THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
OF COLLECTING
BY MOSES
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1.   Thou shalt not hoard.  Keeping an adequate number for your 
      personal collection is OK however.
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2.   Thou shalt not scalp.  Charging enough for gas and oil is
      acceptable.
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3.   Thou shalt not run through freshly unlocked doors.  Paying
      off the toy department clerks is far less stressing and there is
      no danger of ham string injuries.
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4.   Thou shalt not knock cars off the pegs.  Leaving them lie on
      the floor or shelves is acceptable so long as you do it for the
      singular purpose of displaying the cars for others.
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5.   Thou shalt not falsely declare the condition of cars.  It's ok 
      though to overgrade in order to provide on the job training to
      the buyer on grading cars.
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6.   Thou shalt not push and shove at a newly stocked display.
      Saving the person next to you from physical harm due to 
      flying cars is considered heroic.
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7.   Thou shalt not replace set cars with common ones and return
      the set to the store for a refund.  That too is acceptable if, and
      only if, the replacement car has more appeal to the kids than
      the set car.
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8.   Thou shalt not return sale price cars to a store with a higher
      shelf price and pocket the profit.  Unless it is during the 
      Holidays and you are trying to help the receiving store 
      insure a varied selection of cars or if your intention is to 
      deposit the profit from this transaction in charity kettles.
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9.   Thou shalt not replace a car with a modified one back in the
      package and hang it on the rack.  Unless, of course, you 
      have that spot arranged as a secret drop so that Mattel can 
      secretly pick the car up and use it as a prototype for a new
      variation.
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10.  Don't mess with Moses.
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