Worst fear as an art collector?

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samuraiwriter
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Fri Jul 10, 2015 7:24 pm

Aside from having your whole collection destroyed in a fire or flood or something, what is your worst fear as a collector of art?
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GatorsCanes
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Fri Jul 10, 2015 7:30 pm

Spiders
NEVER PAY VIA PAYPAL GIFT. NEVER PAY FRIENDS/FAMILY. PAY THE FEES YOURSELF, THE 3% IS WORTH IT TO NOT BE SCAMMED
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meskell
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Fri Jul 10, 2015 7:31 pm

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blackbird68
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Fri Jul 10, 2015 7:33 pm

theft I suppose
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35mmpaul
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Fri Jul 10, 2015 7:34 pm

My cat knocking a glass of water on my flatfile and it seeping through to all my sweet sweet prints.
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greenhorn1
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Fri Jul 10, 2015 7:34 pm

That when I tell people I collect limited edition posters they're going to associate that with Mondo. :lol:
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jkw3000
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Fri Jul 10, 2015 7:38 pm

Death.
35mmpaul wrote:We are addicted to things that hurt our butts.
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alittle
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Fri Jul 10, 2015 7:40 pm

Dildocopters
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fitz
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Fri Jul 10, 2015 7:40 pm

Selling something that then skyrockets in price :)
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Fri Jul 10, 2015 7:42 pm

greenhorn1 wrote:That when I tell people I collect limited edition posters they're going to associate that with Mondo. :lol:
Mine is similar greenhorn, except the people ask: "Which commission do you belong to?"
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bigmclargehuge1
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Fri Jul 10, 2015 7:43 pm

Mondo bubble burst, duh.
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finneganm
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Fri Jul 10, 2015 7:44 pm

A series of horrifying disasters killing my entire family and everyone I've ever cared about, only to have my baby daughter come back in a zombified state to eat me alive over a week of terrifying despair.
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That's what she said
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shagdonk
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Fri Jul 10, 2015 7:48 pm

Forgeries, fakes and all of Heathunters alts.
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ClaytonHopper
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Fri Jul 10, 2015 8:18 pm

Failips, duh.
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bryndavies
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Fri Jul 10, 2015 8:26 pm

That this was all just a big waste of time.
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