People collect all sorts of things for various reasons. While it is hard for us to imaging someone collecting plastic guns I am sure there are those that do. Take for instance the 98 Mauser in all of its different variations at the close of WW2 there were thousand brought back from Europe, and who know how many more imported post war they were cheap so were 1911's M1's, and many others no one thought of them as collectables back then. Many Mausers were sporterized to suit their owners. Now those same guns are worth quite a bit. I drive a 1964 Chevrolet C10 stepside I can remember as a kid my daddy buying similar trucks for no more than a few hundred bucks now days that won't buy you a fender. I look at new trucks and think they will never be considered classic, but who knows...

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Randy