I think everything depends on if we are “consumers” or “investors”. I always purchased a car for practical use…consumer. Through my life I have know folks who bought cars, fixed them up, and sold them for a profit…investors. A petroliana consumer loves the “hunt”, the “trophy “, and of course the “war stories” retold year after year. A petroliana investor buys low and sells high. Profit is the hunt, the trophy, and the war story all rolled up together. At one point I thought I wanted to be a petroliana investor but I found it very hard to let go of anything! I am hopelessly stuck in the world of petroliana consumerism.
All that being said I hardly think about petroliana inflation because my garage walls are full and my wife as drawn a line in the sand concerning me annexing any other part of the house. Plus as I get older my life situation changes. We all have something or will have something that will change our petroliana perspective. My wife has Alzheimer’s disease. In most cases my purchasing days are over. However…my garage is my refuge. Sometimes I sit in my garage in my lawn chair staring at the walls…my neighbors think I am crazy! I’m not. I am not worried about either the buying or the selling of my ragtag collection. I just enjoy the beauty of the porcelain sign process and the pleasant memories brought to me through the hobby.
I guess I better land this plane!
Steve
