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I share the same concerns as the OP. And, while it may not stop me from collecting altogether, I have come to grips with the fact that (i) top vintage dealers who know that the market is much more likely now to "buy-the-seller" know that they can now a command super, super premium (see, e.g. Sheartime currently asking $18,000 for a nice non-DR, non-RD 1665); and (ii) the opportunity for a too-good-to-be-true "find" at a great price is VERY likely to good to be true.