What to Buy Today - Recommendations From Fellow Collectors
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01/05/99 12:59 PM
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Let's say you are a new collector who's made the committment to start collecting Harbour Lights seriously. (Or you are seriously in need to being committed.)
You've got a plan for starting and a budget of $1,500 to start your collection. Of course you'd like to buy each piece for the lowest possible price, but you will pay secondary prices for some of your pieces -- especially if the retired piece is hard to find and likely to increase in value. I don't know your plan (Great Lakes, Atlantic Coast, towers, etc.)
What should your strategy be? And which ones should you buy? Strategy? 1. Create a strategy 2. Decide what you want to collect (Great Lakes, CA & OR, New England, etc.) 3. Make a list 4. Set a budget 5. Buy ones on your list that are available at retail and are retired 1 year ago or longer. 6. Figure which ones retired over a year, no longer are found at retail, and are due for a secondary price jump and buy those 7. Watch for new issues that are going to be sold out on issue.
All you 'experienced' collectors out there - let's help the newbies out. Make your list, show your values and sources and logic. I'll finish my list in a day or two, but for starters:
1. Hillsboro Inlet $125 - retail -- get on some dealer's list right now or you'll be paying double before a year is out.
2. Cape Henry VA $82 (retail) - getting hard to find check Retired@Retail first
3. Cape Florida $78 (retail) - ditto Cape Henry
4. Morris Island Then & Now Set $150 (retail) - you'll be sorry you didn't buy this pair at retail a year or so from now.
5. Point Arena CA $165 (approx secondary)- Not widely dispersed yet; but once it is, you'll really wish you'd gotten one when they were this cheap!
OK so I've spent $600 so far, $900 to go...
[This message has been edited by JChidester (edited 01-05-99).]
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Re: What to Buy Today - Recommendations From Fellow Collectors
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01/05/99 06:00 PM
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rscroope
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Add to John's LIST Chatham Thomas Point Sanibel Island Rose Island (society) 1/4/99 CapeCanaveral Currituck - all available at retail in September
Assateague Boston Harbor Nauset Beach - average at 150@ in October
[This message has been edited by rscroope (edited 01-06-99).]
LONG ISLAND BOB
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Re: What to Buy Today - Recommendations From Fellow Collectors
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01/05/99 06:45 PM
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Todd Shorkey
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You want to be a serious wacko and attempt to collect them all. First things first! If you are going to be a serious wacko, you need to join the Collectors Society and order the Society Piece. Cost for both- $110
With that done, take John's advice and order a Hillsboro, FL 'nuff said Cost $125
You want to make a few more purchases before dabbling in the secondary market, so you buy at retail: Cape Florida, FL Rose Island, RI (REXM) Sanibel, FL Cape May, NJ (my sleeper pick)
Total for the four- $353
Now that you are feeling more confident, you test the waters of the secondary market, e-bay, ect. There you find:
Cape Canaveral, FL & Alcatraz, CA You can't go wrong with the Rock and The Rocket. Cost- approx. $240
Point Fermin, CA Cost- approx. $180
Point Arena, CA Cost- approx. $160 Low price/big potential
Thomas Point, MD & Assateague, VA Just to round things out at approx. $275 for both.
As good a start as any at $1,453
Why not throw in a Sunken Rock, NY for $40
Total $1,493
-Todd (I never said I knew what I was talking about)
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Re: What to Buy Today - Recommendations From Fellow Collectors
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01/05/99 11:43 PM
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Rich Boyes
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I'd suggest moving fast to acquire a White Shoal - Christmas '97 ($80 and still available at retail with a little work). This is a truly distinctive piece with an 8,000 edition size.
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