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[Malcolm Leonard]

Why?It has a humourus aspect,but it is also true.All reasonably normal human beings are motivated by a desire for happiness.People don't collect things because collecting makes them feel bad,and no human activity exists in a vacuum without  an underlying reason.The greater the need to feel secure, or happythe more a collector will bid for a particular item.This is why we have bidding frenzies.Make a mental list of the folks you know to whom collecting is of the utmost importance,and you will find that they have gaps in other areas of their lives,such as being lonely or having poor social skills,or unhappy marriages.I am talking about the extremist collectors here,not the person who buys an occasional statue of an elephant to add to his elephant collection at $9.95 or less.
Malcolm
Malcolm

Ed Gardner wrote:

I HOPE your tongue was planted firmly in your cheek when you wrote this.

Malcolm Leonard wrote:
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> The reason why collectors get upset about what other people pay for things has to do with the psychology that underlies collecting.Collectors of anything are essentially restless souls who calm their inner cravings via the collecting process.
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> There is a kind of secutity to be found in being surrounded with things that a person loves.A certain item is collected and that creates a nice feeling.A drive is developed to keep on feeding that nice feeling through more and more collecting.In many ways it is no different ((with many people..not all) than an addiction.
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> When the going prices for the items that quiet the addiction go through the roof,the addicted collector becomes very nervous,because his essential security is being threatened.He sees things that he wants and needs to calm his craving and he fears he will not be able to aquire them in the future because they are being priced beyond his reach.This results in fear,envy and anger and he expresses his concern in forums such as this one.The reason he chooses this and other similar forums is because there are other collectors here who will understand his fears and empathize (he hopes) with him.
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> Head shrinkers charge a hundred and fifty bucks an hour for this kind of information.Remember,you got it absolutely free,right here.
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> I have to leave the computer,now so I can go and admire my own collection of stuff...it makes me feel good!
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> Malcolm Leonard
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> PHILLIPS FAMILY
> wrote:
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> Why do you people care so much what someone pays for something?
> Don't you have enought to worry about, it's their money.
> Tired
> hearing about it.
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