1940), Joker (1940), Catwoman (1940), Daredevil (1941), Wonder Woman (1942).

“This is one of the great Golden Age collections,” said Stephen Fishler, whose New York-based Metropolis Collectibles is conducting the online auction. “It is incredibly hard to put together a collection like this today - it has pretty much all the important key issues.”

How much money will these fantastic adventures command?

“Hopefully a bunch,” Wise said. “Already, it’s a bunch.”

The online auction will continue until June 3 at 4 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time, at comicconnect.com. In the first week, total bids topped $500,000. Even so, Fishler maintained, the action is just beginning.

“We’ve got thousands of clients all registered for the auction,” he said. “The last day of the auction is where the activity happens.”

$1 million

Born and raised in Rockford, Ill., Wise was the son of a high school principal who hated comics. The boy began collecting comics in junior high school, only investing about five years - a few thousand dollars - in this hobby before a car caught his attention, prompting him to sell out.

Too soon.

One example that still rankles: The teenage collector bought a “Detective Comics #27” for $200, held it for a few years, then sold it for $400.

“That comic today would be worth $1 million,” Wise said. “That’s an example of woulda, coulda, shoulda.”

On graduating from high school, Wise drove south to Kentucky. At Murray State University, he studied business and snagged an internship with Northwestern Mutual that led to a career. In time, he became that insurance and financial services corporation’s managing director in Paducah, Ky.

He began to collect again, this time with an adult’s discipline and focus. He sought vintage comics in good-to-mint condition, tucked into hermetically sealed plastic sleeves. He kept them locked away, safe from his three daughters and - as the years passed - seven grandchildren.

“They are not going to get within 100 feet of a real valuable comic,” he said.

Nothing personal. Even now that he’s divorced and living on his own, Wise doesn’t crack open these publications. “I haven’t read a comic book in 25 years. I’m just one of those people who likes to collect.”

In this pursuit, he became familiar with prominent comic book dealers, traded with other collectors and, in 1988, made his first pilgrimage to Comic-Con. The visit introduced him to Metropolis’ Fishler and to his future home. Soon, he bought a place here and began shuttling between Paducah and San Diego.

Super-sized

Wise is not just a comics collector; he also buys Superman toys and movie posters. The living room of his San Diego home contains cinematic salutes to his two homes - an original poster from “Some Like It Hot,” shot in part at the Hotel del Coronado, and lobby cards from a 1922 silent, “The Kentucky Derby.” Upstairs, a framed banner over his bed touts the Cary Grant-Deborah Kerr weepie, “An Affair to Remember.”

He’s keeping some comic books, yet their worth is largely sentimental. “The ones I’m selling are the most valuable.”

This is a good time to sell. At “The Beat” last week, MacDonald followed an auction for an original piece of art from 1974, the first appearance of Marvel Comics’ Wolverine. The final bid: $657,250.

“The collectibles market is skyrocketing,” she said. With comics-themed movies and TV shows popular now, “there’s a lot of interest in all these characters.”

For Wise, though, these comics are a means to an end: retirement in super-sized digs in San Diego - or Coronado. He’s also planning for a more distant future.

“My kids,” he said, “would probably rather inherit real estate in San Diego than a collection of comics.”

But the Wise estate’s size depends on the Wise collection’s fate.

“On June 3rd,” he said, sitting in his living room, “I’ll be right here. And on June 4th, I’ll be real happy or real sad or somewhere in between.”
Title: Re: The Zen of Collecting: 8 Tips for Building a Better Collection
Post by: tehlilone on May 21, 2014, 01:59:39 PM
I'm a hoarder and I know it *dance* but I get emotionally attached to many pieces in my collections

Sent while on the move!

Title: Re: The Zen of Collecting: 8 Tips for Building a Better Collection
Post by: alyssa on December 12, 2014, 09:50:06 AM
re-reading the 8 tips & reflecting on the change in my collecting skills over this past year.

i've gotten a lot better.  Less junk and more stuff i **love, love**

much rather spend a hundred on one piece i love then on on 5 pieces i'm 'meh' about !

Thanks AzT for the original post!
Title: Re: The Zen of Collecting: 8 Tips for Building a Better Collection
Post by: Chris on December 12, 2014, 10:16:41 AM
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7. You can’t have everything.

But what if I want everything? 
Title: Re: The Zen of Collecting: 8 Tips for Building a Better Collection
Post by: Transmute Jun on December 12, 2014, 12:08:24 PM
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But what if I want everything?

If you have everything, you won't appreciate it as much as if there are still things you want. ;)
Title: Re: The Zen of Collecting: 8 Tips for Building a Better Collection
Post by: Chris on December 12, 2014, 12:46:44 PM
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If you have everything, you won't appreciate it as much as if there are still things you want. ;)

That is not the answer I wanted to hear.  Can you please reword it in a way where I get to get everything I want?   :o
Title: Re: The Zen of Collecting: 8 Tips for Building a Better Collection
Post by: Transmute Jun on December 12, 2014, 04:00:02 PM
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That is not the answer I wanted to hear.  Can you please reword it in a way where I get to get everything I want?   :o

You're Batman. Can't you buy everything you want? I hear rumors that you live in some fancy manor above the Batcave...
Title: Re: The Zen of Collecting: 8 Tips for Building a Better Collection
Post by: alyssa on April 19, 2016, 08:14:56 AM
at the risk of incurring the mod's wrath for responding to an old topic,  i've been thinking a lot about collecting these days. 

Mulling the how to refine & choose what to collect to be more specific.  I'd like to hear from other folk who collect- and have decent collections- what is some of the criteria you use to
buy something new, 
add a new area to your collecting
manage your collections

^^^
feel free to add to the list- i'm just getting started ;)
Title: Re: The Zen of Collecting: 8 Tips for Building a Better Collection
Post by: epicaz on April 19, 2016, 10:55:54 AM
Ugh, these tips speak to me

I got to a point in collecting years ago where I'd simply buy every variant related to the theme I collected. After a while there came a promotion where they were coming out with the character I collected in masses and I made the decision to cut down to only the things I thought I needed or that looked good, rather than any old ugly vintage of that character. Best decision I had made!

My problem now is that I lack display cases.. so most of my collection sits in boxes now
Title: Re: The Zen of Collecting: 8 Tips for Building a Better Collection
Post by: Mel on April 19, 2016, 11:41:29 AM
I stick to, "only buy what I love" and "don't fall for variants unless they really bring a difference I love to the piece"

Result is that I have a large collection of things I love with no cohesive theme but one  that represents me. I have action figures, Pops, statues, artwork....spanning everything from classic cinema, TV, science fiction, comic, ect.

I'm most definitely NOT a completionist.

My biggest issue is space. Much is stored, but I have been considering rotating the "exhibits" in my home. I have a friend who does this and I love when she swaps out and I get to see new stuff.
Title: Re: The Zen of Collecting: 8 Tips for Building a Better Collection
Post by: alyssa on April 19, 2016, 05:45:10 PM
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My problem now is that I lack display cases.. so most of my collection sits in boxes now

that's where i'm at too.

i need to only collect certain things- like bronze age comics/sci fi 1st editions/mondo posters/exclusive hot wheels, lego & Pops
Title: Re: The Zen of Collecting: 8 Tips for Building a Better Collection
Post by: Chris on April 19, 2016, 09:07:45 PM
From the article, I can't say that I agree that reflexive = hoarder, but that's just my opinion.

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Ugh, these tips speak to me

I got to a point in collecting years ago where I'd simply buy every variant related to the theme I collected. After a while there came a promotion where they were coming out with the character I collected in masses and I made the decision to cut down to only the things I thought I needed or that looked good, rather than any old ugly vintage of that character. Best decision I had made!

My problem now is that I lack display cases.. so most of my collection sits in boxes now

Variants are not my favorite.  Usually the art is better from the better artist bringing their A-game.  So they are not my favorite because with there being so many these days, I can't afford them. It does make it more fun when I find some in dollar bins.  :)
Title: The Zen of Collecting: Redux
Post by: mark on January 08, 2017, 04:26:44 PM
There was an old "The Zen of Collecting: 8 Tips for Building a Better Collection" thread that I had thought about replying to a long while ago but never did. I've been spending a lot of the holiday break trying to organize my collections and I figured I'd make a post, but am starting a new thread since the old one is locked. I'll try to stay away from the overly general (buy what you love :) ) and the overly specific, (don't leave a valuable Walking Dead variant in a spot where it can fall into the guinea pig cage.)

I will take my motto from the movie Zero Effect:

"Now, a few words on looking for things. When you go looking for something specific, your chances of finding it are very bad. Because of all the things in the world, you're only looking for one of them. When you go looking for anything at all, your chances of finding it are very good. Because of all the things in the world, you're sure to find some of them."

So have some themes, some specializations, but go outside them on a whim. If it's weird or beautiful and if I'm ok budget-wise, I'm buying it. I mainly collect books, so worst case I have another book, and all books are interesting. There is so much out there, too much to ever know entirely. I used to find this overwhelming but eventually realized that this is a wonderful thing, since you can't know everything, there are always new things to discover. I have some valuable things, but many of the items I cherish the most are often these total oddities, things I never could have looked for since I had no clue they even existed.

These days anything can be anywhere, so look everywhere and look at everything. Book stores, thrift shops, library sales are your friends. Not into history? Don't skip that section, that's where I found a misplaced World War Z first printing at a fill-a-bag-for-$5 sale. I once talked a furniture salesman into selling me one of the books they use to decorate items in the showroom while my wife pretended not to know me. Small towns are especially great, I love it when I get to go to out of the way places and have time to scour the stores. (I always thought it would be fun to write a "geek shopper" series.)

Get to know the selling side. With comics especially there are people who speculate for fun or as a way to make money. If nothing else, it's good to be aware of what's going on in the market since it may temporarily drive up prices on something you've been wanting or make things really hard to find. These days, small run independent comics can be in high demand, especially if there are rumors about a movie or TV series, and speculation can dominate the market. Stalking the preview lists and preordering is key for these. It's also good to check out what the author or artist has online, sometimes you can get signed items directly from a creator.

I don't sell much, but I occasionally come across something that I can make a few easy bucks off of. I don't have the the mindset it takes to do this in bulk but I have found that selling the occasional item helps me understand that side of the market better so I can be a more informed buyer. If you do sell, pay close attention to costs, shipping materials, postage, other fees. I find it really easy to BS myself. Learning about grading and printing identification is extremely important, even knowing what to look for when you are buying off the shelf.

Support and get to know the stores around you, many places price collectibles really high but sometimes stores have blind spots. One bookstore near where I live does a lot of online business for older texts, but doesn't pay much attention to scifi and fantasy, and I've been able to grab some things like first ASOIAF printings or highly collectible DAW paperbacks for really cheap. (The man who owns the store lives near me, and everytime we have a yard sale he swoops in and buys whole boxes of fiction which he then takes to his store and marks up, so I guess it works both ways.) For comics there are 6 different stores in my area that are different enough for me to visit regularly, one always has hot issues since they won't let anybody buy multiple copies on a Wednesday, one specializes in independents, one doesn't mark up variant covers, etc.

Use the web too of course, I like www.bookfinder.com for books, and you can sometimes find weird deals, like where it's cheaper to buy a book from Europe and have it shipped to the US than it would be to buy it in the states. It also can help you learn how certain sellers operate, you will sometimes see the exact same physical item being sold by different sellers at really different prices. Learn how to hack Amazon search to look for discounted items.

Make mistakes, sometimes you just need to go for it. The original post had a Bacon quote, and you can't have too much Bacon, so "Truth arises more readily from error than from confusion."

Don't underestimate personal value or nostalgia. There are things I have that look like junk, like an old Hunt for Red October paperback with the cover ripped off or a mudflap, but are a part of my story and I'm glad I held on to them, despite the occasional weird looks I get. Take motivation wherever you can, and if you see something you like don't let anyone talk you out of it.  So I guess I'm back to "buy what you love" after all. Just watch out for guinea pigs.

Finally, I hope I can be forgiven for one more quote, this time from Guillermo Del Toro. "It happens to all of us, our house is who we are. Even if people say not to judge a book by its cover, we are what we own. And I know the difference between collecting or accumulating is very, very, very small. A hoarder accumulates compulsively while the collector lives through their objects, every book, every object has a meaning."

Title: Re: The Zen of Collecting: 8 Tips for Building a Better Collection
Post by: alyssa on December 03, 2017, 05:35:31 AM
Yes, moderators, I am resurrecting a wicked old thread.....  >:D >:D I chose to do so due to the good information previously posted which i think newer folks may be interested in or is worth repeating.

I found an interesting site today called becoming minimalist. One of the articles by a guest author is on buying clothes - a subject near & dear.  The Story of Enough: Giving Up (new) Clothes for One Year. http://www.becomingminimalist.com/minimalist-enough/

the parallels between clearing out unnecessary clothing items and refining our collections is striking.
Title: Re: The Zen of Collecting: 8 Tips for Building a Better Collection
Post by: Chris on December 03, 2017, 10:54:22 AM
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Yes, moderators, I am resurrecting a wicked old thread.....  >:D >:D

Lazarus pit resurrection?  :)
Title: Re: The Zen of Collecting: 8 Tips for Building a Better Collection
Post by: alyssa on December 03, 2017, 11:54:41 AM
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Lazarus pit resurrection?  :)
adminy resurrection
Title: Re: The Zen of Collecting: 8 Tips for Building a Better Collection
Post by: cabler30 on December 03, 2017, 06:53:41 PM
Talk about collecting, i use to get comics alot years ago and stopped do to price hike and whatever else. but this past year or 2 got back into it and i never realy did do by get a whole series but have some series kinda from what i see at shops and remind what i might have stored away. now i just do by covers of character or who i like of art most and covers i like most because not a fan of all art so i just go by what is more appealing or of interest to me really since comic art changes do to every cover maker has a different art style to make a cover. and have chance collect special edition comics or like magazines based on people, movies and other like or learn from most. so a variety and by chance doubles can try sale later or donate or gift to others later maybe lol.
Title: Re: The Zen of Collecting: 8 Tips for Building a Better Collection
Post by: Chris on December 04, 2017, 08:08:42 AM
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Talk about collecting, i use to get comics alot years ago and stopped do to price hike and whatever else. but this past year or 2 got back into it and i never realy did do by get a whole series but have some series kinda from what i see at shops and remind what i might have stored away. now i just do by covers of character or who i like of art most and covers i like most because not a fan of all art so i just go by what is more appealing or of interest to me really since comic art changes do to every cover maker has a different art style to make a cover. and have chance collect special edition comics or like magazines based on people, movies and other like or learn from most. so a variety and by chance doubles can try sale later or donate or gift to others later maybe lol.

I've been collecting by artist for years.  It's a fun way to collect.  :)
Title: Re: The Zen of Collecting: 8 Tips for Building a Better Collection
Post by: mark on December 08, 2017, 06:08:45 PM
Lack of storage is becoming more of a problem for me, and I'm not at the point where I want to start getting rid of books and collectibles. (I did try that "Tidying Up" book but it just didn't work for me.) At some point I need to invest in some flat file storage for posters, something for really large books, and something to handle all the darn funko boxes.

What has been working well for me is churning. Picking a theme every 3 or 4 months or so and going through everything to find things that fit it. Right now I'm in the middle of going from a scary to a space theme so the cave is a total disaster area but it's fun. For example somewhere there's a long box that has the Space Ghost miniseries with the Alex Ross covers and while I'm looking for it I'll probably come across a dozen other cool things that I had forgotten about.

Title: Re: The Zen of Collecting: 8 Tips for Building a Better Collection
Post by: Chris on December 09, 2017, 08:13:37 AM
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Lack of storage is becoming more of a problem for me, and I'm not at the point where I want to start getting rid of books and collectibles.

I have storage space, but my collection has gotten too big so I have been thinning it out for some time now.  I went a little too haywire with buying for a while there.  :)
Title: Re: The Zen of Collecting: 8 Tips for Building a Better Collection
Post by: alyssa on December 09, 2017, 11:48:14 AM
i am thinking of moving to a small one bedroom.... so yeah- thining is a thing is a thing or collecting small or flat stuff (lego mini figs & comic art pages)
Title: Re: The Zen of Collecting: 8 Tips for Building a Better Collection
Post by: cabler30 on December 09, 2017, 02:23:00 PM
Collecting is not a problem unless u run out of space and it becomes hoarding i guess, but i have learned over time and years people do try to sale or donate what they got if loose interest in collections for any reason and that creates space. i myself have different small collections, some may have value and some may not but just shows how times have changed over the past years.