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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jeff Drum, post: 342519, member: 6444&quot;]Thanks for posting. A very interesting article.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think his point about collectors being different now is a very important point, though this wasn&#039;t the main point of the article: &quot;Collectors are different too. They can now assemble a world-class collection by pointing and clicking, with limited regular or sustained interaction or education.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I would add that this ability to see a hundred instances of an item for sale at any one time makes it harder to consider those items that one does buy as unique and &quot;special&quot;. There is always another one out there, or so it seems, and this makes it harder to justify spending the money now to actually buy them.</p><p><br /></p><p>And an even worse problem for those trying to sell, is that many people today seem fully satisfied with having a &quot;virtual&quot; collection. I see that in my own family - my wife has a pinterest account, and unlike me who likes to own and hold and examine items, she is content to make a link to an item that she loves, and keep it online only. She can look at it anytime she wants, but without the downsides of real ownership - no need to find space for it, or clean it, or fear breaking it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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