Collecting

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Collecting

Post by Raven » Tue Jun 14, 2011 12:12 pm

Come on admit yours...and not just the porn one under the bed :)

Mines books - first eds, different covers, different languages, with the Kindle frees up other book expenditure so I can now concentrate on authors and subjects I like, those being

Robert Rankin
Charles de Lint
Tom Holland
And books on Dracula/Vampires (not Twilight though)

Also used to collect anything to do with the films Mar Attacks, Tank Girl and the TV show UFO by Gerry Anderson but they all got too expensive
My dog (proper 57) had his anal glands emptied once and yes the smell is something to behold!!

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Re: Collecting

Post by Lofthouse Lower » Tue Jun 14, 2011 12:27 pm

At one point I had about 3,000 DVDs, but I've flogged most.

I've got everything that Bret Easton Ellis ever wrote.

I'm a completist for DVD trilogy series etc (LOTR and Star Wars etc)

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Re: Collecting

Post by thebish » Tue Jun 14, 2011 12:33 pm

I've never had the patience for collecting stuff..

(not on purpose anyway - I have a sizeable collection of tins of Heinz Chicken Soup because they had the crappy idea of making the cans look pretty much identical to the Tomato Soup cans...)

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Re: Collecting

Post by 2399 » Tue Jun 14, 2011 12:39 pm

I want to buy 10 WCW figures for $20.10 plus $25 Postage.

I have somewhere about 15 or so coins from 1900-1920
The place I was getting them was robbed for all.


Raven wrote:Also used to collect anything to do with the films Mar Attacks expensive
someone I know has a big Alien head of that.

Plus a room full of Star Wars Stuff.

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Re: Collecting

Post by Annoyed Grunt » Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:03 pm

Books and DVD's for me.

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Re: Collecting

Post by Gooner Girl » Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:09 pm

Childrens books for me. Started with collecting the series of all my old favourites, Enid Blyton, Jennings, Just William etc but since the twins have arrived have stepped it up a gear and have tons of cracking books for younger kids too (twins will be allowed to read them if they are VERY careful ;) ) My sister uses me as some kind of borrowing library for her two... I get lots off ebay but find it hard to resist a shiny new, colourful book with nice pictures :)

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Re: Collecting

Post by William the White » Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:13 pm

Collecting football grounds where I've seen the Wanderers. A Tuesday night in Hereford pre-season and the promotion of Swansea allow me to add another two. :D

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Re: Collecting

Post by Gooner Girl » Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:16 pm

William the White wrote:Collecting football grounds where I've seen the Wanderers. A Tuesday night in Hereford pre-season and the promotion of Swansea allow me to add another two. :D
Thats a cool thing to collect! 8)

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Re: Collecting

Post by Raven » Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:03 pm

Where does he keep them :)
My dog (proper 57) had his anal glands emptied once and yes the smell is something to behold!!

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Re: Collecting

Post by Lord Kangana » Tue Jun 14, 2011 10:16 pm

Food/drink books. I've got about 700 and counting. I also collect wine from South West France.

A little more off the beaten track for me, I have a full bookcase of books/maps/info on Operation Market Garden. It'd be my hypothetical Mastermind subject.
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Re: Collecting

Post by P.O.S. » Tue Jun 14, 2011 10:43 pm

adidas trainers, and thats about it thankfully, its pricy enough as it is!

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Re: Collecting

Post by TANGODANCER » Tue Jun 14, 2011 10:45 pm

Compulsive collector. Fair amount of books. Lots of music of many types, vinyl, cassettes (stacks of Spanish music) CD's. None of it my kids will ever want or play. All sorts of nonsense items, watches and lighters that don't work etc. Still find it hard to throw things away that "might come in for something". Old habits die hard. :(
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Re: Collecting

Post by Il Pirate » Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:29 pm

P.O.S. wrote:adidas trainers, and thats about it thankfully, its pricy enough as it is!

You're telling me! I've had to pay £54.99 for a pair of green adidas samba's. Fecking blue ones are ten a penny......................I saw some gold/bronzie coloured ones which I wanted, but my wife reminded me of my age. She can put up with blue / Green, but thought the gold ones looked a bit pimpish

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Re: Collecting

Post by arconwhite » Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:42 pm

Ex wives
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Re: Collecting

Post by Wandering Willy » Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:51 pm

arconwhite wrote:Ex wives
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Your own or other people's?
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Re: Collecting

Post by arconwhite » Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:58 pm

Wandering Willy wrote:
arconwhite wrote:Ex wives
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Your own or other people's?
Both

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Re: Collecting

Post by General Mannerheim » Wed Jun 22, 2011 3:02 pm

always used to collect my away ticket stubs when i was more active. I have hundreds stuck to four or five cork boards but they have been banished to the loft so dont bother much now, unless its a new ground. I also have a packet of matches from every casino/bar/strip joint ive been to in Las Vegas. and my shed is an aladdins cave for broken useless bike parts.

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Re: Collecting

Post by Bruce Rioja » Wed Jun 22, 2011 3:03 pm

Ticket stubs from gigs, away matches and other events.
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Re: Collecting

Post by superjohnmcginlay » Wed Jun 22, 2011 3:05 pm

Substance problems.

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Re: Collecting

Post by 2399 » Sat Jun 25, 2011 1:04 pm

Iv'e got over 5 (well under 10) USA License Plates

I want to get one of the deals on ebay, a large quantity of cash for 52 License Plates, or 1 from each state

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