Running out of space {was: Re: [Rockhounds] AD - Cabinet Sizespecimens}

[Dennis Buffenmyer]

Lawrence Rush wrote:
> Kreigh.....
>
> I have never met a serious collector who did not eventually have a 
> space problem! I have learned to recognize the true collector by 
> visiting his home. They will inevitably have minerals in every room, 
> including the bathroom! All of us have specimens on mantles, on 
> vanities, in cases in the living room, on shelves in the guest room, 
> in boxes under our beds, (some rolling around in our car or truck!), 
> ad infinitum!!
>
> (See anyone you know??)
>
> This idea of selling off my larger pieces did not come easily! I look 
> at any piece in my collection (maybe 2000 specimens now) and can 
> remember digging it out, who I was with, sometimes even remember the 
> weather, the drive there, bits and pieces of memories...that is the 
> stuff that life is made of! You cannot sell your life experiences, at 
> any cost! It is very difficult to exchange a memory for corrupting 
> cash, always! Others not dug from the unyielding rock came at a 
> financial sacrifice, after many minutes of soul-searching at a show. 
> Yet others arrived in the mail from a generous trader, who maybe I 
> have never met, but who has elected to part with one of HIS favorite 
> memories to exchange for mine. But, reality gnaws away in the back of 
> my mind, reminding me that I am not getting any younger, as much as I 
> would wish it were otherwise, and I know I MUST downsize. I don't want 
> to leave this "mess" to my survivors, who don't look at it with the 
> same eyes as I do.
>
> And there you are........my solution. Maybe not the best, maybe not 
> appropriate for you, but one which will need my needs, as bittersweet 
> as they may be!!
>
>
> Regards.....Larry
>
>
>
A small comment and perhaps completely out of place, but I have always 
found Larry to be spot on!!! And this time, he has pinned the cork dead 
center!!
The enjoyment of this hobby should not, and perhaps, can not, be 
measured in terms of financial gains or losses.

Dennis Buffenmyer