Ron, it's the classic issue with any hobby and how many people see it:
- Anyone less into it than you isn't really into it and not worth the time.
- Anyone more into it than you really needs to get a life.
But as for the, "I deserve what i can't afford," I don't get this. Communism doesn't work in real life, that's been proven time and again. But even if it did, it sure wouldn't apply to hobby stuff. yet, some people feel it's your duty to make things as cheap for them as possible (and then, a little cheaper than that).
At a show a few years ago where I was selling off my G scale stuff at bargain prices, I had to tell a couple of people, "maybe you should look for another less expensive hobby, or go to HO scale" as nothing in G scale is cheap. They wanted LGB at used Tyco prices and took serious issue with me not going along with that...
