What Do You Collect?

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What do you collect?

I wouldn't say I'm a hoarder, but I can see me heading that way in old age. I've even turned a portion of my hobby into an eCommerce business.

Here's what I collect:

- Badges
- Movie Memorabilia
- Horror Novels (signed, first edition, antique)
- Comics (see above)
- Gaming/ Arcade Machines
- Wives (only joking; still on my first)

You?

Tom
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  • Banned
    IRS delinquency notifications.

    Cheers. - Frank
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    • These aren't collections. I don't buy just to have a missing piece...

      But I have an extensive library of first edition marketing and sales books...and related fields.

      I buy the first editions, because sometimes the later editions have the text edited to be "updated", and the meaning is blurred. It's a vast library, but not really a collection.

      I have several boxes of comic books, but I never bought them to collect. I just read them, and don't throw them away.

      "Collecting" fills a need that I don't have.
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  • I collect Claude Whitacre failures. I know it's silly to collect something so tremendously abundant, but each one is like a marvelous snowflake, inspiring and satisfying in its own unique way.
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    • I collect discarded Riffles. That's an oxymoron. All Riffles are discarded. They have no value, and I can't resell them....

      But every Riffle that I keep, prevents one from reproducing, out in the wild.

      I looked up "Riffle" on Google, It said "Prickly little vermin, that....." , meaning that they have little pri...never mind.
    • WC told me that Claude at a disco is a-bun-dance to behold.

      If you would like a catalog of Claude's failures. I can provide you with a list of the products he has sold over the last three years.
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    • Want to compete? I bet I have more Claude failures.
      Here, I will start.
      After consulting the better side of my nature, probably not a good idea.
      Btw, hi Claude -father!
      Steve
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  • Speaking on behalf of two highly respected members (Walking Carpet and JagSEO), they are both avid collectors of hate mail and "bore of the year" awards and trophies.
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    • Banned
      Both have extremely impressive collections.

      Cheers. - Frank
    • The PositiveNegative goes to Walking Carpet and JagSEO.

      Well Thank You Negative for the precious awards, I highly appreciate it coming from you.

      I would like to thank my Mom for putting up with me and by sharing my problems to my family.

      I would like to share this award also to all the members of Off Topic Forum, Thank You guys without your words of comedy I will not be here right now.

      And by the way I love to collect problems and let someone fix it for me. Sarcasm.

      Thanks!
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  • I collect student debt, it's really high end market and pricey!!
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    • Going by what I find when I need something, small rubber balls, drum keys, and dead batteries.
  • I wish I could surprise people with a revelation, but, I collect rocks - agates, crystals, petrified wood, jaspers, fossils. I don't buy em, though, I go out and get my own.

    Also collect books of certain genres. I had 4000 and had to cut down. Now I just have reference books - health, rock and mineral, philosophy, stuff like that.

    Oh - just remembered - I have a huge box of maps, too - from all over the US, mostly the Western states.
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    • All kinds of bills, vet bills, utility bills, taxes, grocery store, pharmacy, etc. I'd love not to collect these things, but they just keep right on being delivered and won't go away. You can't even give these things away, no one else wants them and nobody on eBay will buy them. I think I need another hobby or sell everything worth anything and buy a tent to go live in the woods totally off the grid.
  • I collect pictures of a few specific US Presidents and a few other specific figures from US history: Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, Hamilton, Jackson, Grant, and Franklin.
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    • So......you collect money?

      In fact, you made a clever post, and I acted like I just made a brilliant discovery, that nobody else would see....... And that's why I think it was funny.
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  • Banned
    I don't collect nuttin.
    Cos when u gotta go u gotta go.
    Can't take the collection with ya.
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    • Allergies, apparently.


      Terra
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  • Fossils
    Coins
    Political buttons
    Darth Vader stuff

    My wife's Stephen King 1st edition and memorabilia collection is immense

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  • I have and still try to find old Black Hills, SD memorabilia. My grandfather gave motor tours from the 40s through the 60s and I have a lot of his old material on Mt. Rushmore, Lead and Deadwood, out of the way and forgotten places. Can be quite interesting.
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    • Have any of the agates or other minerals from there? I love that area. Wanted to move there once but as far as jobs - it's poverty with an awesome view.
    • This is fascinating, Steve. I've set the odd short story in these locations, but never dared expand into anything like a novella or novel for fear of giving myself too much opportunity to get things wrong. I bet your grandfather had some amazing stories to tell!

      Tom
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  • Banned
    I collect books (the ones I really like) and I have lots of pen.
  • Picking, I collect what other people collect, usually older / hard to find items at around half the price or less than I can sell it for, and while I have it, it's part of my collection, then when sold it ads to another persons collection.

  • Let's see ...

    Dust
    Garbage
    Hand Tools
    Alien Skulls
    and Bottle Caps

    That pretty much covers the list.
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  • Me, I collect penny from other contry. When my friends will travel to the other country and give me that as a souvenir.

    I collect also stamps and mini toys.
  • Flashlights, L'amour and Grey books.
  • Banned
    I collect dust
  • I collect the love, admiration and respect of my fellow OT denizens.
























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    • I know that Riffle has always looked up to you. But then, he has to look up to all of us.
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  • Empty pizza boxes
    Dirty coffee mugs
    Ex-girlfriends
    Broken fridges
    Wasted t-shirts
    Stepdads
    Crashed hard disks
    Waterbottles tops
    Endless discussions
    Spare tires
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  • Careful, Whateverpedia, Claude has an accumulation of Marvel comics
    and all their evil plans.
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    • I used to love reading the villain's plans....their monologues. The language of Marvel villians was so much fun.

      "You human scum have no inkling of the unfathomable power I possess. You Simpering Sycophants were born to be subjugated under my wrathful watch......For I am the Power, and you are the pawn!..."

      I loved it. Every sentence was a speech.
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  • Accordions. Seriously... accordions.
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  • I collect air. As a matter of fact I had one of the biggest collection of air
    on record. I almost had one of every kind.

    But, as you know some things get stale. I wanted to air mine out, but now I
    can't find it. If anyone sees my collection of air, please send me a message.

    Al

    Seriously, just today, my friend, Jeff and I were out garage selling (we weren't actually selling garages, we were buying junk) and I mentioned to him that if I had the room I would like to collect vintage audio/video products such as reel to reel, 8 trac and cassette players.

    I would like to set it up as a showplace. I am glad for mp3 and digital video but I still like to see the old players.

    I used to collect shot glasses, but the irony is, I don't drink alcoholic beverages...if I did, you can just about imagine what I would say that I collect.

    L8r...
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  • Banned
    Political memorabilia, sports memorabilia, rocks and fossils, vintage gaming stuff, photo gear, image software, images, memories and some other stuff.

    Cheers

    -don
  • I have collect the Gold coins,
  • Most apple product from iPad, iPod, iPhone. mac etc
  • It's not an official collection, but I buy and read a lot of autobiographies and biographies about people I consider to be successful or interesting.
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    • i read one yesterday: Kirk Kerkorian.

      have a look, its a very interesting story.

      i wished he wrote a few books himself about his ideas....maybe he did,
      couldnt locate it yet, because the first few pages all tell about his passing
      away after 98 years.....what a guy!
  • I collect porcelain dolls and action figures.
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  • Banned
    In my childhood I use to collect stamps, now I don't collect anything in particular but I do like to have a very good collection for shoes.
  • I collect moments in time
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    • Banned
      Not a bad choice at all
  • I love to collect movies..In my movie library i have 250+ movies
  • Amish Romance Novels

    Beanie Babies

    Yugioh cards

    Hand guns ( but no bullets since I have young children)

    Yeah... I know not what you'd expect from a valley girl but hey it all started with gifts.
  • Tom, testing my signature.

    Al
  • 80's movies and soundtracks.
    also movie t shirts
  • ebooks, games, books, watches, images...
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