I use to run people down that collected Beanie Babies, Franklin
Mint and like junk. Look how these items ended up worthless!
They never had any value or use. I look at guns the same way
and always have since I was a little kid. There are some guns that were low quality and had very little practical value or use.
People are free to collect what they want but are in for a rude
awakening when they go to "cash in" their collections. I have
seen reactions ranging from indignant to tears. True collectors
items are a safe bet, manufactured collectors items will turn out
to be a dead loss. Fad drives the prices of most of these collectibles, when fad fades so do the prices. Billy Beer anyone?