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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;komokwa, post: 2905408, member: 301&quot;]Rare means nothing , unless the item already has an established value , or is sought after by collectors , or has a market.</p><p>Hot Wheels are a dime a dozen.....but the &#039;rare&#039; VW beach wagon....goes for lots of cash....if you can find one.</p><p>And there&#039;s the rub....your ashtray...may indeed be the only one in the world....but it&#039;s not old, or sought after and the market isn&#039;t there........</p><p>And then there&#039;s the internet ......</p><p>some guy puts up a &#039; whatever&#039; on eBay.....and everyone loses their shit !!</p><p>WOW...I didn&#039;t know they still exist .......a week later ...there&#039;s 100 on eBay....</p><p>Just cuz one can&#039;t find something on the web.......means nothing !</p><p>It well could mean that 14 years ago....there were 200 on the web...........no one wanted them...they never sold....and the pics are gone now...</p><p>or....</p><p>they are not in demand, so no one is photographing them............</p><p><br /></p><p>Collecting is all about sentiment, desire, investment and market buzz.</p><p>It takes many forms....but something that was only produced in very limited fashion....that no one&#039;s looking for.....and that collecting craze has passed....however rare.............just ain&#039;t worth much.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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