A Question on Collecting

kahnjar1 · 26th April 2016, 09:49 PM

I agree with Lofty in his comments. I was once told by an old collector, now sadly passed, that "If it looks wrong, it probably is". So reference and research of a particular item before you buy, will stand you in good stead, and likely save you in cost.
I relation to "modern made" as opposed to old/antique, you would need to consider how representative of the original your modern copy is. If an original is either almost impossible to own, or the cost of one is too high, then I personally do not see any problem in having a copy/replica in one's collection until an original comes along. That decision is of course up to the individual, and due care would need to be taken that one does not pay the antique price for something which is not antique. .

26th April 2016, 09:49 PM	#3
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,739	I agree with Lofty in his comments. I was once told by an old collector, now sadly passed, that "If it looks wrong, it probably is". So reference and research of a particular item before you buy, will stand you in good stead, and likely save you in cost. I relation to "modern made" as opposed to old/antique, you would need to consider how representative of the original your modern copy is. If an original is either almost impossible to own, or the cost of one is too high, then I personally do not see any problem in having a copy/replica in one's collection until an original comes along. That decision is of course up to the individual, and due care would need to be taken that one does not pay the antique price for something which is not antique. .