My fondness of the VHE has nothing to do with ROI, investments, or collecting. I do not consider myself a true collector. For me the gun that I will keep in a safe and not use does not exist. I shoot all of my guns. I would rather own and use a minty VH as compared to a tired DH any day but that's just me. If I were buying it to put it in a safe I wouldn't buy it, but again that's just me. Now if we were talking of a minty VH and a tired AH, well just give me a minute on that one please