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JimD · 12-07-2002, 08:59 PM

I bought one, too and figured it was a repro but at $10 bucks I wanted to see what it looked like.

So, where will we draw the line to allow novice collectors into our hobby? Will we require them to become advanced collectors through study of books or our collections that they can touch but not have? Will we give them a battery of tests after ten years so they may participate when they show they are able to competently disern fakes just so these rookies aren't a burden to us as they assist in driving up prices?

It bugs me, too that people try to pass junk off as the real thing. That's why I stopped collecting WWII German stuff a few years ago. But don't put the blame on the new guy who's trying his best and just doesn't know the ropes yet. We were all new at one time.

And I seriously doubt that anyone here refrained from participating in this, or any hobby, until they were experts out of consideration of the more knowledgable collectors already there.

12-07-2002, 08:59 PM	#7
JimD User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: South Carolina Posts: 184 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	I bought one, too and figured it was a repro but at $10 bucks I wanted to see what it looked like. So, where will we draw the line to allow novice collectors into our hobby? Will we require them to become advanced collectors through study of books or our collections that they can touch but not have? Will we give them a battery of tests after ten years so they may participate when they show they are able to competently disern fakes just so these rookies aren't a burden to us as they assist in driving up prices? It bugs me, too that people try to pass junk off as the real thing. That's why I stopped collecting WWII German stuff a few years ago. But don't put the blame on the new guy who's trying his best and just doesn't know the ropes yet. We were all new at one time. And I seriously doubt that anyone here refrained from participating in this, or any hobby, until they were experts out of consideration of the more knowledgable collectors already there. __________________ "Dyin' aint much of a livin', boy".