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Franklin Mint vs. Edwin M. Knowles: Two Giants of the Collector Plate World
Posted in PostsIf you had asked me a year ago what I knew about collector plates, I would have told you almost nothing. That changed the day I bought a lot at auction and ended up with a stack of beautifully decorated porcelain plates — some stamped Franklin Mint, some stamped Edwin M. Knowles. That single auction […]
How Much Should I Spend on Collectibles? A Realist’s Guide to Smart Collecting
Posted in PostsMost financial advisors will give you a boring, generic formula when you ask how much money to spend on hobbies. They will tell you to take a tiny percentage of your income, put it in a bucket, and spend it blindly. That advice completely misses the point of why we collect in the first place. […]