That is very true, though I enjoy research and I approach every research project as a chance to learn something new about a collectible that I can file away and perhaps use later. It makes the effort worthwhile. I cannot count the number of times over the last several years that a bit of my time researching one item has led me into a great deal on another related item, whether that deal is acquiring it or not acquiring it, which is sometimes the best deal of all. There are a universe of things that 'should' be valuable but that just are not, and avoiding them is often my biggest challenge.
That is very true, though I enjoy research and I approach every research project as a chance to learn something new about a collectible that I can file away and perhaps use later. It makes the effort worthwhile. I cannot count the number of times over the last several years that a bit of my time researching one item has led me into a great deal on another related item, whether that deal is acquiring it or not acquiring it, which is sometimes the best deal of all. There are a universe of things that 'should' be valuable but that just are not, and avoiding them is often my biggest challenge.