I agree that to buy these items for investment purposes is the wrong way to go. I buy my items and I display them and look at them every day. I also show them off to my friends (who are nice enough to nod politely when I explain about different variations, etc ;) ).
What I meant to say is that the increasing prices in Soviet stuff is causing a shift towards other communist countries (well illustrated by the burgeoning Soviet Bloc section on this very forum). And this is a field where dealers can profit quite well (I'm not a dealer so this is just my opinion here). So they may sell fewer Soviet items at a high price, but sell more and more Yugoslavian, Mongolian, and Bulgarian stuff to replace that loss, diversifying to those countries.
I for one prefer dealers instead of eBay etc. because of the service and the consistent quality of the items, and the chance to learn about the history of these items and countries through exchanging emails and posts.
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What I meant to say is that the increasing prices in Soviet stuff is causing a shift towards other communist countries (well illustrated by the burgeoning Soviet Bloc section on this very forum). And this is a field where dealers can profit quite well (I'm not a dealer so this is just my opinion here). So they may sell fewer Soviet items at a high price, but sell more and more Yugoslavian, Mongolian, and Bulgarian stuff to replace that loss, diversifying to those countries.
I for one prefer dealers instead of eBay etc. because of the service and the consistent quality of the items, and the chance to learn about the history of these items and countries through exchanging emails and posts.
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