Deardorff "never used"....ad. 231304614880 So many collectors in other fields pay a premium on "never used" items. I see people clambering over "unfired" Coleman lanterns in box, Colt pistols, and the like. I see that hotwheels and matchbox car collectors only pay big money for unopened, in the box. I guess it has to flow over to cameras. But come on, you buy a Deardorff, pack it away for 38 years, "afraid to mess it up?" Then try to sell it as an "investment", implying the next owner should do the same? If they weren't so expensive, I think people would buy brand new cars, seal them in bubble wrap, and wait out their lifetimes for the "investment" to mature.

Yes, a clean anything is better than a ratty one, but this is starting to go overboard. On the other collector forums I'm in, people are always questioning "dare I use this, it's UNUSED!??" These items were made to be used. Not to be drooled over on some shelf.

Rant over.