New collector pitfalls

[alvin]

Gun collecting has a loop that is hard to jump out. First, let's talk about expensive guns a little bit. High-end guns are expensive, but be honest, financially, many people could still afford one or two of those even at today's price. Some people could afford more. These things are priced as like new car, expensive, but not impossible.

But there is a significant difference between acquiring an expensive C&R and a new car. Buy a new car, there is not much trick, you do a little bit research on different models, put down the money, that's it. But C&R? No. Players need to go through many guns to build up a sense on those things. That's one reason many collectors dare not to play expensive C&Rs. So, this is not an easy field to play. Before you dump money in, you need to know them. But you won't know them until you have many of them passed though you. Chicken and egg, which comes first... The traditional answer is "read books". Start from there, that's a starting point.