Military Trader

Sometimes you need to play the greater fool

Recently, I was told by a few friends in the military collectible world that they were “cashing out” — they’d reached a point where the joy of collecting wasn’t there any longer. I respect their decisions, but it also reminded of how another friend asked last year whether I would possibly ever sell some of my collection as I get older. My initial response was that I enjoy this stuff far too much to part with it.

When asked if I could sell and would I

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