Why I collect rare things

Because rare things hold their value more than common things Because this century offers multiple options for finding these rare things more easily, meaning without spending so much money and time/effort in tracking them down as was required in the past Because Estes Park, despite its smaller size and sometimes because of its smaller size, created a lot of rare things This is especially true for short-lived businesses, and Estes Park had thousands of these in the past hundred and fifty years Because when you collect rare things, you often find yourself in the company of other intelligent people who share interesting information on a variety of topics (think Antiques Roadshow) Plus you have an instant admission into places that wouldn't necessarily be open to the general public, like wealthy people's estates and the secret chambers of museums and special collections libraries, plus get to go right to the top and speak to the directors and experts at these institutions, because they are interested in your knowledge of their rare things Because it only builds up, never destroys, unlike Belle Morris and Trustee Hazelton, who only feel good about themselves when they are destroying things that other people built and made