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This is by far the most challenging part of stamp collecting 
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I regularly hear: why do you need more, you already have so many!
That's something I can not explain and for that reason I do not start defending myself. ☺
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Just say, "think of it as buying little paper shoes"; that should end the discussion.
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Ditto; ditto; ditto; and ditto. 
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Hubby "accumulates" computer stuff, I "accumulate" stamps. When we sold our big ole up north house and moved into our cute little Florida retirement home, we agreed to downsize our hordes of stuff and lo and behold, guess whose "junk" actually can be sold while the other's is obsolete and has to be carted off to the hazardous materials site (he had a bunch of CRT's).
So, hold your head up proudly! Ask your wife how much she can get for the shoes and purses once they've been worn! If she "accumulates" diamonds, gold and silver, well, golly gee gosh darn, I think she wins after all LOL!!!
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Speaking of spouses..... We watched the superbowl with a few other couples. Somehow the topic went from favorite commercials to favorite TV shows. One of the guys was my old college roommate from over 35 years ago. He said his favorite show was American Pickers. I said I love the show too. I told them my favorite part was when they went to an old barn jam packed with crap and every time they do it my wife turns to me and says "If it wasn't for me, That would be you". My friend leaned over to her and said. That's true. Some friend.
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I would like to have your record selling 400 items to offset 1400 purchases..but i have to look at it as every little bit helps
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The pickers were in my neighborhood on one episode but i will be darned if i know where that barn is ! The show is so contrived...without the t.v. show how could 2 guys afford to drive around the country...gas,meals,motel expenses etc: and still make a living for themselves on what they pick ?
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philb,
I have been to the Pickers Nashville store. It is very different from what I expected. Their space is a very tiny spot in that huge building and it was packed. There were at least a dozen employees and maybe as many as 20. They were selling T-shirts, bandanas nicknaks, etc. I did not see any antiques sold but they were busy. They did have replica signs like items they had picked. A lot of the items that you see picked on the show were on display as "not for sale". Many other antiques were for sale at some of the highest prices I have ever seen for such items. I got my T-shirt and a postcard for $27.00.
At the other end of the building was a moonshine distillery and a craft beer joint, so I got to try some shine.
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Pat, sounds like Orange County choppers not too far from me...a couple of years ago it seems everyone was wearing orange county regalia. Well they were the first to build a motorcycle on T.V. i mean its not a miracle that occurs..you get a frame. a crate engine.. a decent painter and a halfway decent mechanic..and i guess a sponsor on t.v. Unbelievable what they would get for those bikes !!!
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" .... I have been to the Pickers Nashville store. It is very different from what I expected. ...."
That seems very like my experience in Las Vegas at the Pawn shop shown on TV. Yes they were selling Tee-shirts and other souvenirs, but my impressions from the show it should have been more like a museum. Very disappointing. It was not worth the drive through town.
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"Just say, "think of it as buying little paper shoes"; that should end the discussion"
Was the hospital food any good???
I always work under the assumtion, it is better to ask forgivness rather permission....
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Pat, next time the topic of your purchases comes up, share with your wife some of the history behind some of your covers and let her know just how important your recent purchases are. Make sure that you talk for about 20 mins. I don't think she will ask you about them again.
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" Make sure that you talk for about 20 mins"
Of course, you'll need to wake her up several times to make sure she hears the entire twenty minute spiel.
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What if she becomes enthralled with the history and starts a postal history collection and drags you all over the world researching the story behind the covers? Hmmm? Well it could happen! You never know!
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My wife never says anything about my hobby purchases. Stamps and covers are easy since they arrive in an envelope and evaporate into an album quickly. My model car collection is what fills the house! For reference, a kit is about the size of a shoe box. Collect 2000 of these and I literally have a warehouse in my basement. I never sell anything.
One day she wanted me to sell some things for her on eBay. She showed up with a dozen purses that she valued at $200-300 each. I never noticed them before, and never missed the money she spent. I knew that I had absolutely nothing to say! 
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As for your advice on showing her covers. I have a little story to tell.
I belong to the Collectors Club in Minnesota. Each month one of the members invites the other members to their home for drinks, appetizers, dinner, more drinks and of course a presentation. After one of the presentations, and as my wife was helping me clean up she said she had overheard part of it and although she may regret what she was about to ask, she was wondering if I could show it to her. It was my cover collection to and from names people recognize. I would call it famous people but it includes business leaders, politicians, actors, atheletes, people in the media, etc. I have since found that friends that are not interested in covers or stamps are interested in that collection. She has since shown it to friends or asked me to do so.
So, Jane has always told people that when I pass she will have an enormous bonfire. I now know part of my collection will be saved. Actually the threat of a bonfire is getting smaller. Last month I sold a cover that the buyer wanted right away. I had to work in the evening so my wife was home to give him the cover and collect the money. It was the most I ever got for a single cover. She was shocked. I of course played it cool like this happens all the time.
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My wife informed me that I bought over 1400 lots on Ebay last year and that I sold less than 400. I was surprised by the numbers, but when I checked, she was right. I was also surprised that she knew how to find those numbers. When I reminded her that I sell much more at the local bourse's or club meetings she asked me how much I buy at those. I really need to think more before I speak.
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This is by far the most challenging part of stamp collecting
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I regularly hear: why do you need more, you already have so many!
That's something I can not explain and for that reason I do not start defending myself. ☺
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Just say, "think of it as buying little paper shoes"; that should end the discussion.
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" "think of it as buying little paper shoes""
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Ditto; ditto; ditto; and ditto.
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Hubby "accumulates" computer stuff, I "accumulate" stamps. When we sold our big ole up north house and moved into our cute little Florida retirement home, we agreed to downsize our hordes of stuff and lo and behold, guess whose "junk" actually can be sold while the other's is obsolete and has to be carted off to the hazardous materials site (he had a bunch of CRT's).
So, hold your head up proudly! Ask your wife how much she can get for the shoes and purses once they've been worn! If she "accumulates" diamonds, gold and silver, well, golly gee gosh darn, I think she wins after all LOL!!!
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Speaking of spouses..... We watched the superbowl with a few other couples. Somehow the topic went from favorite commercials to favorite TV shows. One of the guys was my old college roommate from over 35 years ago. He said his favorite show was American Pickers. I said I love the show too. I told them my favorite part was when they went to an old barn jam packed with crap and every time they do it my wife turns to me and says "If it wasn't for me, That would be you". My friend leaned over to her and said. That's true. Some friend.
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I would like to have your record selling 400 items to offset 1400 purchases..but i have to look at it as every little bit helps
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The pickers were in my neighborhood on one episode but i will be darned if i know where that barn is ! The show is so contrived...without the t.v. show how could 2 guys afford to drive around the country...gas,meals,motel expenses etc: and still make a living for themselves on what they pick ?
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philb,
I have been to the Pickers Nashville store. It is very different from what I expected. Their space is a very tiny spot in that huge building and it was packed. There were at least a dozen employees and maybe as many as 20. They were selling T-shirts, bandanas nicknaks, etc. I did not see any antiques sold but they were busy. They did have replica signs like items they had picked. A lot of the items that you see picked on the show were on display as "not for sale". Many other antiques were for sale at some of the highest prices I have ever seen for such items. I got my T-shirt and a postcard for $27.00.
At the other end of the building was a moonshine distillery and a craft beer joint, so I got to try some shine.
Pat
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Pat, sounds like Orange County choppers not too far from me...a couple of years ago it seems everyone was wearing orange county regalia. Well they were the first to build a motorcycle on T.V. i mean its not a miracle that occurs..you get a frame. a crate engine.. a decent painter and a halfway decent mechanic..and i guess a sponsor on t.v. Unbelievable what they would get for those bikes !!!
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" .... I have been to the Pickers Nashville store. It is very different from what I expected. ...."
That seems very like my experience in Las Vegas at the Pawn shop shown on TV. Yes they were selling Tee-shirts and other souvenirs, but my impressions from the show it should have been more like a museum. Very disappointing. It was not worth the drive through town.
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"Just say, "think of it as buying little paper shoes"; that should end the discussion"
Was the hospital food any good???
I always work under the assumtion, it is better to ask forgivness rather permission....
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Pat, next time the topic of your purchases comes up, share with your wife some of the history behind some of your covers and let her know just how important your recent purchases are. Make sure that you talk for about 20 mins. I don't think she will ask you about them again.
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" Make sure that you talk for about 20 mins"
Of course, you'll need to wake her up several times to make sure she hears the entire twenty minute spiel.
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What if she becomes enthralled with the history and starts a postal history collection and drags you all over the world researching the story behind the covers? Hmmm? Well it could happen! You never know!
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My wife never says anything about my hobby purchases. Stamps and covers are easy since they arrive in an envelope and evaporate into an album quickly. My model car collection is what fills the house! For reference, a kit is about the size of a shoe box. Collect 2000 of these and I literally have a warehouse in my basement. I never sell anything.
One day she wanted me to sell some things for her on eBay. She showed up with a dozen purses that she valued at $200-300 each. I never noticed them before, and never missed the money she spent. I knew that I had absolutely nothing to say!
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As for your advice on showing her covers. I have a little story to tell.
I belong to the Collectors Club in Minnesota. Each month one of the members invites the other members to their home for drinks, appetizers, dinner, more drinks and of course a presentation. After one of the presentations, and as my wife was helping me clean up she said she had overheard part of it and although she may regret what she was about to ask, she was wondering if I could show it to her. It was my cover collection to and from names people recognize. I would call it famous people but it includes business leaders, politicians, actors, atheletes, people in the media, etc. I have since found that friends that are not interested in covers or stamps are interested in that collection. She has since shown it to friends or asked me to do so.
So, Jane has always told people that when I pass she will have an enormous bonfire. I now know part of my collection will be saved. Actually the threat of a bonfire is getting smaller. Last month I sold a cover that the buyer wanted right away. I had to work in the evening so my wife was home to give him the cover and collect the money. It was the most I ever got for a single cover. She was shocked. I of course played it cool like this happens all the time.
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