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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Joe2007, post: 294288, member: 1262&quot;]For me as a collector, I try to stay away from damaged pieces as much as possible but occasionally I miss a hairline, especially when it blends into the design.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d say that chips are marginally worse then cracks but that it is dependent on the size of the imperfection. A small pin-head sized chip the bottom of a piece is better than a large, noticeable crack extending down the length of the piece. Still I only buy damaged pieces if they are rare and are priced at less than 10-20% of a undamaged piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>As many of the great art pottery pieces age (many pieces of Rookwood, Weller, &amp; Roseville are nearing the century mark) are we going to see a softening on the hard line many collectors take on wanting items in mint condition?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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