[Boatanchors] INFLATION

[Tracy]

I am with you on that Joe, many things I pick up to restore and then unload
(hopefully) breakeven. But then there are some BA's that I want and their
value real does not come into play. Sometimes the toys get expensive!

'73  Tracy  N1RKT

At 06:52 PM 1/30/2003 -0500, JOE wrote:
>Ah, but you are assuming that those of use who pay an inflated price for 
>anything are investors!  Not all collectors see their collections as a bank 
>account.  I paid much more for a Hallicrafters receiver than I should of, 
>but it's what I wanted and now I have it.  It sits in my shack and I don't 
>care if I ever sell it.
>
>That's the difference between a collector, and an investor who collects.
>
>73, Joe, k1ike
>
>At 10:41 PM 1/29/2003 -0500, Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:
>>Just remember John, when these people try to sell these items, there will 
>>not be buyers willing to pay
>>the bloated prices the seller will have to ask just to break even.
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