What else do you collect?

[loldudex2]

Now I'm not sure if there is a topic about this, but I couldn't find one.

I want to know what you guys collect, other then cards and magic.

I collect a LOT!

The main things I collect are :
•Basebaall cards
•Autographs
•Autographed baseballs
•Autographed Baseball Cards

So as you can see I mainly like all types of cards, and all types of baseball memorabilia. What do you guys collect?

[SpiritsCrusader]

I have an odd thing I like to collect shot glasses from different places i visit, or people get me from places they've been.

[loldudex2]

I have an odd thing I like to collect shot glasses from different places i visit, or people get me from places they've been.

That's not odd at all. My father does the same exact thing.

[dmbaggs]

When I was little I collected key chains. I still have all of them in a box in my basement, but I stopped collecting those many years ago.


Now I stick just to cards. Playing cards are enough for me to handle haha and I can't imagine having another collection. My playing card collection, sports, school, hobbies, and other miscellaneous stuff are enough to keep my life super busy.


@spirits a mom of one of my friends does that! It's pretty cool actually. I just painted a shot glass at a pottery place the other day!

[moonexe]

As Baggs said, cards are expensive enoguh already, another collection would ruin me.
If I had some extra money I'd also collect poker chips. And even more money, watches. But those are VERY expensive.

[Frost]

i use to collect champagne corks every new year i use to get them from the champagne we got .

[Aaron]

I used to collect hockey cards, I buy a pack or two now and then still but mostly they sit in my closet.

[Evan]

I collect pins from places that I travel to but its not a serious collection.... my cards is a serious collection

[joshzachmatt]

I collect hackysacks. I get one (or two) from everywhere I go. (Like countries or states.)
But playing cards are my serious collection!
 
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[Kanped]

I've never collected anything else, really.  Started at age 24 for no reason at all.  Well, I have a whole bunch of musical instruments I guess but I wouldn't call it a collection of any kind.

I'd kinda like to collect weird old medical stuff but I imagine I could never show it to anybody, ever.

[lordlupus]

• Playing cards
• Comics (but slowly shifting to digital due to lack of space)
• Artworks by street artists Faile, BAST, MissBugs, Eine, Static, Paul Insect.
• LEGO complete sets (Hero Factory, Alien Conquest, Heroica, etc)
• Superhero toys (JLU range, DCU range, Marvel 3.5")
• Designer toys by Madl, Kaws and Touma
• Warhammer, Warhammer 40k, Warmachine, Hordes, Dystopia Wars, Malifaux armies
• Board games (have too many unopened or unplayed)

My personal room is like a treasure spot for my son, he always has something new to check out or play with.

[Don Boyer]

I used to collect:


Magic: the Gathering cards
Star Wars CCG (Decipher, mostly)
Star Wars memorabilia
Comic books
Watches - mostly for function and uniqueness.
Shot glasses
Expensive liquor - best I had was either Remy Martin Louis XIII cognac or Chivas Royal Salute 21-year-old scotch, though Bushmills Malt Three-Wood 15-year-old Irish whiskey is pretty damn good.


I now collect:
Star Wars novels
playing cards
stepsons! - I'm acquiring two later this year!

[Joshua Robinson]

Past Collections:

Yu-gi-oh cards
Pokemon Cards
flowers (i am a guy and when i was younger my sister had a flower press to preserve the flowers, squashed of course and i would collect flowers for my sister and she would preserve them for me! )

Ongoing Collections:

Old fashioned coins
Playing cards
International currency (only just starting to get into this)
Fedora hats (the formal small brimmed hats: http://tinyurl.com/8xxaupb)

[loldudex2]

stepsons! - I'm acquiring two later this year!

CONGRATS!

[munro159]

I have collected one thing or another all my life....
 
-collected orginal GI JOE action figures when I was younger (lost them all in a move... )
-coins (anything silver!!!)
-Cocktail Shakers and Decanters
-Baseball Cards
-pocket knives
 
@Kanped...Collecting old Medical artifacts is not that unusual. There is a TV show on I believe either National Geographic or Discovery about a shop that sells unusal items in I believe NY and they constantly sell these.  Believe me people collect all sorts of things and anything odd that is medical is quite collectible.  I saw someone on TV the other day that collects Vacuum Cleaners!
 
@Sabacc....Nice on the Remy...always wanted to try some but never had the chance.  I did recieve a bottle of Johnny Walker Blue Label for my 10 yrs @ work though.  Its quite nice!

[Don Boyer]

I have collected one thing or another all my life....
 
-collected orginal GI JOE action figures when I was younger (lost them all in a move... )
-coins (anything silver!!!)
-Cocktail Shakers and Decanters
-Baseball Cards
-pocket knives
 
@Kanped...Collecting old Medical artifacts is not that unusual. There is a TV show on I believe either National Geographic or Discovery about a shop that sells unusal items in I believe NY and they constantly sell these.  Believe me people collect all sorts of things and anything odd that is medical is quite collectible.  I saw someone on TV the other day that collects Vacuum Cleaners!
 
@Sabacc....Nice on the Remy...always wanted to try some but never had the chance.  I did recieve a bottle of Johnny Walker Blue Label for my 10 yrs @ work though.  Its quite nice!

Blue Label is good, but the Royal Salute is in another class altogether.  Of the Johnnies, I used to like Black Label the best, though Blue was very, very good.  Green, feh.

I had the Remy during my honeymoon to my ex-wife back in '91.  It was in Disney World, of all places.  "You just got married, what are you going to do next?"  "I'm goin' to Disney World!" 

The Royal Salute was a gift for my dad - I could only lay my hands on a pint bottle, it was $90, and that was BEFORE the price increase...  Can't imagine what it's selling for today, but since I no longer drink, I don't think about it much.

If you want to try a scotch that's good without breaking the bank, and you can get into single malts, try "a'bunadh" by Aberlour Distilleries.  Not too heavy on the peat, and terribly smooth.  That Bushmills I mentioned is another keeper.  Another that I loved but is practically impossible to find in the States is Bushmills 1608 - I got one bottle in the duty-free at Shannon airport and regretted not buying more once I tasted it and realized it's nowhere to be had near me.

Nearly forgot three other things I collected as a kid - coins, paper currency and stamps.  Never a serious collector, but I liked what I had.  I also had a strange habit of making calendars on an old manual typewriter, which I loved.  Time-keeping in general was a big interest of mine, and still is.

[Gunshy1]

old collection:
different types of trading card games

ongoing collections:
comics... lots and lots of comics.
playing cards

[dee1orean]

1\64 Diecast. Mainly American Muscle.

I may never own a 69 Charger, 69 Mustang or 66 Nova (quite rare over here in the UK.)
But I have a whole fleet in Miniature.
Think I was born on the wrong side of the Atlantic.

[MrLukeCarroll]

I have a collectible pins collection which I've been working on for over 10 years, basically getting one from everywhere in the world I've been, Currently have about 350 different pins, I'm pretty proud of that collection

[dmbaggs]

That's impressive!! Come to think of it, I did have one more collection back in the day. Stamps! I would cut the stamps off of all the post and glue them into this book I had. It was silly but I loved it growing up.

[chdmagicdude]

I collect cards and coins and sharpies and beer caps

[Derek]

Now I'm not sure if there is a topic about this, but I couldn't find one.

I want to know what you guys collect, other then cards and magic.

I collect a LOT!

The main things I collect are :
•Basebaall cards
•Autographs
•Autographed baseballs
•Autographed Baseball Cards

So as you can see I mainly like all types of cards, and all types of baseball memorabilia. What do you guys collect?

I collect baseball memorabilia and autographs too. How about this that I have - 2004, team signed baseball from the Red Sox. The year they broke the curse. 

[dmbaggs]

I collect cards and coins and sharpies and beer caps

My friend's dad has an awesome beer cap collection! He has them all framed and they are hanging in his man room. It's pretty sweet. I plan on looking into doing that as well

[loldudex2]

Now I'm not sure if there is a topic about this, but I couldn't find one.

I want to know what you guys collect, other then cards and magic.

I collect a LOT!

The main things I collect are :
•Basebaall cards
•Autographs
•Autographed baseballs
•Autographed Baseball Cards

So as you can see I mainly like all types of cards, and all types of baseball memorabilia. What do you guys collect?

I collect baseball memorabilia and autographs too. How about this that I have - 2004, team signed baseball from the Red Sox. The year they broke the curse. 

That's awesome dude! Did you buy it, win it, or get it signed in person.

I have a lot of autographed baseballs, but my best ones are Yogi Berra, Roy Halliday, Mike Schmidt, Steve Carlton, Jimmy Rollins, Cole Hammels (I guess you can tell my favorite team at this point) , and my prized gem, a ball signed by Mickey Mantle.

I'm looking to hopefully add a Kirby Puckett ball to my collection someday.

[Derek]

Nice! I bought it for 100 bucks that year, it has nomar on it. Probably like one of 20 in the world from that year with his signature. Good investment 


I also have ted williams, albert pujols and a couple others.

[loldudex2]

Nice! I bought it for 100 bucks that year, it has nomar on it. Probably like one of 20 in the world from that year with his signature. Good investment 


I also have ted williams, albert pujols and a couple others.

Amazing investment! keep me updated as your collection grows.

[AceGambit]

Expensive liquor - best I had was either Remy Martin Louis XIII cognac or Chivas Royal Salute 21-year-old scotch, though Bushmills Malt Three-Wood 15-year-old Irish whiskey is pretty damn good.

I absolutely love Remy Martin.  My dad bought me a bottle of Remy Martin Extra for Christmas this year, I've yet to open it.  I do have a little bit left of a bottle of Remy Martin X.O. though.  I kind of have a soft spot for expensive liquors.  My true love is quality vodka though.  I buy a bottle when I see one I really want, but I wish I could afford to 'collect' them.

I used to collect pokemon cards, like most people my age did when they were kids.

I currently collect playing cards and colognes.

[Don Boyer]

Expensive liquor - best I had was either Remy Martin Louis XIII cognac or Chivas Royal Salute 21-year-old scotch, though Bushmills Malt Three-Wood 15-year-old Irish whiskey is pretty damn good.

I absolutely love Remy Martin.  My dad bought me a bottle of Remy Martin Extra for Christmas this year, I've yet to open it.  I do have a little bit left of a bottle of Remy Martin X.O. though.  I kind of have a soft spot for expensive liquors.  My true love is quality vodka though.  I buy a bottle when I see one I really want, but I wish I could afford to 'collect' them.

I used to collect pokemon cards, like most people my age did when they were kids.

I currently collect playing cards and colognes.

The Louis XIII is insanely expensive - average is about $2,000 to $2,500 for a 750ml bottle.  Try one before you die!


For a more affordable and outstanding cognac, try Delamain.  I've had XO and Vespers, and they also make Grande Champagne and Vintage versions.  Not cheap, but easier to buy than the Louis XIII.


How do you collect colognes?  Don't the fragrances change after a year or two in the bottle?

[AceGambit]

How do you collect colognes?  Don't the fragrances change after a year or two in the bottle?

Yes.  I generally go through the bottles.  I actually USE the colognes I collect,  I have about 9 bottles I rotate through, when one goes empty, I buy a different one.  I try to buy the smaller bottles
A.) because it's more affordable. 
B.) they don't last as long.

[kensei777]

I'm working on two collections at the same time. Playing Cards and Zippo Lighters. Being a flourish artist, fell in love with Zippo Lighter tricks instantly. I figured they're the reason I'm pretty much broke all the time. 


Started the Zippo collection just a little bit earlier than my Playing Cards Collection and I was absolutely blown away when they came out with a Zippo Bicycle deck and Lighter set. Nailed both of my collections just right!

[Don Boyer]

I'm working on two collections at the same time. Playing Cards and Zippo Lighters. Being a flourish artist, fell in love with Zippo Lighter tricks instantly. I figured they're the reason I'm pretty much broke all the time. 


Started the Zippo collection just a little bit earlier than my Playing Cards Collection and I was absolutely blown away when they came out with a Zippo Bicycle deck and Lighter set. Nailed both of my collections just right!

That was the main reason I bought the Star Wars Lenticular 3D plastic card deck.  The quality is laughably bad, but it's a cool-looking deck - and it's both cards and Star Wars.  I used to collect the Star Wars bubblegum cards when I was a kid - now, there's no more bubble gum....    I know there are many, many other decks I could have purchased, but CartaMundi currently holds the license, and I've not had good luck with them in general in terms of quality paper decks.

[digipunk]

I have a lot of autographed baseballs, but my best ones are Yogi Berra, Roy Halliday, Mike Schmidt, Steve Carlton, Jimmy Rollins, Cole Hammels (I guess you can tell my favorite team at this point)

Phillies
 
(I just wanted to play the THIS or THAT game and would like to ask "baseball or basketball", so I searched these keywords first to avoid posting the same question there)

[phantom1412]

I collect everything related to the Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Detective Conan, and One piece.
The last two are Japanese manga.

[CBJ]

Hey guys,

I love the Marvel/DC universe.  I have some comics, but not many.

I have started collecting the Eaglemoss lead figurines.  These things are AWESOME!
They are HEAVY for their size. 

They have over 100 DC characters, and over 200 Marvel characters already released.

Here's the DC figurines
http://www.eaglemoss.com/dc/figurines.html

and the list of already releasedDC figurines
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_Comics_Super_Hero_Collection


Here's the Marvel figurines
http://marvel-figurines.co.uk/figurines.html

and the list of already released Marvel figurines
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Classic_Marvel_Figurine_Collection


Every figurine comes with a magazine sized history of the character






I have about 8-9 figurines so far.  Some of them are much larger special edition ones.. like the Sentinel in my pics.

Here are pics of some of mine

( Click pic for larger pics )

CBJ

[digipunk]

I collect everything related to the Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Detective Conan, and One piece.
The last two are Japanese manga.

You know I want 1 or 2 bricks of Club Angels, and now I strongly feel you need this pen. (only available in Taiwan convenience stores with its points card last year)

[phantom1412]

Chopper is very cute!

[Don Boyer]

Hey guys,

I love the Marvel/DC universe.  I have some comics, but not many.

I have started collecting the Eaglemoss lead figurines.  These things are AWESOME!
They are HEAVY for their size. 

They have over 100 DC characters, and over 200 Marvel characters already released.

Here's the DC figurines
http://www.eaglemoss.com/dc/figurines.html

and the list of already releasedDC figurines
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_Comics_Super_Hero_Collection


Here's the Marvel figurines
http://marvel-figurines.co.uk/figurines.html

and the list of already released Marvel figurines
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Classic_Marvel_Figurine_Collection


Every figurine comes with a magazine sized history of the character

I have about 8-9 figurines so far.  Some of them are much larger special edition ones.. like the Sentinel in my pics.

Here are pics of some of mine

( Click pic for larger pics )

CBJ

Those are pretty cool.  I was surprised when I saw them - lead figures have been banned in the US for a number of years now because of risk of lead poisoning from handling.  It probably has less to do with figures like yours and more to do with little wargame figures that get moved around on maps, like Warhammer, D&D, etc.  There are now mass-produced, hand-painted plastic models and unpainted metal ones for the artists out there.  The metal is still cheap and soft, but has no lead in it.


Yes, I used to play D&D, as recently as last year.

[AceGambit]

Yes, I used to play D&D, as recently as last year.

There's no shame in that! Ok, maybe a little, but I'm willing to openly admit that I still regularly (on a weekly basis) spend a night playing White Wolf's Exalted game.  RPGs can be an excellent source of entertainment with the right group of people.

[CBJ]

Come on Don... there's nothing I like better than sitting around and licking my lead figurines!

It says on the boxes .. recommended for ages 14+.  I say let the little kids suck on a lead batman 

LOL

[DeckReview]

I started collecting chop cups because they're neat, I like the effects, and they look cool in my drawer. I have 4 cups so far.
I am also starting to collect tarot cards, I don't have a collection worthy of anything yet.

I had 5 invicta russian divers but ended up selling 3 to help fund my next car 

[Don Boyer]

Come on Don... there's nothing I like better than sitting around and licking my lead figurines!

It says on the boxes .. recommended for ages 14+.  I say let the little kids suck on a lead batman 

LOL

Strangely enough, that wasn't the reason.  The government was concerned about absorption in the skin from frequent handling and transfer from fingers to mouth when eating while playing, a frequent occurrence.  There's probably some science to back it up somewhere, though since the government's been known to jigger the figures to satisfy policy makers, anything's possible.

My other collection is trivial facts and near-useless knowledge.  I will cream you at Star Wars Trivial Pursuit - but then again, half the answers are "Luke Skywalker"... 

[loldudex2]

Come on Don... there's nothing I like better than sitting around and licking my lead figurines!

It says on the boxes .. recommended for ages 14+.  I say let the little kids suck on a lead batman 

LOL

Strangely enough, that wasn't the reason.  The government was concerned about absorption in the skin from frequent handling and transfer from fingers to mouth when eating while playing, a frequent occurrence.  There's probably some science to back it up somewhere, though since the government's been known to jigger the figures to satisfy policy makers, anything's possible.

My other collection is trivial facts and near-useless knowledge.  I will cream you at Star Wars Trivial Pursuit - but then again, half the answers are "Luke Skywalker"... 

I know useless knowledge too! Mostly music and baseball trivia. But I, (and my brother more) know TONS of useless facts that will most likely never come in handy.

[hazofhorsham]

I collect the Panini Sticker albums (world cups) and I have a complete Wrestling album, and I complete wrestling trading card collection.

[kc62002]

so far I only collect cards. If I somehow came into a lot of money, i'd probably start collecting watches and liquor bottles. I don't drink but the bottles they come in are really nice sometimes.

[AlessandroPangia]

Other than playing cards, my main interest has been collecting cheating devices. Anything that goes from cards to dice and various furniture, if you know what I mean. If someone wants to sell something, please contact me.

[Don Boyer]

so far I only collect cards. If I somehow came into a lot of money, i'd probably start collecting watches and liquor bottles. I don't drink but the bottles they come in are really nice sometimes.

Heck, you could probably get empty bottles for free if you establish connections to the bartenders at your local drinking establishments.  They only toss them out or recycle them anyway, depending on local laws.

Other than playing cards, my main interest has been collecting cheating devices. Anything that goes from cards to dice and various furniture, if you know what I mean. If someone wants to sell something, please contact me.

You should hit the Vintage Collection topic and post photos - or create a new topic.  It would be very cool to see some vintage and modern cheating devices.  I've been itching to get a gambler's holdout myself, large and strong enough to handle an entire deck, but I just haven't come by one yet that didn't cost a fortune.

[kc62002]

Heck, you could probably get empty bottles for free if you establish connections to the bartenders at your local drinking establishments.  They only toss them out or recycle them anyway, depending on local laws.

I never thought of that. Thanks! I guess i'd just have to fill them with water to get the awesome light effect. Then again there is something about having them new and sealed in a collection. haha..two options based on budget.  The first seems like the way to go though. 

[AlessandroPangia]

so far I only collect cards. If I somehow came into a lot of money, i'd probably start collecting watches and liquor bottles. I don't drink but the bottles they come in are really nice sometimes.

Heck, you could probably get empty bottles for free if you establish connections to the bartenders at your local drinking establishments.  They only toss them out or recycle them anyway, depending on local laws.

Other than playing cards, my main interest has been collecting cheating devices. Anything that goes from cards to dice and various furniture, if you know what I mean. If someone wants to sell something, please contact me.

You should hit the Vintage Collection topic and post photos - or create a new topic.  It would be very cool to see some vintage and modern cheating devices.  I've been itching to get a gambler's holdout myself, large and strong enough to handle an entire deck, but I just haven't come by one yet that didn't cost a fortune.

I will post photos of decks, no cheating devices, I cannot expose them, since here it's a public forum. I will expose however the gaffs in the cards, so it's still a good deal. You mean a cooler holdout, they are called "pots" or "frying pans", they are pretty common, but used only by few people, since deck switching is very difficult. They cannot be classified as normal holdouts though. Oh, expect spending a lot of money, people who sell them on ebay like any other crooked gambling device want a lot of money, since for a cheat 500 dollars or more are "few" dollars, since he wins more than that in a game.

[Don Boyer]

Heck, you could probably get empty bottles for free if you establish connections to the bartenders at your local drinking establishments.  They only toss them out or recycle them anyway, depending on local laws.

I never thought of that. Thanks! I guess i'd just have to fill them with water to get the awesome light effect. Then again there is something about having them new and sealed in a collection. haha..two options based on budget.  The first seems like the way to go though. 

You could actually fill the bottles with a clear glue that you can color before pouring into the bottle.  They'd look forever like the real deal, and no spillage!  Drying time would be hellish, I imagine, and if the surface didn't dry correctly it would look like crap.  Perhaps a colored lacquer would do the trick?

I will post photos of decks, no cheating devices, I cannot expose them, since here it's a public forum. I will expose however the gaffs in the cards, so it's still a good deal. You mean a cooler holdout, they are called "pots" or "frying pans", they are pretty common, but used only by few people, since deck switching is very difficult. They cannot be classified as normal holdouts though. Oh, expect spending a lot of money, people who sell them on ebay like any other crooked gambling device want a lot of money, since for a cheat 500 dollars or more are "few" dollars, since he wins more than that in a game.

Well, I currently have a simple Deck Dropper.  I haven't been able to gauge the usefulness because the instructions are on a 3" mini-DVD and I only have slot-loading players, none of which accept the format.  I also have the Black Widow device, but I'm planning to sell it soon.  It's not good for an entire deck, but you can use it for simple one- or two-card swaps.

[Lara Krystle "Lane"]

Being a girl, I collect Accessories. I love accessories!!! I also collect shoes, but of course every woman love shoe collecting and I dream of having the most insane collection display of shoes. I need to surpass Kim Kardashian's shoe collection someday BWAHAHAH!!!!

but yeah mostly accessories, its easy to get them and if someone goes out of the country to travel, its an easy buy and does not take up too much luggage space. ^_^

[jriffel]

My wife and I collect rocks.  Semi-precious (and some precious only to us) freakin' rocks.  We currently have quite a nice collection of different types of pretty rocks. Heavy, dude.     Sorry for the pun............not really.

[xZEROx]

Rocks, as in basalt, obsidian, granites and all that? Is one of you (or possibly both) geologist or petrologist?

[NathanCanadas]

I used to collect all kinds of rocks, shells, and minerals. Had two shelves full Sold everything and kept 4 small glass jars full.

[John B.]

I have a couple of fish fossils, i believe they are currently with my parents so i hope they are safe.

[Don Boyer]

I have a couple of fish fossils, i believe they are currently with my parents so i hope they are safe.

What would happen to them?  Fish stew night is loooooong past if they're fossilized!

[john]

Well i collected girls numbers when i was single but now i collect quarters from different states in memory of my uncle.

[John B.]

I have a couple of fish fossils, i believe they are currently with my parents so i hope they are safe.

What would happen to them?  Fish stew night is loooooong past if they're fossilized!

they could get broken.....

[NathanCanadas]

Oh I also collect State Quarters. I have all the Denver ones and am missing 4 of the Philadelphia ones. I am also collecting the recent National Park Quarters.

[Don Boyer]

I have a couple of fish fossils, i believe they are currently with my parents so i hope they are safe.

What would happen to them?  Fish stew night is loooooong past if they're fossilized!

they could get broken.....

Sure they could - but I think your parents are likely to be more careful than, say, a younger sibling.  Why on earth would they even be handling them in the first place?

[shutupdangit]

Back in college, my roommates and I collected beer bottles. They all ended up in the recycling bin when we moved out after graduation.

[Paul Carpenter]

I'm at over 20 years of collecting Oakleys and related gear. Like with cards, I'm picky but I still have an (original Oakley store) display case of them.

[loldudex2]

I'm at over 20 years of collecting Oakleys and related gear. Like with cards, I'm picky but I still have an (original Oakley store) display case of them.

And I thought collecting cards was expensive.

[Don Boyer]

I'm at over 20 years of collecting Oakleys and related gear. Like with cards, I'm picky but I still have an (original Oakley store) display case of them.

And I thought collecting cards was expensive.

It's one hobby where "gotta get 'em all" will make you go broke fast - though I'd bet there are far more decks than Oakleys released in any given year...

Can we see a photo, please? 

[Paul Carpenter]

Here's a few pictures of my Oakleys. Not pictured are the coats, bags, shirts, shorts, etc. They make good stuff that has always fit me well, I have a winter jacket that had been my standard wear for 15 years and it's still as good as new. And where do you think my nickname on forums has come from? 

[Don Boyer]

Very nice collection there!  I was wondering about the origin of "Xmetal"...

[eggman]

Very nice Oakleys. That is a unique collection.I collect Revolutionary and Civil War Relics. I am looking at a Kentucky Rifle right now but it is around 2,500. I have several items made by Paul Revere. One of which I donated to his Revere house in Boston MA. I may donate the rest of my collection to the house eventually but for now I enjoy having them. During my time in China I also came across a collection of fossils, many of which are millions of years. As far as historical items go I do not like to sell them online. It just seems to cheapen the entire thing. When I took the items out of China it was a bit of a risk as it is illegal to do so but I received them from someone who is a party member in China so I had some coverage. As long as you do not go overboard you get your relics from legit sources, the customs guys will work with you, still a little scary going through the customs line. A number of those items I donated to schools so the kids could enjoy and learn from them. One of the Science teachers wanted to take one home. I told him he could do as he wished but I wanted them used in the classroom. I do not know if he followed my wishes.
   I must also mention my extensive magic collection. So many DVD's and gimmicks I could never learn them all. I guess I will be selling some of those as it is not a donatable item.

[Don Boyer]

   I must also mention my extensive magic collection. So many DVD's and gimmicks I could never learn them all. I guess I will be selling some of those as it is not a donatable item.

Have you considered donating them to a school library?  Perhaps you could even offer magic classes as an after-school activity.  I'm sure with just a little searching, someone at some school somewhere would be interested in running a "magic club" for the kids and would be thrilled at such a donation.

Failing that, consider donating them to a hospital.  Kids sitting in the pediatric unit (and some adults in other sections of the hospital receiving medium-to-long term care) have a lot of time on their hands and the TV is only going to entertain you for so long before you get bored with it.  Learning magic would be an awesome way to make it tolerable.  In fact, for patients in physical therapy, magic can be an awesome way to help restore manual dexterity - I know of a surgeon in New Jersey who uses magic to keep his fingers nimble enough to continue being able to operate.

Lastly, maybe some museums, particularly ones that cater to kids, would be interested.  They're always running programs for children to teach them about history on one topic or another; magic has a very rich history over the past few centuries.  A few magic tricks that kids could learn on the spot might be an excellent addition.

[eggman]

These are all good ideas. Something I will consider.

[Magic_Orthodoxy]

So I would assume a bunch of collectors MUST have a collector's personality and collect other things?

I collect Comic Books - Mostly Marvel - titles like Spiderman, Ghost Rider and I collected early IMAGE titles

I also collect Vintage Star Wars toys, mostly the ones I had as a kid, this last year I restored 3 vintage X-Wings and a TIE fighter. I have all of the action figures from the 1st two movies and am slowly finishing JEDI

I do also have STAR WARS movie and gaming cards and Lord of the Rings gaming cards.

[Don Boyer]

I was a huge Star Wars collector, but I've trimmed it down to mostly just the novels.  Also have a buttload of DVDs, about half of which are anime, but I've slowed down on that collection as well.  Most of my recent DVD purchases were magic trick instructions.

[john]

Womens phone numbers.

[The Quadfather]

Everywhere I go, I like to get two things. A deck of cards and a shot glass with the country or US state on it.

We also have commemorative coins in the UK for the Olympics. They're in regular circulation and have different sports on them. I collect every one I receive.

[Knobz1]

Womens phone numbers.

From the nursing home right?

[Curt]

I used to collect "Hot Wheels" when I was younger, still have a good amount of them sealed in their packages. Now I guess you could say I collect shoes, as well as other types of clothing since I tend to buy more than other people I know.

Merged the topics btw, I knew I had seen a thread like this before.

[RSLancastr]

I too collected Hot Wheels as a kid, and still have 50 or 60 of them in storage somewhere (all opened and well-used, unfortunately).

Since my playing card collection has focused primarily on decks with custom/non-standard courts, I also have a "side-collection" of sorts, of objects other than playing cards with images of custom courts on them.

These include:

* clothing (t-shirts and neckties, mostly)
* greeting cards
* wrapping paper
* refrigerator magnets
* a Playboy mag with a playmate posing as the Queen of Hearts
* a set of reproduction birth certificates of the Beatles, with the boys as Kings
* a chess set where each piece is a playing card

...and much, much more.

[xela]

I collect coins and video games. When I was younger, I collected Pokemon and Magic cards. I still have some of them. My old Pokemon collection was worth a few thousand in today's money, but unfortunately my younger sister ripped 'em all up when she was a baby. D:

[Magic_Orthodoxy]

I collect everything related to the Lord of the Rings

You should see my collector LOTR deck - it's awesome

[John B.]

I have a couple of fish fossils, i believe they are currently with my parents so i hope they are safe.

What would happen to them?  Fish stew night is loooooong past if they're fossilized!

they could get broken.....

Sure they could - but I think your parents are likely to be more careful than, say, a younger sibling.  Why on earth would they even be handling them in the first place?

my younger brother lives there, and younger sister. They are in a random amour under clothes. so they could get broken if they are forgotten.

[S.C.]

oh where to begin.

I've been pretty much a collector my whole life. It doesn't help that my dad got me into baseball collecting (i.e. cards,bats,balls,etc...) very early on, His collection is incredible. My collections range from postcards and baseball cards when i was really young. Key chains then vintage keys then comic books, very heavily (I have approx 2500 books, I almost have the whole run of Amazing spider man series going back to 1963) as i got  older i collected books (mainly magic and science books) and of course playing cards. I still dabble in comics but my focus for a while now has been playing cards. When I bought a house I focused on Furniture and Art as well, its almost a collection in itself at this point.

I guess you can say I have Obsessive collecting tendencies. 

[RandyButterfield]

oh where to begin.

I've been pretty much a collector my whole life. It doesn't help that my dad got me into baseball collecting (i.e. cards,bats,balls,etc...) very early on, His collection is incredible. My collections range from postcards and baseball cards when i was really young. Key chains then vintage keys then comic books, very heavily (I have approx 2500 books, I almost have the whole run of Amazing spider man series going back to 1963) as i got  older i collected books (mainly magic and science books) and of course playing cards. I still dabble in comics but my focus for a while now has been playing cards. When I bought a house I focused on Furniture and Art as well, its almost a collection in itself at this point.

Hopefully you make a good living. Collecting Furniture and Art could get expensive in the blink of an eye!!!

I have a nice collection of alcohol Gift Packs down in my basement Bar. These are the special Packs that come out during the Holidays and usually come with a bottle(s) and an extra item or two - Shaker, Glassware, Coasters.....

I rotate them before any parties or Poker nights. There's usually 5-8 out and another 20 or so in the storage room. I end up designing a few each year for my day job, so I try to pick those up and a few competitor Packs that have cool designs or sweet branded items. The good thing is, when you get sick of displaying it, the items inside are very useable. One can say just like Playing Cards! But I always open and use my Cards.

Thanks, Randy

[modi]

In addition to playing card I also collect Comics (over 16k at the moment), Video Games (pretty much all major systems and quite a few obscure), I'm also an animation addict, My DVD collection is constantly growing, plus I have Laserdisc's and VHS of titles that haven't seen a DVD release. I occasionally pick up coins, and have a couple of nice items, but that's on a much smaller scale. So... Yeah, I'm Pretty much a geek.

[RSLancastr]

Here's an odd, long (but cool, I think) story which relates to the topic (be patient, though):

A couple of years ago, I received an email with the subject "Are you the Robert Lancaster who attended Cal State Fullerton" and the body of the email continued "...in the mid 1970s?"

I did indeed attend CSU Fullerton from around 1976-1978, but had not made any lasting nor meaningful friendships there. I could not remember the names of anyone I had met there, and would have been surprised if anyone I had met there remembered my name either, so I was very curious as to who might have sent the email.

When I replied that I had indeed attended back then, and asked if I knew the person who had sent the email, he replied that no, he did not know me. He had recently purchased an old edition of a Justice League of America comic book at a comic store and, when he opened it at home to read it, a CSUF report card for Robert Lancaster from 1976 fell out!

Intrigued, he had Googled my name, and found a page about me which showed him that I was about the right age, and had lived in Southern California in my youth, so he contacted me.

Another thing which absolutely confirmed (for me, anyway) that it was me: Justice League of America was the only comic I had ever collected with any consistency. I had collected it from grade school through my college years, and had every issue from around #12 through around #120 in a shoebox somewhere.

So how did my comic end up in a comic store near San Diego?

Well, I had recently spent nearly a year in various hospitals, after having suffered a massive stroke. I had spent about the first two months of that in a coma, and was not expected to live (my wife says that the docs told her that I should have died at least twice by that point).

Facing mounting medical bills and the likelihood of soon becoming a widow, Susan had, at the urging of my siblings, decided to try to sell off some of the fifty years' worth of junk I had accumulated (I'm a bit of a packrat), and my JLA collection had been a part of what she had asked my brother and his wife to sell off. Luckily, my mother, knowing how much my playing card collection meant to me, had convinced her not to sell THAT. (whew!)

I called my brother and found out that, while they had sold via eBay most of what Susan had given them, they had sold my JLA collection to a comic store near their home in San Diego.

The gentleman who had emailed me was kind enough to snailmail me the comic and the report card (holy crap I had bad grades!), and refused my offer to reimburse him for them.

So that's another thing I collected - JLA comics. Modi's post reminded me of that.

[MrMollusk]

I used to collect quarters. I was really proud when I got all 50 states (I had to wait for Alaska forever). Then the Mint started releasing state parks quarters, and I thought "Screw that". I mostly stick to cards nowadays.

[Don Boyer]

I used to collect quarters. I was really proud when I got all 50 states (I had to wait for Alaska forever). Then the Mint started releasing state parks quarters, and I thought "Screw that". I mostly stick to cards nowadays.

All those custom commemorative coins out now that was worth little more than face value?  I hate them - I look at the change in my pocket and I keep thinking someone gave me a foreign coin or something.  Any money that I have to examine that closely to know it's money, isn't practical and is a BIG waste of money.

I remember years ago walking into an HMV shop and not being able to make a purchase because the cashier didn't recognize a Susan B. Anthony dollar as US currency...  If we have people that dumb working with cash every day, why make it more challenging to them?  Oh, yes, I think having several dozen different quarter designs is such a [sarcasm]GREAT[/sarcasm] idea...  And messing with nickels and dollar coins, too!  They haven't bothered with the dime (probably because it's too small of a canvas to work on) and the penny received only a small design tweak with the new Shield Back.  I half expect some nitwit at Treasury to come up with stupid crap like a 20c coin (when we already have 10c and 25c ones) or some other bizarre new value like a 75c coin...and they'd put faces of foreign dignitaries, presidents, etc. because they'll have run out of American topics to choose from!!

[Joshua Robinson]

Now that I am old enough, I am going to start collecting Folding/Hunting Knives, Zippo lighters and Cut Throat Razors!

Any Zippo lighter donations will help!

[Don Boyer]

Now that I am old enough, I am going to start collecting Folding/Hunting Knives, Zippo lighters and Cut Throat Razors!

Any Zippo lighter donations will help!

In this corner of the world, we usually call them "straight-cut razors", and you rarely see them outside of an old-school barber shop that does shaves.

Old enough?  I've had Zippo lighters in my early teens and folding pocket knives (in my state, the legal limit is a 4" blade, about 10cm) going back to my pre-teens!  Wow, growing up these days must suck compared to when I was a kid in the 1970s and '80s...

[MrMollusk]

I used to collect quarters. I was really proud when I got all 50 states (I had to wait for Alaska forever). Then the Mint started releasing state parks quarters, and I thought "Screw that". I mostly stick to cards nowadays.

All those custom commemorative coins out now that was worth little more than face value?  I hate them - I look at the change in my pocket and I keep thinking someone gave me a foreign coin or something.  Any money that I have to examine that closely to know it's money, isn't practical and is a BIG waste of money.

I remember years ago walking into an HMV shop and not being able to make a purchase because the cashier didn't recognize a Susan B. Anthony dollar as US currency...  If we have people that dumb working with cash every day, why make it more challenging to them?  Oh, yes, I think having several dozen different quarter designs is such a [sarcasm]GREAT[/sarcasm] idea...  And messing with nickels and dollar coins, too!  They haven't bothered with the dime (probably because it's too small of a canvas to work on) and the penny received only a small design tweak with the new Shield Back.  I half expect some nitwit at Treasury to come up with stupid crap like a 20c coin (when we already have 10c and 25c ones) or some other bizarre new value like a 75c coin...and they'd put faces of foreign dignitaries, presidents, etc. because they'll have run out of American topics to choose from!!

Forget the 20c and 75c coins.
Let's make a TRILLION DOLLAR coin. 
Even after the idea's been hashed, I still wonder who had the original idea for this fantastic bit of idiocy.

[Don Boyer]

I used to collect quarters. I was really proud when I got all 50 states (I had to wait for Alaska forever). Then the Mint started releasing state parks quarters, and I thought "Screw that". I mostly stick to cards nowadays.

All those custom commemorative coins out now that was worth little more than face value?  I hate them - I look at the change in my pocket and I keep thinking someone gave me a foreign coin or something.  Any money that I have to examine that closely to know it's money, isn't practical and is a BIG waste of money.

I remember years ago walking into an HMV shop and not being able to make a purchase because the cashier didn't recognize a Susan B. Anthony dollar as US currency...  If we have people that dumb working with cash every day, why make it more challenging to them?  Oh, yes, I think having several dozen different quarter designs is such a [sarcasm]GREAT[/sarcasm] idea...  And messing with nickels and dollar coins, too!  They haven't bothered with the dime (probably because it's too small of a canvas to work on) and the penny received only a small design tweak with the new Shield Back.  I half expect some nitwit at Treasury to come up with stupid crap like a 20c coin (when we already have 10c and 25c ones) or some other bizarre new value like a 75c coin...and they'd put faces of foreign dignitaries, presidents, etc. because they'll have run out of American topics to choose from!!

Forget the 20c and 75c coins.
Let's make a TRILLION DOLLAR coin. 
Even after the idea's been hashed, I still wonder who had the original idea for this fantastic bit of idiocy.

Obviously someone who believed that the Federal Government wasn't wasting enough taxpayer dollars... 

[blastercast]

I collect coca cola merchandise and coca cola bottle tops :')
-Benny

[agera94]

I like to collect sticks.

[fusionx2]

I'm starting to collect rocks and minerals, but it is way too expensive to start buying them online. I'm relying on finding them in my field work.

[Nurul]

I use to collect comics, marbles, conkers, POGS (duno if u had them in america or anywhere else) and crap loads of football stickers and sticker books.

Now I collect playing cards, diecast car models, RC vehicles (only slowly as its stupid expensive) and international currency

[Zlaker]

I used to collect comics,

Now I just collect decks of cards, watches, shot glasses and good scotch whisky and Irish whiskey

[S.C.]

I used to collect comics,

Now I just collect decks of cards, watches, shot glasses and good scotch whisky and Irish whiskey

cheers, I'm always a fan of a good scotch.

[Don Boyer]

I used to collect comics,

Now I just collect decks of cards, watches, shot glasses and good scotch whisky and Irish whiskey

cheers, I'm always a fan of a good scotch.

I used to collect all of those things.  Now, just the first two (after comics), and the watch collection rarely gets a new piece added.  Can't afford it with all the cards I buy! 

A good single-malt  Irish whiskey to try: Bushmills Three-Wood 16-Year-Old.

A good blended Irish whiskey to try: Bushmills 1608.  I've tried Midleton, and it's good, but this is better.

A good Scotch whisky to try: Aberlour A'bunadh - a Speyside whisky at 60% ABV.  It comes in batches - 40 seems to get consistently good reviews.  I loved it no matter what batch it was.

If you're feeling more experimental...

A good rum to sip, NOT blend: Pampero Anniversario.  Sips like a very good brandy.

A good cognac: Anything from Delamain.  To give you an idea of how good they are, the least grade they make is XO.  I've had the XO and the Vesper, the aroma alone is quite intoxicating.  The better (and extremely expensive) grades are Tres Venerable, Reserve de la Famille and the annual vintages.

[Soliloquy]

I collect Christmas ornaments from around the world.  My favorite is the yak ornament from Tibet, made with genuine yak hair!

[Don Boyer]

I collect Christmas ornaments from around the world.  My favorite is the yak ornament from Tibet, made with genuine yak hair!

My family did that for quite some time.  I kept it up for a while with my first wife, but generally lost interest in even decorating for the holidays near the end of the marriage.  My new wife is Jewish, more by heritage than religion, and her son is Catholic - we might put up a mini-tree for him, but that's about it.  He doesn't mind - I'm sure his dad goes the whole nine yards and he'd prefer we spend money on his gifts!

Did you get the Tibetan ornament while visiting, from a friend/family member who visited, or from a store a bit closer to home?  I had friends that lived in India for a while and visited Tibet - I still have yet to hear the whole adventure from them.

There is one other thing I was collecting for a while when I was younger, thanks to my dad - step-mothers! 

[Soliloquy]

Did you get the Tibetan ornament while visiting, from a friend/family member who visited, or from a store a bit closer to home?  I had friends that lived in India for a while and visited Tibet - I still have yet to hear the whole adventure from them.

Actually, some 20-odd years ago my sister was an intern for a small NGO associated with the United Nations.  One day on her way to work she practically tripped over some Tibetan hunger strikers bedded down outside the UN, and stopped to talk with them and their supporters.  (Also ended up writing an article about the incident for a now-defunct online magazine.)  That's how we came to know several Tibetan people, who have gifted us with various souvenirs and ephemera from their country (paintings, beads, bank notes, etc.).  All very interesting and beautiful!  The yak was one such thing, accompanied by an ornament with "Om" painted on it.

[Don Boyer]

Did you get the Tibetan ornament while visiting, from a friend/family member who visited, or from a store a bit closer to home?  I had friends that lived in India for a while and visited Tibet - I still have yet to hear the whole adventure from them.

Actually, some 20-odd years ago my sister was an intern for a small NGO associated with the United Nations.  One day on her way to work she practically tripped over some Tibetan hunger strikers bedded down outside the UN, and stopped to talk with them and their supporters.  (Also ended up writing an article about the incident for a now-defunct online magazine.)  That's how we came to know several Tibetan people, who have gifted us with various souvenirs and ephemera from their country (paintings, beads, bank notes, etc.).  All very interesting and beautiful!  The yak was one such thing, accompanied by an ornament with "Om" painted on it.

You should start a Talk Park topic and show off some of your collection - it sounds wonderful!

[Joshua Robinson]

I am now starting to collect old and vintage cameras! Got 4 in my collection at the moment, 3 take film, 1 is a brick, you could use it as one too!

[Don Boyer]

So, Josh - just how easy is it to get film these days?  Must be like looking for the latest model buggy whips...    Seriously, here in the States, Kodak (largest film producer) is in bankruptcy if I'm not mistaken, so film's getting kind of scarce.  Remember the Simon and Garfunkel song "Kodachrome"?  They sold the last roll a few years back and it's nearly impossible to find the correct chemicals to process it...

[chosenthemagician]

I collect comics Marvel and D.C, mainly Marvel.  

[Joshua Robinson]

Yeah, I know Kodak is out of shop. I have two or three rolls left to use and need to hunt down more and my own film producer machiney thingy

[Don Boyer]

Yeah, I know Kodak is out of shop. I have two or three rolls left to use and need to hunt down more and my own film producer machiney thingy

Good luck, with finding the developer - and the developing chemicals.

[Anthony]

I collect Zippo Lighters, from vintage to modern. I'm more drawn to the modern artistic/different Zips. There's also a little cross over as you can see, you can always check out my collections using the link in my sig 

Left to Right: 1947 3 Barrel - 2010 Zippo Flame Armor - Barret Jackson Auto Auctions - Zippo Bicycle - Black Chrome laser etched AoS

[ronyo_faukx]

The collecting of playing cards is the latest in my series of collections.

Before that I collected:

• Badges - The sort you find on birthday cards or handed out during political rallies (these were sorted in a TMNT lunchbox, which has disappeared during the various moves we made while I was growing up  )
• Baseball caps - I'm not sure what my attraction to them is, as I rarely wear hats, let alone baseball caps.
• Pin Badges - This infatuation started during a giveaway by a local series of shops aiming to encourage a higher level of foot traffic into an area normally given a wide berth due to the high number of pubs and clubs (and the drunken violence associated with such).
• Foxes - This one's pretty obvious, but I can't help but purchase new ones whenever I see them. As such, I have never searched the term on eBay for fear of my credit card dying of malnutrition.

[magnacat]

over the years i've started many collections, almost to the point of collecting collections... i now collect around 20 ongoing manga, old and new anime, M.U.S.C.L.E. men figures, transformers, figure contruction kits (gundam, zoids, bionicle, etc.), LEGO, video games (xbox, xbox360, snes, nes, ps, ps2, genesis, gamegear, gameboy/advance/ds, neo geo pocket, psp...), magazines (art, astronomy, architechture, design, science, anime/manga/cosplay, video games, collectables, etc.), and i guess you could say collect music in general. i also seem to collect health problems, so i collect disabilty as well. =P  i used to collect comics, too, mostly marvel, but it got way too expensive to continue, even more so when i realized my interests kept branching into new books... lastly, i collect anything i think i can use for artwork, or sculpture, as i am not able to afford many supplies, so i take what i can get (although many of the things i find, for certain styles, come from discared electronics, and machines, so buying them isn't really too expensive, when they aren't just being given away). i used to collect electronic equipment for composing music, but i haven't had the money to keep up for years. i suppose i have many interests, but i have to be thankful that my collecting habits aren't as big as my passion for creative expression, or i would be in debt i couldn't escape from. =] i noticed a lot of you mentioned differnt spirits- the only one i collected, until it was destoyed by my friends and i, was absinthe. any of you guys enjoy this drink? i know it can be a little difficult to obtain the finer quality selections, but i'd love to know if any of you have favorites... it is quite the unusual drink, and i'm always open to recommendations. for that matter, i'm intersted to hear if any of you share any of my collecting choices, and if so, what you prefer, or suggest in those areas (both for favorites, and for getting better deals, and such).

[CordedTires]

I used to collect key chains - the plastic kind. Especially souvenirs from places visited (that's how I got started). I have about a cubic foot of them and when the box is open, it's an interesting chemical experience. I am very interested to hear that a couple others also have collected key chains as my husband always told me this was nuts.