A Collector's Tale

[adamstrange]

Nope, not my story.

 

Heritage just sent out issue #1 of a magazine for collector's and I thought that part of the story of one collector was interesting enough to post. The collector is Jim O'Neal who was the former CEO of Frito-Lay. Hopefully, they won't mind me posting.

 

 

 

[ashrael]

Interesting. I like what he said about doing a lot of research and looking for large quantities that could be upgraded.

[jpepx78]

Many of us would love to have $4-5 million to spend on our hobbies!!

 

Here's a tale of a collector from an old news clipping. i hope all of you are able to read it from the less than perfect scan. anyone recognize this collector or know what happened to his collection?

 

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[BlowUpTheMoon]

Many of us would love to have $4-5 million to spend on our hobbies!!

 

Here's a tale of a collector from an old news clipping. i hope all of you are able to read it from the less than perfect scan. anyone recognize this collector or know what happened to his collection?

 

 

What a sad read that was

 

[comicdonna]

The part I like best is buying what's in the holder, and not the holder itself. (thumbs u

 

Nice article!

[Bronty]

Many of us would love to have $4-5 million to spend on our hobbies!!

 

Here's a tale of a collector from an old news clipping. i hope all of you are able to read it from the less than perfect scan. anyone recognize this collector or know what happened to his collection?

 

 

What a sad read that was

 

It really was I'm sure he's not the only one with a story like that, either. As collectors we always want more, more, more but sometimes more is not what we need..

[jpepx78]

Many of us would love to have $4-5 million to spend on our hobbies!!

 

Here's a tale of a collector from an old news clipping. i hope all of you are able to read it from the less than perfect scan. anyone recognize this collector or know what happened to his collection?

 

 

What a sad read that was

 

Sometimes a man's obsession can become more important than life itself.

I'm sure a few of us have felt like that at one time or another.

Here's 2 collecting tales from the opposite sides of the spectrum from one man who has $4-5 million burning a hole in his pants to another man who loses his wife after he buys an original Hal Foster page with his vacation fund.

Collecting is much easier if you have millions to spend!

 

 

[adamstrange]

Collecting is much easier if you have millions to spend!

 

Depends on what you collect. You'll notice that even with as much money as he had that O'Neal got out of currency collecting when he realized there were others willing to spend even more than he did.

[juggernaut]

I'm sure he's not the only one with a story like that, either. As collectors we always want more, more, more but sometimes more is not what we need..

 

Well said!!!

[PovertyRow]

Seriously, I say Brava to the wife. There are people and there are objects. When objects become more important - jeeze. It is why I stopped collecting.

 

NOT saying that is the situation with the folks here. Just MY situation. And am much better for it. As is my music!