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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 978225, member: 5833&quot;]I don&#039;t consider those silly, except maybe trading cards or Hot Wheels when they&#039;re bought new on some assurance that they&#039;re &#039;collectible&#039; &amp; are sure to appreciate in value.&nbsp; It&#039;s the pre-made collections put out by outfits such as Bradford Plate Exchange or the Franklin Mint, things you pay for in installments or buy one every two or three months, with the urging to collect the set &amp; get the custom display rack for just 10.99 + S&amp;H, that sort of thing (e.g., my stepmother had a set of porcelain thimbles with transfer portraits of US First Ladies) that seem to appeal more to an obsessive-compulsive impulse rather than to any genuine interest or curiosity.&nbsp; Things that require no hunting, no research, no thought.&nbsp; I do not call that collecting.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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