saratogadriver
Well-Known Member
I can see why you wanted to quote that advice. I don't dig, but I don't tell anyone much of anything about my hobby or my collection, either. I've known one or two crooked antique dealers over the years who have gotten mixed up in burglary rings. While my collection is hardly at the national level, I DO have a few pieces that would be worth stealing to an unscrupulous person...
Jim G
Jim G
ORIGINAL: splante
opps didnt mean to restart this one just wanted to copy the advice
ORIGINAL: digger mcdirt
I have learned two rules in this hobby after 30 years of digging and collecting. "Loose lips sink ships and out of sight out of mind". I have never allowed newspapers etc to do stories of my collection of bottles and Civil War. I have turned down many offers for interviews etc. Why? It advertises your collection whats in your house to everyone good and yes bad and it opens eyes and makes awareness to who you are and what your doing. I had the best dump site in the world closed because a new digger had to pose with his finds for the paper and even told (stretched) how much stuff was worth. One week later we had 50 new diggers one week later the owner posted the land and fenced it. Today it is still off limits the Police watch it like Hawks.All thanks to a nice little newspaper story on what he did and what he had found. Loose lips sink ships !