06-18-2015, 12:01 PM
Shows like "American Pickers" often adversely drive the prices in our hobby unrealistically high.
One of the things that eventually kills a hobby or makes it exclusively in the hands of a small elite is driving prices of items so high that old members are unable to keep up and potential new members are driven away.
I have personally witnessed this occur in the car, gun, and insulator collecting hobbies. I see it in the radio hobby more frequently than I used to, although it still seems a "cyclic" thing vice a constant one. Back in the 80s and 90s it was the "Cathedral Craze." Now we see Waltons, 37 and 38-690s, Catalins, and Radiobars making the silly-high prices.
Of course there are sets that command a premium price, based mainly on rarity. Ever see the prices realized by a WLW or a 1000Z ??
It is incumbant on every one of us to not allow this to happen by refusing to pay these prices, even though it may be a set you want badly.
One of the things that eventually kills a hobby or makes it exclusively in the hands of a small elite is driving prices of items so high that old members are unable to keep up and potential new members are driven away.
I have personally witnessed this occur in the car, gun, and insulator collecting hobbies. I see it in the radio hobby more frequently than I used to, although it still seems a "cyclic" thing vice a constant one. Back in the 80s and 90s it was the "Cathedral Craze." Now we see Waltons, 37 and 38-690s, Catalins, and Radiobars making the silly-high prices.
Of course there are sets that command a premium price, based mainly on rarity. Ever see the prices realized by a WLW or a 1000Z ??
It is incumbant on every one of us to not allow this to happen by refusing to pay these prices, even though it may be a set you want badly.
