When I started collecting petroliana I wasn't focused on any certain aspect of the hobby. I collected oil can banks, handy oilers, oil bottles, 1 pound grease cans, quart cans, anti-freeze cans, gas pumps, signs, gas pump globes....pretty much anything gas station related. I had friends in the hobby that collected a little bit of everything, but most of them also specialized in collecting certain things, and dabbled in the other stuff. After returning home from the Iowa Gas collectors convention one year I looked at all the stuff I bought. I had bought a lot of very average stuff. That's when some advice a veteran collector friend finally sunk in. He had told me several times to always buy the best item I could afford. He said if you have $50 to spend, spend it on the best $50 item you could find. If you have $300 to spend, buy the best $300 item you can find. That was very good advice. That's the day I became a gas pump globe collector rather than a petroliana collector. I sold off most of my collection and got serious about building my globe collection. I still dabble in some of the other stuff, but globes are my focus. I also collect most anything related to Sinclair service stations to add to my late son's Sinclair collection.
Most collectors I know buy some stuff to resell to help fund their collecting habit. That's fine, but it's a mistake to view a collection as an investment. I've seen several collectors change from collecting because they enjoyed it to collecting as an investment. In every instance when that happened they got less enjoyment out of the hobby.
I have thought about selling a major portion of my collection. I'm glad I didn't.
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