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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;komokwa, post: 1458460, member: 301&quot;]Oh you guys are all so smart, and offer up so many good ideas and sound advice , all on a positive note , all trying hard to be most helpful and wise !!</p><p>&amp; that&#039;s just great !!!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>BUT........ then there&#039;s the cold hard truth....... my area of expertise !!</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot; to start a collection of my own and leave it for my children someday.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t bother ! You have no conception of what your kids will appreciate decades down the road, &amp; that&#039;s a terrible reason to start a collection of anything. If you&#039;re going to collect something...anything , it had damn well be something you are passionate about , and can focus on enuf to lean the good from the bad to make wise choices , because it&#039;s you that has to live with this stuff and enjoy this stuff.</p><p>No honest collection was ever started by anyone thinking..&quot; Gee, I wonder what I should collect , for when I&#039;m dead !! &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>&quot; My grandmother had beautiful pieces and some of it I was able to keep to start my collection&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>A collection, your collection should not be based on what a dead relative has left you. It can &#039; add &#039; to a collection that you&#039;ve already started....&amp; that&#039;s neat &amp; welcomed.....but what we mostly see here is &quot; Grandma left me some wonderful items.... What are they worth and how fast can I sell them !! &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>&quot; I have always had an interest in jewelry but never collected anything &quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>No reason to start now !</p><p>What is it you do have?</p><p>What is it you fancy?</p><p>What brings you JOY !!!!</p><p>There is a world out there of collectable items that can fill one&#039;s heart with joy, and enhance your life, as you live it ! Just browse this site !!!</p><p>There are those that collect , pottery, artworks, beads, artifacts, tools, glass, metals,&nbsp; photo&#039;s, ect., all with a fervent desire to live with the beauty they see in these items.... to live life surrounded by what they love.....without a thought of &quot; My family will be so happy with my stuff , when I&#039;m dead ! &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>Yes jewelry has a large place in the world of collecting , but for that you&#039;d first need a focus on what drives you , &amp; what&#039;s in your heart !</p><p>@AnyJewelry&nbsp; &#039;s collection and knowledge antique cultural jewelry that&#039;s so close to her heart ... it&#039;s so evident when she opines on it that it leaves us all mesmerized !!</p><p>[USER=5833]@Bronwen[/USER] &#039;s knowledge and collection of Cameo&#039;s ....is so overwhelming that you can feel the love she has for those wonderful little carvings !!</p><p><br /></p><p>But the love and respect and soul, doesn&#039;t stop there....</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=360]@Shangas[/USER] &#039;s love of old silver comes thru....gleaming !!</p><p>[USER=25]@afantiques[/USER] , when he talks about clocks ....we listen !!!</p><p>[USER=54]@springfld.arsenal[/USER] has a love for heavy metal&nbsp; that is 2nd to none ... it&#039;s cannonating !!</p><p>@VintageMaven &#039;s love of photo&#039;s and music has captivated our eyes and ears !</p><p>[USER=7438]@JamesConrad[/USER] &#039;s furniture discussions can be so passionate ....they&#039;re downright smoldering... </p><p><br /></p><p>So you see .....it&#039;s not what you collect.....it&#039;s who you are dictates what you should collect...... and do it for love &amp; for your own happiness.... cuz your family will remember you in their own way............and sell off the rest ![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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