I'll be honest with everyone, I think it's real big turn off for me & especially to those who collect as opposed to those who sell. I have mixed feelings at time about how much time I'm going to continue to actively pursue collecting new / more items to what I already own..
I couldn't agree more. I'm gonna go out on a limb & say that $18,000 is more than the average person can spend for an entire years' worth of collecting budget much less one sign. I still like to look & hope to find something reasonable, but even with common pump plates going for $500 I don't hold out much hope. I'm just glad I got what I have when I did.
Sometimes it's tempting to just give up & sell out, but I can't bring myself to part with them!