Originally Posted by
Bandera
Collecting objects of any sort for future "collectible status" is a blind grope into an uncertain future affected by unimaginable tides of events and an assumption that the nostalgia, whims, fashions and economy of decades to come will bear a close resemblance to ours now. Betting $ now to acquire and store specific inventory on that bet is a leap of faith that strains credulity.
Do you seriously doubt that a JP Weigle or a Richard Sachs will be collectible in future? I don't think there's much blind or grope about the answer to that question. And I'll bet that a Rene Herse or an Alex Singer that's collectible now will continue to be. But once you stray from the obvious classics, sure things get uncertain very quickly. Who ever thought telephone insulators would be collectors' items? Certainly not me.