Originally Posted By Doobie This topic is for discussion of the October 29th Kim's Corner Column. This article is at: <a href="News-ID120020.asp" target="_blank">http://LaughingPlace.com/News-ID120020.asp</a>.
Originally Posted By smiley_face2 Oh my gosh, my post got lost in cyberspace, I hope it won't end up here twice....here goes again.... This was awesome, thankyou so much!! I plugged in my Disney Christmas cd, made hot chocolate in my giant Disneyland Christmas mug and had a Disneyland Christmas wish list extravaganza!! I doubt drug addicts get one tenth the amount of pleasure! Can't wait to see more pics of the decorations and everything coming up and I REALLY can't wait to be in Disneyland in 55 days! Save some merchandise for me you guys!!
Originally Posted By Megara Wow... this Christmas they have some fantastic stuff. I wish I was there to buy it all. Thank you for the pictures.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Somehow, I think I already know this Kim of yours, Doobie duckling. I'm sure I've been in her corner more than once!
Originally Posted By Rhonda Thank you ! Thank you ! Thank you ! I won't be able to make the trip to DL this Christmas so I can't tell you how much it means to have it brought to me through pictures !
Originally Posted By Tannerman I appreciate Kim's update, but disagree with the "well, if you heart wants it, get it, no matter what the cost" attitude... That doesn't really bode well for financial stewardship, and can get you in trouble quickly. I used to work in the collectibles industry, and have seen this happy way too many times. Have fun collecting, but be responsible with your funds!
Originally Posted By Kimber Hi Tannerman - I think that you mis-understood my premise - where cost considerations are concerned within the Disneyana marketplace. And - had you read a bit more closely - you would have found the proviso for my column "Notwithstanding other considerations - like legality and paying rent - there are few of us who would disagree." I'm not advocating indiscriminate spending - but - if the buyer feels that the Autopia car of their dreams is worth a month of PB&J - then buy the car - pay your rent first - and then buy the car. It was my point that a buyer will pay any cost that "they" deem to be acceptable - "responsible" or not - within the confines of their own financial - and emotional - considerations - for the item they want. And - that if a buyer wants an item - for whatever combination of reasons - then the cost has less consideration. The collectables marketplace has very little flux when it comes to the implementation of any sort of "financial stewardship". The reality is that it's a buyers market - especially within the secondary market - the price-point for any item is still determined by demand. No matter the item - the price will be determined by the same factors that drive the entire marketplace - edition size - exclusivity - rarity - collectability - marketability - availability - historic significance - etc. What a person pays for an item is not the responsibility of the seller - or of the marketplace - and is at the sole discretion of the buyer. It was also my point that emotionality is as valid a reason for collecting as are any of the other factors which make any item "valuable". I agree that people should collect responsibly - but - it's not the responsibility of the marketplace to see that this is more easily done. In the 30 years that I've been a serious Disney fan, the nearly 20 years that I've tracked the marketplace - and the 13 years I've been in the NFFC - I've seen just about everyone buy something for every imaginable reason - and I've seen my share of buyer's remorse and - yes - I've seen some over-extend into the kind of "trouble" you warn of - it's not the responsibility of the marketplace to attempt to control the buyer - in the Disneyana marketplace it's an impossibility. Hope this helps define my point - Kim
Originally Posted By aspenlf Kim, I understood your point, and agree wholeheartedly! I have the same three rules that you do, and if I did not know differently, I would have been sure the 'I' wrote your article . But, also like you mentioned, the bills come first! I don't eat PB&J (can't stand it!), but the only decorations I have in my house are Disney - especially Mickey related. My DH is just sure he lives in a Disney Store! Leanne 53 days and counting....
