Other things that we here collect

[chaddurbin]

more of a hobby.

old navitimer for the air:



handwind for the sea:



portuguese, for the old sailor in you:

[E93]

Quan,
Those are nice. I like the IWC.
JimB

[E93]

Tibetan manuscripts
Tibetan painted scrolls (thangkas)
vinyl records (especially jazz and all sorts of rock that I like)
I have a large collection of Grateful Dead live shows in various formats, mostly DAT
JimB

A Tibetan thangka painting of the 17 Pandits of Nalanda Monastery


Sample page from a 19th century Tibetan manuscript of a famous text known at The 100,000 Songs of Milarepa. Pages are about 4" x 20" so it would not all fit on my scanner.

[queencitysportscards]

Can't go wrong with Breitling!!

[CobbSpikedMe]

My 7 year old daughter and I collect those elongated pressed pennies from places that we visit. We have one collector's album full of them now and are on our second album. She loves turning the crank to squeeze the pennies out.

Other than that, I have my old stamp collection from when I was a kid, but I don't persue them any longer.

AndyH


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[cyseymour]

Originally Posted by E93

Tibetan manuscripts
Tibetan painted scrolls (thangkas)
vinyl records (especially jazz and all sorts of rock that I like)
I have a large collection of Grateful Dead live shows in various formats, mostly DAT
JimB

Sounds awesome. Good taste.

[ibuysportsephemera]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

more of a hobby.

old navitimer for the air:



handwind for the sea:



portuguese, for the old sailor in you:

Good taste, nice collection.

[oldirtyfishkilla]

I collect anything from Brodie Mountain (former ski resort in Mass that I worked at), some Mafia memorabilia/historical items, Negro League items.

[r2678]

I'm a semi-retired coin dealer and it's great to see the coins and currency posted. For me, I collect Maude Adams, a turn-of-the-century stage actress. She was America's first Peter Pan and the inspiration for Jane Seymour's time travel movie "Somewhere in Time." But I collect her just because I find her attractive.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by r2678

I'm a semi-retired coin dealer and it's great to see the coins and currency posted. For me, I collect Maude Adams, a turn-of-the-century stage actress. She was America's first Peter Pan and the inspiration for Jane Seymour's time travel movie "Somewhere in Time." But I collect her just because I find her attractive.

For a long time I just assumed that Sarah Bernhardt was the inspiration for that movie. That got me interested in her, and I added her to my 'must find' autograph list. Ended up picking up two at the same time, including a signed Nadar cabinet.

You have good taste - to me, Maude Adams was one of the most beautiful celebrities of that period.

[r2678]

Scott - She was a popular actress. They even made a full size solid gold statue of her. Signed cabinets are great. I've seen some sell for hundreds of dollars.

Years ago I attended a book fair where I purchased over 100 turn-of-the-century tobacco actress cards. While thumbing through them, I saw the usual assortment of overweight women in tights or other unusual costumes. Then suddenly this card appeared and I was smitten. That was the start of my collection.

[bravesfan22]

Toy Tractors
Starting Lineup figures of my favorite players
Rusty Wallace 1:64th scale Die cast cars
Vinyl and t shirts from my favorite bands

[sb1]

a very good movie I must agree.

Originally Posted by r2678

I'm a semi-retired coin dealer and it's great to see the coins and currency posted. For me, I collect Maude Adams, a turn-of-the-century stage actress. She was America's first Peter Pan and the inspiration for Jane Seymour's time travel movie "Somewhere in Time." But I collect her just because I find her attractive.

[Rob D.]

Baseballs autographed by unsuccessful presidential candidates and their wives.

[dodgerfanjohn]

-Anything Simpsons. I have a complete master collection of Playmates Simpsons line from a few years back. Easily the coolest toys ever. Value is nonexistant except for a handful of figures that are difficult to find.

-Pallisades Muppets line. Nearly a master set but I'm missing one collectors club figure...I can't stand Gonzo and they put out one too many Gonzo figs. So I'm missing that fig and also the ultra rare Kermit and Piggy wedding set. It was a freebie giveaway to the guest at the wedding of one of Palisades VP's and thats the only way you could ever get it. And I'm not forking over $350+ for a figure(was selling at over $900 at one point). Still many of the exclusives were limited to 250-1000 figures and a few of the later items are very difficult to get. So lots of figures or sets that sell currently on ebay in the $50-300 range. Not that I'd ever sell, not to mention that I opened lots of stuff(though not the exclusives or variants).

-McFarlane Sportspicks...I love these and probably have 100 or more.







Price on these has gone up to where they are now an untenable $15 plus tax at TRU, but fortunately greed is not lost on the dealers at Frank and Sons and so many of them crack case after case looking for that big insert variant score. And they sell off the rest at $8-9 each with no tax. Thrilled to have somewhere local to buy my favorite players as even Dodgers and other hometown teams seem to have no markup.

[rjackson44]

Vintage toys love them

[Jayjones82]

Historical/Political autographs and memorabilia. Currently own a Napoleon, George III, Trotsky, Gagarin, Neil Armstrong, James Madison, Monroe, Jefferson Davis, and some other autos. Have owned a Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, as well. I'm slowly building a Signers of the Declaration auto collection (currently, I have 5 of the 55..it'll take a while). Also, I just acquired a service testament of Sergeant Major George Wiley of the 1st VA Regiment. He served under Washington at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777 and is an ancestor of mine...I'm proud of that one.