Love Always,
Your M
HOLLAND
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From: Brandon Devlin
Subject: Re: Summer break
Date: Capricorn 07, 0031 20:05
To: Emma Devlin
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Dear M,
I’m glad you’re finding the Trek ornaments. I was chatting with Tom a few days ago and he told me that he and Penny have been collecting ornaments since they got married. How about that: just like us. Remember, the best values are the ones that still have the original packaging (in good condition). Back in the ’90s, Hallmark printed a book every other year that listed values based on what collectors were willing to pay for the ornaments. Tom said one of the first pieces he bought was a $20 ornament from 1990 or ’91, the Enterprise. However, since he didn’t find it until three or four years after it was issued, he wound up paying $225 for it. At the time, the ‘value’ was nearly $400, according to the value guide. But then, people started buying and selling them on eBay and the value dropped to between $75 – 125. Tom & Penny now have three of them. Hopefully, the value will go back up with time – keep your fingers crossed.
So, if you find any at the yard sales, buy them for a few bucks if the boxes are in good shape. Look them up on eBay to get an idea of their current value, then just pack them safely away for the future. We’ll need to make a list for the insurance company so we can cover them with a rider policy. You can catalog them if you like. Or, we can do this together. It would be a fun project for us.
My sweet Emma, I’m missing you very much and your picture is safe under my pillow. Know that kisses cover it every evening while my finger tips trace along your tan lines and my imagination runs wild.
I’ll write more, later
Brandon
HOLLAND
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