¿Your other collection?
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Topic: ¿Your other collection?
Posted By: cuncuna
Subject: ¿Your other collection?
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 20:16
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Aside from collecting music, I spent most of my free time searching from miniature plastic or metalic toys. Most of them are ment to be used in birthdays, as "surprise" (a tiny pakage of paper, containig candy and the kind of toys I'm mentioning, wich are the aim of my collection). I don't know if this is familiar to people on other countries. Anyway, I have boxes filled with tiny figures, wich include really weird items, like a plastic lion - medic. ¿You? ------------- ¡Beware of the Bee! |
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Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 20:18
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Television shows on DVD Seinfeld, Simpsons, Curb Your Enthusiasm, some others
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 20:20
| I get die cast models of super/race cars in both 1/43rd and 1/18th scale. I only have about 12 as they take up a lot of space and can get expensive (hand made, signed models can reach a couple of hundred £'s, hand made, one off, 1/8th scale mosels I've seen go for the best part of £5000!). |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 20:50
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not a huge collection... but my current collection .... We call them "Caballitos Tequileros" , little cups or jars of glass to drink Tequila, but i collect them in concerts, when the concert finish instead buying t-shirt (well , sometimes) i buy those things...
Now i have about 30...
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Posted By: Mikerinos
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 21:01
Before I got seriously into music, I had a huge game collection, but slowly but surely I've been selling my games and buying CDs. 
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Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 21:56
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I collect Trading Cards [Magic: The Gathering; Star Trek, Babylon 5 and Art Cards] as well as Star Trek memorabilia. I also have a an interest in collecting die-cast WWII aeroplanes and models. My collecting mania started when I was quite small with Postal Stamps. Now collecting is a hobby and an addiction which can get very expensive!! ------------- 
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Posted By: Tiresias
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 22:03
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I used to collect Warhammer 40k
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 00:52
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I have an extencive collection of severed heads.
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Posted By: cuncuna
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 01:36
That must be hard to find... ------------- ¡Beware of the Bee! |
The Miracle wrote:Posted By: darksinger
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 02:09
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fossils
books on certain topics
on occassion, i go nuts on stamps and coins, especially ancient coins
i also have small collections of fantasy weapons and skulls...
i have a shell collection since i was a child
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Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 02:19
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When i tell people i collect stamps i get the same looks as when i tell them i'm into Prog
 Call me an anorak I don't care, but i think Football program collections and model railways are more nerdy!!
 some famous rock stars are model railway enthusiasts or have the most mundane hobbies.... i have a huge collection of British Victorian and commonwealth stamps, and an early USA collection up to the 60's, but i also specialise in line engraved issues, stamps in general are an extension of my interest in history and art. i'm sure when Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are dead Britain will issue Beatles stamps....you have to be dead to be depicted on a British stamp... unless you're Royalty of course!here are a few interesting ones...
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Posted By: darksinger
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 02:22
most of mine are soviet, muslim or third reich. i like having things related to evil...in fact, i'm waiting for tom cruise and hillary rodham clinton stamps to be issued... -------------
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 02:26
I have a huge Donald Duck & Co. comic book collection  ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Zac M
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 02:27
I used to read those as a kid  .------------- "Art is not imitation, nor is it something manufactured according to the wishes of instinct or good taste. It is a process of expression." -Merleau-Ponty |
Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 02:30
here's my pride and joy...a Penny Black......with four straight borders!!!
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Posted By: darksinger
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 02:35
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daaaaaaamn...i could pay back my student loan on that one! -------------
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 02:57
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Zippo lighters, I have around 100, a couple from the 40's and one apparently from 1935 that is suposed to be one of the first ones commercially profitable.
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Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 03:12
My Eldar army could kick your Space Marines' asses! ...just an observation, you understand...
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 04:13
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Stamps
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Posted By: Bob Greece
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 04:29
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I have a collection of audio cassettes of radio comedies and stand-up comedians. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/BobGreece/?chartstyle=basicrt10"> 
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 05:29
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I certainly do not start collection of anything in order to make a collection.
These (mine anyway) accumulations of records and books eventually become collections, I suppose, but cerainly not started or even later on pursued with the motive of building a collection.
I just collected a few beer coaster in the early 90's because I thought they looked cool, and all a sudden everyone of my friends started collecting them for me, but that was not my intention at the start
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Posted By: Eetu Pellonpaa
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 05:57
Interesting and classic!
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Posted By: Australian
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 06:31
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My weakness is Star Wars memorabilia. The pride of my collection is a pair of original Tie fighters from 1978. I also collect rocks and fossils. ------------- 
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Posted By: darksinger
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 07:59
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Posted By: JayDee
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 10:25
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I'm starting on Magic: The Gathering cards. ------------- 
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 10:47
Yes,I have the same weakness.I love collecting Star Wars memorabilia,espeically stuff relating to the original trilogy.The pride of my collection is all the original(the first line)action figures from Star Wars(all in their boxes,unopened)and an original movie poster for the first movie(when it came out in the theaters I watched it every Saturday religiously,for almost a year!!!When the movie left the theater I asked what they were doing with the poster and they said..throwing it away..so I asked for it and they gave it to me.) I also collect comic books(Spiderman #1 and X-Men #1 my pride and joy)and books(mainly first editions). -------------  |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 13:38
I read'em still
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Posted By: maani
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 16:42
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Australian:
I have an original Return of the Jedi poster signed by (among others) Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker, Jeremy Bulloch, Richard LaParmentier, Paul Blake, Julian Glover, Michael Sheard, Bruce Boa, Warwick Davis et al? Every autograph was obtained personally by me, and the poster provenance is listed with You Gotta Have It, the #1 autograph house in the U.S. So...how much do I hear offered? LOL. I also have every single Star Wars book published.
Re my own collections, I was, at one time, among the three largest collectors of Bondiana in the U.S. At one time, I had first editions of 85% of Ian Fleming's novels (both British and American editions), and first editions of 100% of John Gardner's Bond novels (both British and American editions). Two of my Ian Fleming's (you Only Live Twice and Thunderball) were autographed by Sean Connery and Lois Maxwell, and my British first of On Her Majesty's Secret Service was autographed by George Lazenby. I sold the entire collection in 2003 for many thousands of dollars.
I also have a quite a collection of (don't laugh, now...) demitasse cups and saucers from all over the world. And like many here, I also collect books of various types. My children's book collection is fairly extensive (including old books and first editions), and my art book collection is also broad.
Peace.
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Posted By: Australian
Date Posted: August 31 2006 at 05:14
You want to give it to me, don't you?
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Posted By: Australian
Date Posted: August 31 2006 at 05:19
The original Star Wars figures seem to me to be much more genuine, they have that vintage character. One of my uncles collects comics, he has literally thousands all sitting in boxes in several different people's houses, I have spent many days reading through his collection. -------------
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 31 2006 at 11:49
Ehm...
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: August 31 2006 at 11:50
no other collections. except music, I'm surprisingly not the collection guy. 
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: August 31 2006 at 14:49
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: August 31 2006 at 14:54
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I have five albums full of stamps, some pretty rare. But I stopped that childish stuff three years ago Plus a bunch f couns form all ove the world, some very rare stuff as well. Like stapps, they're all in a box. Prog wins
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Posted By: salmacis
Date Posted: September 06 2006 at 10:34
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I'm a big collector of British action/adventure TV shows from the 60s and 70s on DVD. My favourites are The Professionals, The Sweeney, The Avengers/ The New Avengers, Auf Wiedersehen Pet, Lovejoy, Minder, Doctor Who, The Prisoner, Department S, The Champions, Randall and Hopkirk Deceased.
Also, have a ton of Westerns, 60s and 70s action films (Clint Eastwood/Charles Bronson etc.) and Kung Fu films, though the latter of those I've gone off slightly in favour of cult TV, a far more entertaining endeavour imo.
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Posted By: tardis
Date Posted: September 06 2006 at 14:19
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I collect body parts, but shhhh! You didn't hear that from me...
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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: September 06 2006 at 16:16
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comic books for me. mostly Batman and Archie. some Spiderman. tryin to sell some, not all since there are so rarities in my collection ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm 
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Posted By: Angelo
Date Posted: September 06 2006 at 16:46
Books on various subfields of philosophy.  Good memories Lark's Tongues ------------- http://www.iskcrocks.com" rel="nofollow - ISKC Rock Radio I stopped blogging and reviewing - so won't be handling requests. Promo's for ariplay can be sent to [email protected] |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: September 06 2006 at 17:22
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Books, lapel pins & foreign or special issue coins.
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: September 06 2006 at 17:24
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Used to collect beer cans & bottles, too, but that soon got out of hand! ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: September 06 2006 at 17:26
Small bottles of anything and everything. Most range from .5 inches to 1.75 inches in height. When I was in Hawaii, I found some killer Chinese opium and poison bottles.  Besides that a (small) collection of favorite TV shows on DVD. |
Posted By: cuncuna
Date Posted: September 12 2006 at 00:40
You know... I had Lando Calrissian (in disguise) and Luke Skywalker from the original "Return of the Jedi" toy edition. I gave them to a cousin as a present. He destroyed them. Now I know I could probably sold them to a collector. ------------- ¡Beware of the Bee! |
Posted By: JrKASperov
Date Posted: September 12 2006 at 02:37
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I collect euro's, in whatever form, and put em on my bank. ------------- Epic. |
Posted By: Falling Flower
Date Posted: September 12 2006 at 11:31
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Bones.
I love collecting bones. And name them as if they were alive.
My collection isn't very big yet tho.
I got...
one human bone called Genevieve, a catskull called Skunk, a fish called Igor, a zebra, a deer and some stuff I don't know what animal they come from who don't have names yet. ------------- 
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: September 12 2006 at 11:42
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That cat skull is scary, I've seen it! Erm... well I'm maybe a bit sadder... or used to be, until I realised how sad I was! I used to firstly collect Lledo 1930s cars and even had some from Walkers Crisps and some other ones I sent off for. I soon stopped that! Then I somehow got into EFE and Corgi model buses... very peculiar! I still have all these and my model bus collection is worth around £300 or more. But before all that, I was heavily interested in plastic aircraft model kits and I have some rare Czech made models of 1930s Luftwaffe aircraft, which are still boxed. Oh and I also have a couple of OO guage trains that I bought when my dad had his model railway. Again, I still have them. -------------   
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Posted By: Falling Flower
Date Posted: September 12 2006 at 12:01
O it's not. It's a cute little kitty. -------------
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: September 12 2006 at 14:23
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I collect collectors
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Posted By: cuncuna
Date Posted: September 12 2006 at 22:36
¿do they keep collecting after being collected ? ------------- ¡Beware of the Bee! |
Posted By: Falling Flower
Date Posted: September 14 2006 at 15:58
What if you collect a collector who collects collector collectors and tries to collect you? -------------
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: September 14 2006 at 16:55
Then the collector collector gets collected by the other collector of course ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Australian
Date Posted: September 14 2006 at 19:17
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So, ah Maani how's the Star Wars poster going? -------------
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Posted By: The Lost Chord
Date Posted: September 14 2006 at 19:21
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I collect video games, preferably NES and SNES games. I have boat loads of them.
I also have a big collection of DVDs and CDs.
Thats about it I guess! -------------  "Only the sun knew why"
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Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: September 14 2006 at 19:23
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I have a porno collection.
Actually I have a pretty decent collection of various books, mostly science fiction and beat poety. I'm starting a DVD collection soon. -------------  
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Posted By: Falling Flower
Date Posted: September 15 2006 at 03:31
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Ooo...I also collect cool dolls.
Well so far I only have a Michael Jackson and a Jar Jar Binks doll (Marilyn Manson has exactly the same doll ) But I'm looking for more, only I can't find any.-------------
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Posted By: daz2112
Date Posted: September 15 2006 at 15:05
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Beer mats Football programmes (have programmes nearly 100 years old!) ------------- In the constellation of cygnus,There lurks a mysterious force...The black hole |
Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: September 15 2006 at 22:45
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I have a pokemon card collection from elementary school, surprised no one's mentioned that
I also have so many random figurines that if been collecting since i was like 1 so a great deal are Seasme Street based -------------  <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: September 15 2006 at 23:10
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I have a large, fading collection of shattered dreams.....
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Posted By: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: September 15 2006 at 23:11
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Nah, just kidding! I have a couple thousand (American) football cards though, dating back to 1965.
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Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: September 16 2006 at 08:47
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My ex-girlfriend collects mugs.....fortunately i managed to escape from her collection just in time!
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Posted By: Nanook
Date Posted: September 17 2006 at 19:08
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I dabble in coins, and I'm really into SF books. I have well over a thousand going back quite a few years. Not sure if they're worth anything, but I like them.
One coin I have has the Roman emperor Constantine on it, pretty cool. About 1600 years old I think. ------------- Bring me my broadsword, and clear understanding. |
Posted By: Leningrad
Date Posted: September 17 2006 at 21:04
Really? Same with m- Oh. You're, uh, joking. Er, yeah, so was I. Really.
But seriously, I collect frog and turtle related items.
 I also have a baboon skull, an alligator head, some mounted butterflies, a fossil fish (too bad it's not a Schindleria Praematurus
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Posted By: yesfan88
Date Posted: September 20 2006 at 20:59
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I have a large collection of books, also Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings stuff. I have the West Wing TV show on DVD. ------------- "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"- Evelyn Beatrice Hall |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: September 20 2006 at 21:38
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Friede and I collect malt whiskies. unfortunately the collection keeps dwindling all the time, no matter how much we collect. not that we drink that much, but there are only 35 drinks in a 0.7 l bottle, so even at our current quota of one drink per person and evening almost two bottles get emptied per month. and malt whisky is expensive. oh, and we have quite an impressive library too -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |