Kind Of Irritating Question - "Whats Your Collection Worth?"

In the course of conversation when people find that I am a stamp collector..many feel obligated to ask "whats your collection worth?" I could think of many replies...like, whats your wife worth ? Its my personal possession....i do not have a $$ value on it...i have no interest in selling it to put Grandchildren through business school like my barber with his coin collection..haaaaa, now if feel better !

Well, I don't shy away from quoting 4-5 digit imaginary numbers although I don't think anyone would be stupid enough to believe me after going through my collection.
But I do like Philb's thought of replying 'Whats your wife worth?'.
From now on I'll be telling this line.

Are you suggesting you're open to swap your stamps for the wife?

I simply tell them ''anywhere between a million to 1.5 million dollars.''

I luv seeing their jaw drop

Larry Please.......One wife per lifetime is more than enough !! Now a man can start over with another stamp collection....please this is just my personal opinion my old chum Bigjose is on wife #4...when he talks about his kids..he thinks I know which ones he is talking about !!

"What's your collection worth?"
Nunya...
Or
Nunya beezwax...

You can't stop people from asking while it may get under the skin there is not much you can do about it. When people ask me something like this I simple say, " Not much, it won't even fill up the gas tank."

It is just like the people who tell me that my camera takes great photographs. I just tell them, "Yeah, maybe you should buy a better one too."

Don't sweet the little things.

Phil:

I always answer that question by saying: "It's worth more to me than any monetary value it holds".

David

The problem with affixing a value, or even
insinuating a value is that it WILL get
around. Then you are a prime target for
burglary, invasion, scams, and even unscrupulous
family thinking they can beg, borrow, or steal
from you because you "have money".

Best to stay away from that.
It's no value, low value, or nunya...

David Giles and I have a friend who if someone asked what his collection is worth..i would say about the same as his house..no names please !!