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Yes, I understand why old wine can appreciate in value and why a collector will regard that missing vintage as a 'must have', regardless of price. (The concept is of course not unique to wine as many antiques, stamps, coins, books etc will also fall into that category.) But, potential investment appreciation aside, my central point remains: WHY sink money into something that cannot be enjoyed in any tangible sense, which is how this discussion started? I can understand the perceived beauty of some object that is not, perhaps, a conventional one for display and admiration (or indeed gloating). Freddy's bicycle frame is a case in point - it is attractive in its way (and doesn't need a 'frame' to display it!). After all, people like Tracey Emin have made fame and fortune from turning mundane and even rubbish items into so-called art. (In Herne Bay, as I write, there is an abandoned shop full of junk and jumble, plainly visible in the window and behind. Some wag has added a sticker inside which proclaims 'Window display by Tracey Emin'!)