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No offense taken.
Actually our discussion was about "cutting a globe in half" not neccessarily collecting single lens globes, theres a difference. I'm a globe collector. I prefer complete globes, but I buy alot of single lens globes, mostly for budget reasons. I recently added an Illinois Oil Co. That Good Torpedo Gasoline single lens globe to my collection. If it had been a complete globe I wouldn't have been able to afford it. Like Rex says, a collector will continue to look for another lens to complete a globe. I was able to complete two single lens globes this year. One was a KYSO, the other a PHILLIPS 77. Both globes are extremely scarce, so it was very satisfying to complete them. I know collectors that won't buy a single lens globe and thats OK. If I see a single lens globe I "need" I'll buy it and enjoy it, and hopefully complete it.
I have a question for the guys that don't think single lens globes are collectible. If you think complete globes are the only ones that are collectible, what should be done with the thousands of existing single lens globes?

As for restoring one side of a pump. I doubt anyone would do that, but what about the guys that do each side of a pump differently? Many collectors have limited space and/or money. Doing a pump differently on each side is great for them.

I disagree that prices are climbing at a rate five times that of inflation (at least in the past 2 1/2 years). That may be true on the very high end stuff, but prices on the mid-range items are fairly flat. Low end or entry level prices are way down. A perfect example is the Sinclair H-C globe that sold on ebay for $391 today. A few years ago that globe was selling in the $650-800 range.
Prices are up substantually from when I started collecting 8 1/2 years ago. The overall increase in prices has brought alot of stuff into the hobby that might otherwise have been scrapped. Thats good. The bad part is the increased prices have driven some people out of the hobby. The long term increase in prices is great for the guys that were in the "hobby" as an investment. Not so good for us guys trying to build a collection.
Bob