05-13-2009, 01:31 AM
This <i>is</i> a strange thread to start in a mask-collecting forum. Are you trying to rain on people's parade here? If so, you're in the wrong place. No one here who's spent hundreds or thousands of dollars on masks make the same mistakes in handling masks that the general population does. While yes, latex is a natural product which inevitably decays, so is human flesh. It's like asking what's the point of living? You're just going to die eventually anyways.I have latex masks from the early 1980's in my collection that are in as pristine condition as they were when I first bought them. <!--coloro:#FFFF00<span style=\"color:#FFFF00\"><!--/coloroWhat other purchased item (can you think of) that has the lifespan over 20 years? <!--colorc</span><!--/colorc<b>Clothes = nope. (even if they don't wear thin, the styles usually wear out)Cars = nope. (at least not without a lot of work)Food = nope.TV's = certainly not.Any type of technological device = hell no. They'll all be outdated.</b>Other than a house, there's virtually nothing that can be purchased with money that is worth buying - if you expect to have worth out of it for over 20 years. My masks, however, have done just that. They've provided me enjoyment for over 20 years and counting.