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I for instance have an old '52 AMI jukebox for 45 RPM vinyl, so that's what we collect: vinyl :)
Everybody seems to be collecting something; bath ducks, comics, sports memorabilia, anything with elephants... What do you collect? What is the Holy Grail you're chasing after for your collection? What acquired piece are you the most proud of?
 
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I collect money, unintentionally a lot of the time. Have Mongolian togrogs, Russian rubles, HK dollars, Macao patakas, Singapore dollars, Malaysia ringits, Taiwan dollars, Euros, British pounds, buttons, leaves, and some pieces of paper with a picture of Mao Zedong on them
 
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I might have some Norwegian kroner and US dollars laying around, if you ever need any ;)
 
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I might have some Norwegian kroner and US dollars laying around, if you ever need any ;)
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Yes, please. :)

But to answer this thread's question: I was a bit of a videogame collector. But now, I've sold my collection. I had to pay the bills somehow. I may start again one day. And I still have a Bahamian dollar from a school trip almost 20 years ago.
 
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Cool, what kind of games?
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Typically, games with higher value are role playing games and other unique titles: such as the Shin Megami Tensei series. Especially if they are limited editions that come in box sets with extras.

But the holy grail of videogames when it comes to monetary value is probably Nintendo World Championships for the NES. Those cartridges can easily go for thousands of U.S. dollars. Especially the gold versions. I wish I had one myself. They are very rare.
 
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I still have European coins from the '80s and early '90s...

I'm not a collector, just happened to not spend it all.
 
I know. I had some Israeli coins from the late'80s which were useless in the early '90s... Funny, huh?
 
I collected stamps as a teen and young adult. I got out of the stamp business in the mid eighties. I sold off my stamps and was fortunate enough to recoup my investment. I was fortunate to have sheets of commemorative stamps of the 1980 Summer Olympics (issued and then recalled due to the US boycott of the Olympics) and used those sheets to force a dealer to buy all of my stamps at face value. Stamps.... not a wise investment. I still have a single stamp of everything the US printed from the early teens until the 80's. Most are worthless unless you want to mail something... a few have value.

I love music and have always purchased heavily in the stuff I like. The brunt of my collection is 12 inch vinyl though I have a few hundred 45s, a fair collection of 78s, and a couple of dozen Edisons. I have a bit over 500 gigs of mp3s though they are certainly not rare.

I also collect antique canes. Was a cheap hobby to begin with but they have increased in value a lot the last decade or so. Don't throw away those old canes you find in your gramps attic. If it's old... it has value.

If I were in the mood to start a new collection, I would look at the things that are becoming obsolete. Flint lighters would be a great thing to collect. Fountain pens another. Beer can openers... US made anything lol.
 
I don't intentionally collect anything, but lots of things tend to pile up, like books/graphic novels, CDs, video games and DVD/blu-rays. I've always been a big proponent of physical media, but I'm starting to see the advantage of digital media, this stuff takes up a lot of space lol.

Oh, and pennies. They seem to reproduce and I have no practical use for them, except filling up jars. :p
 
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I used to collect stuff. Lots of stuff. I still have this fascination with vintage kitchen gadgets and small appliances... but only if they are still in good working order. I have some really nice Star Wars stuff like this original Revenge of the Jedi movie poster... and most of it will be sold in 2027 when Star Wars turns 50.

That said, I've pretty much run out of space (and interest) in most of it as I transition to a new stage of life. So I'll be unloading a lot of stuff. I have nearly $500 in star notes (U.S. paper currency with a star in the serial number) that I'm selling right now. Suddenly life's just too short to spend it amassing a bunch of stuff.

BTW, the poster is something I consider heirloom-quality and will remain in the family as long as they can stand to keep it.

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I don't intentionally collect anything, but lots of things tend to pile up, like books/graphic novels, CDs, video games and DVD/blu-rays. I've always been a big proponent of physical media, but I'm starting to see the advantage of digital media, this stuff takes up a lot of space lol.

Oh, and pennies. They seem to reproduce and I have no practical use for them, except filling up jars. :p
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Pennies are like rabbits. Any time you get 2 or more of them they reproduce.
 
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