To answer your question phrased as a statement, yes. I have been in a situation where people harass me for my collection. I laugh at the jokes they make even though there is truth in them. I also know to not take anything to heart because also in the statement you do what you love is truth. They see the passion I, we, have as collectors and commend that. Well, at least those that are your true friends. Others who cares what they think.