How Do You Do It?

[Andy]

....just be grateful for what you do have...and not worry about what you dont have....and what others have...

Tommy

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Very well said Tommy, and that goes for so many things in life not just masks.

For me and I dare say everyone else here masks and movie replicas are our hobby so this is what we spend our disposable income on. Some take 2 or 3 holidays a year, some buy a new car every year, some go out wining and dining every night, we buy masks. Bill\'s right about timing, sometimes you see a piece you must have just as you\'ve got the cash to spare but at other times you want it but just can\'t swing it so you just save for a while then snag it. Either way you\'ll love it when it lands on your door step and who cares if others have already got a copy sat on their shelves, it doesn\'t take away that feeling when you first open up that lovely brown box.

I think everyone puts different values on items but one persons $50 indy mask gives them the exact same excitement when they first get it as another persons $500 piece. No matter what hobby your in there\'s always something better out there you dream of, some will save, some will get themselves in debt to grab it and some will just dream and carry on loving what they\'ve already got. As for the prices of pieces in this hobby most of us here can tell the difference between a $30 store bought piece of crap and a $300 independent replica. We can see where the artist has spent his time, used his skills and followed his heart but others can\'t. Try taking one of your prized pieces in to work and telling a regular joe non collector you paid $200, $300, $400 etc and just look at their face. They\'ll think your a tub of potato salad short of a buffet :wacko: