Altair - A different perspective

From: Uncle Roger <sinasohn_at_ricochet.net>
Date: Sat Aug 15 18:12:44 1998

At 03:00 PM 8/14/98 -0500, you wrote:
>My point is that the Altair's significance has been way overstated. The

Whether that is true or not is completely irrelevant to the pricing of
Altairs as collectibles.

For example, Beanie babies are neither new in concept, well made, or even
terribly uncommon. Yet they sometimes sell for ridiculous prices.
Meanwhile, quality toys, which are far more uncommon, and were, in their
time, ground-breaking, often sell for much less. Collector value is a
function of perceived importance and perceived rarity. It may or may not
have any basis whatsoever in actual fact.


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