Nancy Bunin wrote: >... And after financing their collections, how do they have >the time to really listen to it all? Surely not all can be independently >wealthy- or made a killing in the market. Please let me in on the secret, >if only regarding time management for music listening! Time is a matter of priorities! Do you listen to LP's? Right now where I live in Vancouver B.C., there is a fire sale on LP's. In the last few weeks I've picked up the complete Brendel Vox, Schnabel and Kempff(mono) Beethoven cycles for $20 each. Also a 10LP set of Horowitz concerto works, Gieseking's complete Mozart, Dvorak' complete S.Q.'s on Vox for $20 each. Also R.Tureck, Gold. Var., Well Tempered Clavier, and Partitas for $2 each. Complete Beethoven Bicentennial collection for $30. All in mint condition. So I would say search flea markets, garage sales, junk shops, pawn shops, used record shops and any other place you can think of. Bargain! Good luck, Sam Pawlett