I read the same thread Steve, and it occured to me at the time that it's the serious collectors, many of which probably don't even play, that are creating these ridiculous situations! It's got to be an artificial market that can put a price of $140,000 on a guitar! These guys are just looking for investments whether its guitars or vintage cars and I for one wish they would move on and leave these beautiful instruments in their rightful place,i.e.the hands of a player rather than some vault!