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VANDOO · 13th August 2012, 02:49 PM

I HAD NOT THOUGHT OF THE SOLD SECTION AS A GOOD REFRENCE BUT YOU ARE RIGHT THE INFORMATION IS PRESERVED THERE AND THE PICTURES ARE GOOD ENOUGH TO MAKE A GOOD REFRENCE. AT SOME POINT SUCH SECTIONS MAY HAVE TO BE REDUCED OR ORGANIZED INTO CULTURE OR REGION OVER TIME AS THEY BECOME TOO LARGE. PERHAPS A PERMANENT SECTION FEATURING EXCEPTIONAL OR ONE OF A KIND EXAMPLES WITH GOOD PROVENANCE COULD BE MAINTAINED OR PUT INTO BOOK OR INTERNET REFRENCE FORMS. IF SEVERAL DEALERS OR AUCTIONS COULD WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SUCH A REFRENCE EVERY YEAR OR EVERY 5 YEARS OR SO DEPENDING ON HOW OFTEN ENOUGH MATERIAL COULD BE GATHERED.
THE COLLECTING COMUNITY SHOULD SUPPORT ( BUY) SUCH REFRENCES IF THE DEALERS GO TO THE TROUBLE AND EXPENSE OF DOING A GOOD REFRENCE. OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL YEARS A SET OF SUCH BOOKS OR COMPUTER FILES COULD EQUAL STONES GLOSSARY IN RANGE AND EXCEED IT IN GOOD PICTURES.
PERHAPS THE BIG AUCTION HOUSES HAVE A SIMULAR ONLINE CATALOG THAT REMAINS WITH INFORMATION AND ADEQUATE PICTURES. SUCH A SITE WOULD BE A LOT BETTER THAN MOST OLD CATALOGS AS THE PICTURES COULD BE LARGE ENOUGH AND GOOD ENOUGH FOR USE AS REFRENCE.
A COMPILATION OF EXCEPTIONAL AND UNJIQUE ITEMS ARRANGED BY CATEGORY, REGIONS, CULTURES COULD BE EASILY GATHERED EVERY FEW YEARS BY THE LARGE AUCTION HOUSES TO MAKE GOOD REFRENCES AS WELL.
THANKS FOR POINTING OUT THE SOLD LISTS TO ME I AM GLAD THAT SOME OF YOU HAVE HAD THE FORESIGHT AND HAVE MADE THE EFFORT TO PRESERVE THIS INFORMATION EVEN BEFORE I STARTED THIS POST.

13th August 2012, 02:49 PM	#5
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I HAD NOT THOUGHT OF THE SOLD SECTION AS A GOOD REFRENCE BUT YOU ARE RIGHT THE INFORMATION IS PRESERVED THERE AND THE PICTURES ARE GOOD ENOUGH TO MAKE A GOOD REFRENCE. AT SOME POINT SUCH SECTIONS MAY HAVE TO BE REDUCED OR ORGANIZED INTO CULTURE OR REGION OVER TIME AS THEY BECOME TOO LARGE. PERHAPS A PERMANENT SECTION FEATURING EXCEPTIONAL OR ONE OF A KIND EXAMPLES WITH GOOD PROVENANCE COULD BE MAINTAINED OR PUT INTO BOOK OR INTERNET REFRENCE FORMS. IF SEVERAL DEALERS OR AUCTIONS COULD WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SUCH A REFRENCE EVERY YEAR OR EVERY 5 YEARS OR SO DEPENDING ON HOW OFTEN ENOUGH MATERIAL COULD BE GATHERED. THE COLLECTING COMUNITY SHOULD SUPPORT ( BUY) SUCH REFRENCES IF THE DEALERS GO TO THE TROUBLE AND EXPENSE OF DOING A GOOD REFRENCE. OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL YEARS A SET OF SUCH BOOKS OR COMPUTER FILES COULD EQUAL STONES GLOSSARY IN RANGE AND EXCEED IT IN GOOD PICTURES. PERHAPS THE BIG AUCTION HOUSES HAVE A SIMULAR ONLINE CATALOG THAT REMAINS WITH INFORMATION AND ADEQUATE PICTURES. SUCH A SITE WOULD BE A LOT BETTER THAN MOST OLD CATALOGS AS THE PICTURES COULD BE LARGE ENOUGH AND GOOD ENOUGH FOR USE AS REFRENCE. A COMPILATION OF EXCEPTIONAL AND UNJIQUE ITEMS ARRANGED BY CATEGORY, REGIONS, CULTURES COULD BE EASILY GATHERED EVERY FEW YEARS BY THE LARGE AUCTION HOUSES TO MAKE GOOD REFRENCES AS WELL. THANKS FOR POINTING OUT THE SOLD LISTS TO ME I AM GLAD THAT SOME OF YOU HAVE HAD THE FORESIGHT AND HAVE MADE THE EFFORT TO PRESERVE THIS INFORMATION EVEN BEFORE I STARTED THIS POST.