What do you collect?

[samifan24]

After reading a story on ESPN about the market for USFL collectibles, I was wondering what unique items everyone collects. I'm sure we all collected cards at one time or another, but I'm talking oddball items. What do you collect and why?

[Draft Dodger]

hockey jerseys.

between my wife and I, we have about 20+.

[AnalBumCover]

I collect adult-hetero porn. And thank goodness for the Internet. No longer am I the pervert behind the blue curtain at the local video store. I'm now the pervert in front of a 17" moniter inside my own home.

[Marmel]

Shot glasses. Specifically, shot glasses from place other than CT. I have about 120 from London to Berlin, to Hawaii, to Vegas, to Maine. My wife wiped out about 15 of them one day when she got mad at me, slammed a door and a shelf fell off the wall. She still feels bad and that was 5 years ago. I forgave her pretty quickly. :)

[AnalBumCover]

dola jack.

Happy birthday DD! :)

[Craptacular]

Books on golf courses and golf course architecture that I never read. :(

[TredWel]

Board games based upon TV game shows.

Did you know there were 33 versions of the "Password" board game made over the past 40 years? I only have 20, but I'm working on it.

[bbor]

Cooking books......I have a passion for cooking

[Draft Dodger]

Originally posted by AnalBumCover
dola jack.

Happy birthday DD! :)

thanks - just made it by 1 minute too!

[sabotai]

Old books and magazines...well, I try to. Hard when you are poor. :)

I have an extensive collection of Analog. A healthy stack of Omni. Some Asimov Sci-Fi and a few others. I have 2 issues of Scientific American from April 1905. So far, the prize of my collection is a not-so good condition 1851 German copy of Faust by Goethe. To those who do not collect old books and mags, that may seem impressive....to those who do, it's not. :)

As for "Internet collecting", I download episodes of the 4 Star Trek series, Thundercats, Duck Tales, Tailspin, Animaniacs, Tiny Toons, etc. Basically, cartoons and geek shows. :)

[revrew]

I spose coins aren't so unusual, but I collect currency. Any extra you have can be sent to...

[Airhog]

I collect used condoms

[Fonzie]

Monkeys.

[Draft Dodger]

I collect sarcastic answers to questions.

thanks to all - I've got some nice new additions tonight.

[Lathum]

Pint Glasses.

[AgPete]

Masks, usually tribal (So far, most of them are from Asia and Africa. Hard to find so I don't have many.)

MAD Magazine :D (Collected them since I was a kid and although I've skipped a lot of issues, I have a pretty good sized colleciton. Unfortunately, I think they're losing value because I don't have them in those acid proof bags.)

[Karim]

Uncirculated Canadian currency from 1935, the year the Bank of Canada started producing bills.

[CamEdwards]

basketball cards (the 1985-86 Fleer set... only 14 left before I complete the set.. unfortunantly one of them is Jordan) and baseball cards (1956 Topps in particular, as well as any and all Red Sox cards that come my way).

[andy m]

ammunition, bottled water, plexiglas, tinned food.

[Fritz]

heh, the brits still use tin.

<i>what a backwards people</i>

[andy m]

i mine it myself from a pit in south wales.

[ColtCrazy]

I think the brits just call it tinned. One of those language barrier things.

As for me:

Pine glasses/and steins and coasters from various pubs or bars. Have a couple hundred coasters, some very odd(one is shaped like an ice cream cone), and just a few glasses. Some I even paid for :D My favorite is a Spaten Munich class, "borrowed" from a pub after the chaos of Germany's Euro96 win.

Football memorabilia. Cards, pennants, SLU figures, autographs. My favorite set is 81 Topps, the first my father and I put together. That, and my Favre autograph.

[wbonnell]

Ever research the psychology of collecting?

Personally, the only things I "collect" are items of use. For me, this happens to be games or books. A baseball card or some stupid bobblehead doll has little intrinsic value to me sitting on a shelf. My wife calls that stuff "dust collectors"!

[ColtCrazy]

I'm a gamer, but I wouldn't say I collect games, though I did once collect old teams in strat-o-matic basketball.
Looking at the list, a lot of these things are "dust collectors", but they have value to the collector. Most of the football stuff I have sits there, but I still enjoy the collection.

[wbonnell]

Originally posted by ColtCrazy
I'm a gamer, but I wouldn't say I collect games, though I did once collect old teams in strat-o-matic basketball.
Looking at the list, a lot of these things are "dust collectors", but they have value to the collector. Most of the football stuff I have sits there, but I still enjoy the collection.


I really don't <i>collect</i> games. I was merely making the point that since I actually play games and read books, I tend to gather a collection of them. Once I'm finished, I'll either trade or sell it.

I wouldn't actually buy a game just to put it on a shelf. I derive pleasure from my ability to USE something. Apparently, I'm not wired like most people. I'm much too practical...

[Mustang]

Star Wars items (Toys, Plates, Lithographs, etc...)

[Bee]

I have a collection of beer steins (mostly from Germany). I have around 35-40 steins.

[ColtCrazy]

I wouldn't actually buy a game just to put it on a shelf. I derive pleasure from my ability to USE something. Apparently, I'm not wired like most people. I'm much too practical... [/B][/QUOTE]

If I were only more practical, I would have more money right now. :D

[scooper]

dust

[Bee]

Originally posted by scooper
dust

I have quite a bit in my basement you are more than welcome to come pick up. ;)

[Fritz]

I collect all sorts of things. Often, it is becuase I have one or two of something and my family decideds that I am collecting it.

so...

Buff and Buff Mfg. Co. Items (Transits, Line Levels, Theodolites)
Old Books, mostly history
Militaria, Mostly WW2.
Pint Glasses/Bar Glasses from places I have been (for My bar (http://www.buffworks.com/bw/house/))
12" GI Joes (the newer "classic" ones mostly)
Ceramic Cows (not so much lately)
Curious George Stuff (all I wanted was a damn hat)

[JeeberD]

Undeveloped rolls of film, napkins from Taco Bueno, and bills. And that's just the stuff on my computer desk...

[sachmo71]

Severed heads.

[Abe Sargent]

What do I collect? Let's see...

Apparently I collect bad computer games.

And unfinished crossword puzzles.

A pair of panties from every lady that I've done...intense...activities with.

-Anxiety

[Fritz]

Originally posted by Anxiety

A pair of panties from every lady that I've done...intense...activities with.


what did Marmel leave you?

[Ksyrup]

I collect bootlegs. I listen to 95% of them, but there are a few that I have downloaded and burned, or traded for, that I doubt I'll ever listen to - like U2 - I just have them in case someone wants to trade for one of them. This is a recent thing, I've probably got around 100 between those on my computer and those already on my shelf.

I used to collect baseball and basketball cards, before anyone actually collected them because of what they were or might be worth. After I sat on the floor of a Quick-E-Mart at age 20, going through boxes of cards with a friend of mine looking at the top and bottom cards to find the packs with "runs" that had the most valuable cards in them, I decided that collecting cards wasn't as much fun anymore. Although, I was poor back then, and now that I'm able to afford it, I have to admit, it would be pretty cool to buy a box or two and open every pack like I always dreamed of doing as a kid. But I'd rather have music.

[andy m]

what did Marmel leave you?

a broken man.

[Tarkus]

Originally posted by Anxiety
A pair of panties from every lady that I've done...intense...activities with.
You left off how many you have and whether or not they are from the night of the activity! :D

Okay, I collect musical CDs, movies on laser disk and now DVD, books on making pizza, and like Anxiety, bad computer games. My wife has a somewhat extensive doll collection.

Tarkus

[Anrhydeddu]

Counties

PC games :rolleyes:

I collected sports cards for 20 years but stopped a long time ago.

[bosshogg23]

I collect cups. The plastic kind ya get in Sea World or a baseball stadium or a casino. I try to have ones with years on them but the jerks dont put the years on frequently so they can reuse them next year.

[Abe Sargent]

Originally posted by Tarkus
You left off how many you have and whether or not they are from the night of the activity! :D


Tarkus

If it is not from the evening of said activity then it has no value to me.

And a true gentleman never reveals how many. However, I would like to point out that among the ladies I have dated include a Miss America contestant, a stripper, a model, and an actress.


-Anxiety

[Fritz]

Originally posted by Anxiety
However, I would like to point out that among the ladies I have dated include a Miss America contestant, a stripper, a model, an actress, and Mrs. Doubtfire.


u da man

[rkmsuf]

So in addition to dating Kate Shindle, over the past few years you've dated Anna Nicole Smith and Emme?

[Tarkus]

Originally posted by Anxiety
If it is not from the evening of said activity then it has no value to me.

And a true gentleman never reveals how many. However, I would like to point out that among the ladies I have dated include a Miss America contestant, a stripper, a model, and an actress.


-Anxiety
Damn, if a carrot with a vagina can sell for millions on eBay, imagine what those panties would be worth! :D

Tarkus

P.S. Assuming they haven't been washed of course. :p

[HornedFrog Purple]

OTR (old time radio) shows, mainly mystery and sci-fi. I have around 3000 episodes consisting of The Shadow, CBS Radio Mystery Theatre, Suspence, Dimension-X, X-Minus 1 and some other random shows, some of the old Superman etc.

I am hoping to start my own internet radio station someday since I dont have to broadcast at 128kbps per listener because that would be pointless for spoken word.

[RendeR]

I collect books, games, NFL jersies, and NASCAR replicas. although I'm thinking of seling those off to support a new and amazing discovery....

Warhammer, wargaming with collectable and PAINTABLE figurines....


god my life is pathetic.....


Ren

[Fritz]

Originally posted by Tarkus

P.S. Assuming they haven't been washed of course. :p

Or worn by Anxiety

[rkmsuf]

Fish posters

http://www.fishposters.com/index.html

I'm consumed by it...

[DataKing]

Ears and spent brass.

[ColtCrazy]

Forgot one, I also collect t-shirts from universities in cities I've been too. Also soccer and NFL jerseys or t-shirts from places I've been as well.

[Abe Sargent]

Originally posted by Fritz
Or worn by Anxiety

It's ok, I can only fit into one pair of the panties......er....uh......nevermind.


-Anxiety

[AgPete]

Originally posted by andy m
ammunition, bottled water, plexiglas, tinned food.

:D :D

[cuervo72]

Originally posted by ColtCrazy

My favorite is a Spaten Munich class, "borrowed" from a pub after the chaos of Germany's Euro96 win.


Mmmmm......Spaten.......

I collect pounds, mainly around my mid-section, and credit card debt.

I don't really collect anything too avidly anymore, though I did expand my baseball card collection recently (finally got my Rickey rookie card, dammit!). I have a few foreign Monopoly sets (Norway, England, Ireland, Japan - US version with subtitles, Italy, and I think the Netherlands. I have to check though), before they came out with an -opoly for everything under the sun. Oh, and I had quite an extensive Playboy collection before I was married (had most of them from the mid-90's to mid-70's). :rolleyes:

[Ryche]

Maps and globes, although my collection is just starting. Hell, I've even considered getting a compass rose tattoo for amusement.

[Karim]

Forgot about DVDs. Since it's part of the home theatre I think of it more as a hobby than a collection but I have a little over 500 movies.