Re: what's the THRILL of collecting

In order:

Love of beautiful art

Love of history

Love of the hunt to find the perfect coin  (perfect in that it is what i'm
looking for)



"BW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I was searching through some past articles trying to answer the above
> question, but unlike other subjects I've been looking at this one is
> still a mystery to me.
>
> What *IS* the thrill of collecting? Is it the hunt, ownership of
> something rare, being an expert, showing your collection to an
> audience, finding someone into the same thing as you, dangerous
> encounters.? You tell me!
>
> I'm a researcher in England and I'd really like to know about your
> collecting related thrills. I'm currently conducting interviews with
> people about their personal experiences on the web-site
> www.chromo11.com . I'm trying to work out "what is thrill" by
> collecting (!?) examples of thrill from a wide cross section of
> people.
>
> We could discuss it here, but if you've got something to say on the
> subject I'd really like to do an interview. On the site you'll find a
> set of short, but carefully crafted questions that you can download
> and answer at your leisure; you'll also be able to read more about the
> project.
>
> Thanks
>
> Brendan
> email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> web:   www.chromo11.com