Sometimes though, it just becomes “stuff”. I have a Marlin 336, unfired, with original box, etc, that I bought around 2003 or so. I like it, I just never got around to shooting it. I have plenty of other rifles that I hunt with.
They have gone up appreciably in value, and that means it is relegated to being a safe queen - I’m never going to shoot an unfired Marlin 336 at this point.
So it is just “stuff”, taking up space. So the question becomes do you keep carrying the baggage and hope it goes up even more in value? The older I get, the less I like “stuff” that isn’t used.
If you have ever seen the movie Fight Club, there is an awesome line, “The things you own end up owning you.”
