Are You a Steampunk? WTF Are You Doing?

davidle

davidle

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Okay, so here goes nothing. I am an avid antiquer and have been for the past 20 years. Not only is it a hobby, it's basically my profession at this point. Anyways, I submit this to you (accept it how you will):

Y'all are ruining priceless treasures by destructing the original artifact (the antique) and modifying them with bullshit.

Take that how you will, but it's what I firmly believe. You're essentially going to these shops and wreaking havoc on pieces that will never be the same again.
Don't get it? Well, let me put it to you another way. Imagine I have a 1968 Ford Mustang GT. I buy it and then put in a 2001 Honda Civic engine because it is "more modern" and I like "blending the new with the old". I summarily destroy the old engine by parting it out and generally laying waste to it, and proceed to do this to 70% of the 1968 Ford Mustang GTs in circulation.

So, what happens next? Well, since there are less original GTs on the market, the prices skyrocket and the weekend-antiquer (squeezed out of the market due to economic concerns) has to find another hobby.

You turn priceless artifacts into utter trash. Please. Stop.
 
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the antique markets dead brah. All the baby boomer buyers lost their jobs or retired. All the good antiques have been bought up and shipped back to mother china.

You should get into SE0, it has a much brighter future.
 
You might not like what they do with stuff they buy, but who are you to tell them what to do with it? If I want to buy a new car then set it on fire I can, because it's mine. If I want to buy a 100% original and running Model-T and do the same thing I can, because it's mine.
 
crackp0t said:
You might not like what they do with stuff they buy, but who are you to tell them what to do with it? If I want to buy a new car then set it on fire I can, because it's mine. If I want to buy a 100% original and running Model-T and do the same thing I can, because it's mine.
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There comes a point with an antique where it transcends your petty wishes. Now of course, if you own it you have a right to destroy it, but if you do you're a certified idiot
 
do you even antique bro

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6pOZXNgzG8"]Bro, Do you even know what you are doing? - YouTube[/ame]
 
Saw this fully automatic mechanic steampunk desk in vegas and creamed myself a lil bit
Operates like a clock and legs raise and lower.

For those wondering it's $20k
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You want to collect antiques but complain that you cannot afford to buy antiques. Dude, get another hobby or make some cash. Don't come on here and moan about it.

The best antiques are rare. It is what makes them more worthwhile and valuable to own. If every fucker owned the same one it would kind of lose its appeal, no?
 
CCarter said:
LOL, you know how he got that pic, he posted some other stupid shit one day, and I red bricked him, and he started crying, then changed his avatar to that apparently for whatever reason. He's still Mad.

LOL, davidle, U Still Mad?
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damn those sig's keep getting sexier by the day. The one 2 sigs back(white top back arched on floor) was the best.
 
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