04-25-2008, 12:09 AM
I'm new to mask collecting, but not new to collecting all sorts of other crap. <img src=\"style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\":wink:\" border=\"0\" alt=\"wink.gif\" /> I prefer to sell to members of forums that I visit over ebay to keep collectibles in the family. I see no problem with altering anything you own if it brings you more enjoyment of the item. Sure, if there are only 25 of an item on existence, your modification not only changed the "value" of yours, but also the other 24. Whether that is good or bad will be in the eyes of the owner or potential buyer. If the item is to be sold, full disclosure of what what modified should be given to the purchaser to make sure those modifications are within their tolerances. What if you were to come across an original Kirk '75 mask. Would you modify it? Would you proudly display it as is? Either decision you make will piss off someone who thinks the opposite.Remember, these are just objects, in the grand scheme of things objects are just that, objects to be admired.