I'm just wondering if anyone else has had this kind of trouble with people that just don't seem to know any better? The story ACME SS tells above reminded me of this.
Not with models since the ones that I'd built years before had since deteriorated and were gone when my wife and I got married.
My frustration was over my drag racing trophies that all ended up in a box in a closet, and the original Lionel train set box that was disposed of while I was at work one day. The Lionel set had been a Christmas present when I was 3 years old (my dad was an engineer for Union Pacific). The train set was had been moved to a "newer, better and more sturdy box". She had no idea about the value of the original set packaging or the sentimental value. My dad passed when I was 7 years old.
