"Mark Oppat" wrote in message
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most folks get rarity and desirability confused.
Rarity is component of desireability, not the other way around! Same
with
age, condition, etc.
Mark Oppat



Yeah, rarity and desirability are hardly the same thing. If the
practical people of the past wanted to pay for, or keep, any mass
produced items -- they would not now be rare!!

Of course, collecting isn't practical, it's emotional. I have several
old radios, mostly boatanchors. They all still work as well as they did
about 50 years ago. I'm sure the many people who made these radios
common thought they were a good deal for the money. I'm also sure the
original boxes and packing materials would now be worth more than the
radios they once contained.

Frank Dresser