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Post by moneypit on Nov 4, 2006 20:25:12 GMT -5
Besides $100.00 bills, what kind of things do you collect? I have been a part time Antique dealer for 18 yrs. I see people collect all sorts or stuff. Just curious what our Jeep crowd collects.
I will start. My main collection is old pocket and wrist watches. Running or not. My main focus is, railroad and fancy dial pocket watches. My side collection is old/new diecast cars ect.
Lets see who has the strangest collection.
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Post by nwquadriders on Nov 5, 2006 0:23:58 GMT -5
I've got a couple thousand Hotwheels cars new still in their packages, not one repeat in the bunch... I went nuts there for about 6 years and spent a lot of time trying to get them all. It was fun...but now I'm considering liquidating the whole lot (since they've all been in plastic tubs in my attic for the past 4 years).
The stuff I keep on display (on my desk) are die cast atv's, and other off road vehicles (Jeeps, Land Cruisers, Land Rovers, etc...).
I'm on the verge of "collecting" (buying) a few old Honda trailbikes... I'd like to restore a couple and have them for putting around on with my wife when we go on Jeep trips or camping.
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Post by wilcav on Nov 5, 2006 7:47:22 GMT -5
State Quarters is about the most these days. When I was younger I used to collect those Smurf figurines. Still have them piled in a box. Wife looked them up on line and some of them are worth 40 bucks now. So my Smurfs may become a bumper one of these days.
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Post by wunlimited on Nov 6, 2006 9:30:32 GMT -5
I had collected baseball cards as a kid & then again after I got out of the Army (still have the original ones I had as a kid) I have some odd NASCAR diecasts & a collection of beer steins from Germany of late I have been collecting wine & then promptly using it  |
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Post by wunlimited on Dec 7, 2006 11:36:02 GMT -5
ps- I also have a collection of sand which I have stored conveniently on beaches around the globe...
..you may have seen it actually
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Post by tag on Jan 21, 2007 11:31:52 GMT -5
I don't collect things any more. As a matter of fact I'm "de-collecting". I'm getting rid of a lot of my stuff. The older I get the less stuff I need. I have 1000's of stamps and other junk I'm going to put on eBay. The only exception is tools. Tools are my weakness.
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Post by nwquadriders on Jan 21, 2007 12:19:47 GMT -5
I don't collect things any more. As a matter of fact I'm "de-collecting". I'm getting rid of a lot of my stuff. The older I get the less stuff I need. I have 1000's of stamps and other junk I'm going to put on eBay. The only exception is tools. Tools are my weakness. I've been "de-collecting" too... Trying to simplify things...way too much useless crapola around the house/in closets/in attic/and in my garage. But between my ATV's, the Jeep, and home improvement...my tool collection is really starting to come in handy. |
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Post by RubiRedLJ on Feb 13, 2007 0:21:18 GMT -5
I collect bottlecaps. And not different ones, I just save all the caps, from all the beer I drink, and I'm going to use them to make a mural. I collect hats also. Floppy hats, stocking caps & mostly just baseball hats. But not just "baseball" hats. Images. Anything that strikes me, I save. I'm an artist so this is a natural thing.  I also have lots of sketchbooks. I've saved them for well over 13 years of my life. That's alot of drawings. That's all. |
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Post by Shredder on Feb 13, 2007 19:17:49 GMT -5
I collect Spiderman stuff. I have a small room/ large closet filled from floor to ceilling. I have stuff from the 70's to present day. Everything from action figures to toilet paper to bowling balls. Even have floor mats that I put in my Jeep.
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Post by Ridge on Apr 26, 2007 23:16:59 GMT -5
I've been meaning to post to this thread for awhile. I used to collect sports cards, sports action figures and older sports magazines, and have been in the process of de-collecting as well. Ebay has been pretty good and the money has come in handy for Jeep stuff. It was fun to collect as a kid but the sports card hobby is quite expensive anymore. I mean really, how long do I save this stuff. It's more fun to sell on Ebay and get goodies for the Jeep!
I do have a small collection of die-cast and other toy Jeeps that I display on a shelf in my study. I'd like to keep that going since it is a serious interest of mine. It's a Jeep thing that my wife doesn't understand.
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Post by ebtek on May 23, 2007 23:14:56 GMT -5
I started collecting hotwheels with my son. Have a few thousand. I also started collecting these rock knives and spear heads that I found out in the desert. Well, my wife got mad at me on day and threw, yes, threw them away. Have one left in a shadow box. Maybe I'll put in on ebay.
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Post by sylvanis on May 26, 2007 15:08:15 GMT -5
I collect money to feed the gas tank.......
Really, I don't collect much any more. I've got like 2000 comic books and have stopped purchasing them and my wife collects partylite candles. Why she never burns them is beyond me.
Oh and last night we just collected another dog....off track racing greyhound. We'll see if she likes off roading soon enough.
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Post by wanderer1951 on May 28, 2007 11:43:06 GMT -5
I have a zippo lighter collection.. small collection about 30 lighters..We also collect M&M dispensers..like was said earlier.. things do get cluttered up with all of them
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Post by 07blacksahara on May 30, 2007 9:11:24 GMT -5
Swiss Army knives(Victorinox only), mag lights, zippo's, die cast vehicles, tools.
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Post by johncub on May 30, 2007 9:27:48 GMT -5
I think I ended up collecting bicycles and old computer parts. I'm not sure how it happened.
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