I personally love the older furs and many of the traits that have been retired. Trait value to me is subjective. Sure it would be nice to have some newer traits in my lines...but until the secondary market prices come down on them...that isn't going to happen for me. I don't open a lot of the Collection kitten boxes....so finding new traits is going to be rare for me. Do what you love and makes you happy. Not what the latest fad is.