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I must admit not being up to date on the trends in popular culture and how axes might relate, even with the occasional hints coming by in places like this forum, so I had no idea of the extent axes have been swept up in it. I've just always liked axes and using them in a range of applications, how they are made, the place in history they occupy to a lesser degree. So it was a surprise to me seeing an article on axes and their popularity in the New York Times https://nyti.ms/2S5Bccs
Neither am I a collector or investor or interested in simple acquisition or flipping them for a profit. I even question the number hanging in my own modest rack because it is difficult putting them all to proper use which makes me feel guilty. Still, the whole thing reminded me of the story of Andrew Carnegie who stopped outside his office building there in New York City one evening in 1929 for a shoe shine and was advised by the shoeshine boy to buy stocks. He went into his office after that and instructed his broker to sell as fast as possible because if even the shoeshine boy was getting in on the market it was the best sign that the time was right to get out. Well axe flippers, I'd say, when the NY Times has got wind of things, your market has peaked.
Neither am I a collector or investor or interested in simple acquisition or flipping them for a profit. I even question the number hanging in my own modest rack because it is difficult putting them all to proper use which makes me feel guilty. Still, the whole thing reminded me of the story of Andrew Carnegie who stopped outside his office building there in New York City one evening in 1929 for a shoe shine and was advised by the shoeshine boy to buy stocks. He went into his office after that and instructed his broker to sell as fast as possible because if even the shoeshine boy was getting in on the market it was the best sign that the time was right to get out. Well axe flippers, I'd say, when the NY Times has got wind of things, your market has peaked.
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