The Five Stages of Acquisition
editA collectible is only worth what someone else is willing to pay for it.
— Unnumbered Ferengi Rule of Acquisition
In addition to the 285 Rules, Ferengi recognize five Stages of Acquisition:
- Infatuation : An unreasoning love or attraction. — "I want it."
- Justification : Moral excuse used to explain. — "I must have it!"
- Appropriation : To take to one's self in exclusion of others. — "IT'S MINE AT LAST!"
- Obsession : A compulsive or irrational preoccupation. — "Precious!"
- Resale : The action of selling something previously bought. — "Make me an offer."
This teaches us that all Good Things must inevitably come to an end … no matter how much you want something, or what it costs you to posses it, there will come a day that you are willing to part with it … for a profit, of course … so, enjoy the Fourth Stage while it lasts. ;-)
Your goals should be:
- to make your Obsession (ownership) stage last longer than the first three stages combined, or
- to at least get twice what you paid for it upon Resale.
And always remember …
NRFB! (Never Remove From Box!)
—The Bipolar Anon-IP Gnome (talk · contribs) 02:21, 1 April 2008 (UTC)