maddadicus
2nd Lieutenant
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I have come full circle in this argument. When I first came to these forums, I never imagined that there were collectors and dealers buying or holding multiples of an item for speculation purposes. I was one ticked off puppy and me and Oz got called out by Andy for our opinions against this practice at that time. Before I started collecting K/C ,I was taking serious losses on ebay for my earlier toy soldier collection that I was trying to trim.....Though I do not buy multiples of a K/C item, I have sold retired pieces in order to further my collecting. I have even bought a duplicate item at a good price in order to take advantage of the retired market. I would be foolish to stand on some moral ground for not participating in this sellers market right now. I am torn between the desire that more folks ought be able to own any piece at retail and the legitimate right of a person to do what he wants with the stuff he pays for. That is capitalism at its imperfect finest. As for the K/C stuff being sold on the other forum, those that know, must admit that most are being sold at below market prices. We can sit back and for moralistic reasons ignor those items, but if some collector wishes to fill in his display at fair prices, this is a good time to do it, and if some speculator wishes to take a chance , in America, he also has that right.....Michael