Wow! The apothecary chest is on auction now at over $13K. I collect puzzle boxes too, but the more common variety like the Secret Base Box or the Box With a Tree.

I'd love something like that! Hopefully it will be less than a mortgage payment.

I've been bidding on the Box with a Key by Akio Kamei, but the bids are getting a bit high now.

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After over eight years on the waiting list, this beauty just arrived. So have the clouds.

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Thanks Chris. Actually, I had a separate savings account set up and was able to have the cash when the call came. Astro-Physics is all it is rumored to be.

No Chris, I have found that astrophotography is not for me. I use astronomy to escape the pressures of real life, so the serenity of visual astronomy suits my needs better. Although this Astro-Physics scope is well suited to it should I ever decide to branch out.

Jim W.

Chris, this scope is crafted by a very small company in Illinois that is owned and operated by an optical genius who doesn't give a hoot how few scopes he produces each year. So, no, the wait for an Astro-Physics scope is not typical. Most other scopes are readily available. Think of this as a specialty item, largely hand made. I will treasure it forever.

PS It is raining again today - The New Scope Curse!

Jim W.

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I've started to collect MONDO movie posters. I have Forbidden Planet and The Mummy (Copper) so far.