There have been some super deals at the CF's Marketplace. I only wish that I was just starting to collect and not sitting on an extensive collection. (Note: I'm not actually seated on them because that might break some of the ventilator balls off, seriously reducing their value.)
It you follow HL secondary market sales, you would get the general impression that some people are bailing out. The economy is down and so isn't collecting in general. It's kind of like buying stocks at a $100 a share and selling them at $50 a share when the market is down. All the brokers tell them hold on, don't sell, you must stay in it for the long run.
Is HL in it for the long run? I would definitely say, yes.
Will HLs increase in value ten years from now? Some will, some won't.
Will the diehard HL collectors eventually have to reduce the size of their collections because those storage units are getting more expensive to pay for each month? That might be a distinct possibility.
I have a rather large collection including several duplicates. Somehow I can't resist buying a duplicate HL when it's a real deal. The problem being is where do you put them all? I've bought more curios, I've built shelves, I even put an addition on the house. What's next? A sign out front stating, "NEW HOME OF HARBOUR LIGHTS' EAST COAST WAREHOUSE"?
Oh well...time will tell...but for now the whole collection stays put.
Bob
