Massive military estate sale/Johnny's Auction

[bros]

Mind boggling to say the least!!!
Even though the majority was collected over the last 40 yrs.....sometimes I wonder how a fellow can afford to accumulate so much stuff. I guess he must have had deep pockets....but then I ask myself, why in the world would he have not built a proper facility to house his collection like maybe a bigger garage especially if he had the funds to accumulate the treasure trove in the first place. It looks like items were purchased and just thrown on top, beside or under everything else. I've come to realize that all the dings and gouges in woodwork are not all from hard training or actual battle use......it's too bad but a lot of "battle scars" come from collectors as well. I remember going down into a fellows basement that housed a substantial Enfield and Ross Rifle collection....and I'm not talking run of the mill stuff here boys, there were some very, very rare and valuable pieces, the humidity was so high that some of the stocks were starting to form spots of mold, you could just about drink the air....unbelievable....I almost offered to buy him a de-humidifier.
My thoughts are we only "temporarily borrow these beauties", we all know someday they are going to belong to someone else so take care of them and preserve them as they are meant to be!!!!!

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[browningautorifle]

why in the world would he have not built a proper facility to house his collection

He was a compulsive hoarder...they don't look at things the same way we do. We look at things in an orderly fashion and they see needing "MORE!"...

[Flying10uk]

.sometimes I wonder how a fellow can afford to accumulate so much stuff. I guess he must have had deep pockets

But we don't know what he may have gone without to be able to afford his collecting. For example, he may, perhaps, have gone without holidays, new clothes, the latest phone/laptop and only consumed very basic food so that he could afford his collecting?

Provided an individual is acting within the law, it is up to them how they spend their money.

Personally, I am careful on how much I pay for an item but I never buy anything to resell; I only buy items that it is legal to own in the UK. I'll buy an item if it looks interesting and other than the conditions that I have just mentioned, I'll buy almost any item provided that it looks interesting to me. I tend to prefer the 20th century time frame and specifically WW1, WW2 and the Cold War period.