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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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For me it's Stephen King novels - around two thirds of what I own of them are my step dad's vintage paperbacks, a couple were birthday presents and I'm currently picking up odd ones that I'm missing in secondhand shops.
My favourite is my 1986 5th edition hardback of It.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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It used to be star wars stuff amongst other sci go and fantasy bits, as well as football memorabilia.
But my Terry Pratchett novels and discworld related graphic novels and books are pretty much the only collection that I have really kept, maintained and still re-read. |
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"It used to be star wars stuff amongst other sci go and fantasy bits, as well as football memorabilia.
But my Terry Pratchett novels and discworld related graphic novels and books are pretty much the only collection that I have really kept, maintained and still re-read."
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"It used to be star wars stuff amongst other sci go and fantasy bits, as well as football memorabilia.
But my Terry Pratchett novels and discworld related graphic novels and books are pretty much the only collection that I have really kept, maintained and still re-read."
Pretty much what I was about to say almost word for word |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"It used to be star wars stuff amongst other sci go and fantasy bits, as well as football memorabilia.
But my Terry Pratchett novels and discworld related graphic novels and books are pretty much the only collection that I have really kept, maintained and still re-read.
Pretty much what I was about to say almost word for word "
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Books and more books
Koonz
King
McCarthy
George RR Martin
Hassell
And many more casual reads from Just William to classics.
My spare room is a big cluttery mess of books walking sticks (inherited them) and RAF memorabilia from my Grandad. And it all smells wonderful. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Trainers.way too many
Yep, me too. I know they are made by Malaysian 4 year olds who get paid a £1, but I can't resist Adidas originals
Oooooh I also collect Nike Air and New Balance trainers. "
New balance for me.have nearly every colour going |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I could quite easily have a room full of the POP vinyl bobblehead things though. Only Darth Vader at the mo.
Hahaha pic coming to your inbox.
PTU xxx
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Shhhh that's out of my soon to be uploaded collection. Xx |
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"Nuthing
My flat is not big enuff
I do have a fue modall ships thow  "
I had a go a few times with Airfix models and the biggest one I had was a flagship from around the time of the victory the name of the ship began with R i was,nt sure if it was the Reliance I,ve not googled it but applying the glue was a act of genious to not get it everywhere it was thee hardness thing to do I managed to make a supermarine spitfire once.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Bring it on Miss Honey 
I feel like this is a dare....is it a dare? 
More of a challenge I'd say, choose your weapon 
Oh sweet boy, I love me a challenge.
We will be told off for flirting now "
No but Estella and Jim have competition for the get a room award |
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"Bring it on Miss Honey
I feel like this is a dare....is it a dare?
More of a challenge I'd say, choose your weapon
Oh sweet boy, I love me a challenge.
We will be told off for flirting now
No but Estella and Jim have competition for the get a room award "
I second placed last year. I don't do silver.
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"Trainers.way too many
Yep, me too. I know they are made by Malaysian 4 year olds who get paid a £1, but I can't resist Adidas originals
Oooooh I also collect Nike Air and New Balance trainers.
New balance for me.have nearly every colour going"
I get them from Gibraltar when I visit my family. They somehow manage to get rare/weird colours direct for a about £30 a pair. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Stones....pebbles. What catches my eye? Texture, shape, colour. Each has a story for me from a location I've been to somewhere on this planet. I've collection from diferent countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, America, Canada and Iceland. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Bring it on Miss Honey
I feel like this is a dare....is it a dare?
More of a challenge I'd say, choose your weapon
Oh sweet boy, I love me a challenge.
We will be told off for flirting now
No but Estella and Jim have competition for the get a room award
I second placed last year. I don't do silver.
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You were never going to beat joe |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"we collect old Singer sewing machines,
from a 1902 hand crank one a foot treadle one from 1923 and some 1950s ones.
all in full working order "
Waaaahaaaayyyy!
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"Bring it on Miss Honey
I feel like this is a dare....is it a dare?
More of a challenge I'd say, choose your weapon
Oh sweet boy, I love me a challenge.
We will be told off for flirting now
No but Estella and Jim have competition for the get a room award
I second placed last year. I don't do silver.
You were never going to beat joe "
This year maybe. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Bring it on Miss Honey
I feel like this is a dare....is it a dare?
More of a challenge I'd say, choose your weapon
Oh sweet boy, I love me a challenge.
We will be told off for flirting now
No but Estella and Jim have competition for the get a room award
I second placed last year. I don't do silver.
You were never going to beat joe
This year maybe."
Unlikely. |
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"Bring it on Miss Honey
I feel like this is a dare....is it a dare?
More of a challenge I'd say, choose your weapon
Oh sweet boy, I love me a challenge.
We will be told off for flirting now
No but Estella and Jim have competition for the get a room award
I second placed last year. I don't do silver.
You were never going to beat joe
This year maybe.
Unlikely. "
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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on a serious note,,,art,,im lucky I paint,,and am reasonably collectable so have swapped with some really fabulous artsis over the years and have built up a good collection,,i love em |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Bring it on Miss Honey
I feel like this is a dare....is it a dare?
More of a challenge I'd say, choose your weapon
Oh sweet boy, I love me a challenge.
We will be told off for flirting now
No but Estella and Jim have competition for the get a room award
I second placed last year. I don't do silver.
You were never going to beat joe
This year maybe.
Unlikely. "
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"we collect old Singer sewing machines,
from a 1902 hand crank one a foot treadle one from 1923 and some 1950s ones.
all in full working order "
what period did the foot treadle one,s last till or were made till we had a singer with a foot treadle it was a big machine and weighed a lot ... have you seen the collection of singer sewing machines on display as you enter the bull ring shopping centre in birmingham there behind glass on the left handside as you look up there are quite a number on show probably 1950,s and since I,m sure some were painted in gold paint from the normal black there may have been other colours to. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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im slowly getting rid of stuff but the kids started buying me those porcelein ornamental bells when they went away with friends or grandparents - got way too many now and theyve been banned from getting any more - but the odd one appears from time to time as a joke |
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"we collect old Singer sewing machines,
from a 1902 hand crank one a foot treadle one from 1923 and some 1950s ones.
all in full working order what period did the foot treadle one,s last till or were made till we had a singer with a foot treadle it was a big machine and weighed a lot ... have you seen the collection of singer sewing machines on display as you enter the bull ring shopping centre in birmingham there behind glass on the left handside as you look up there are quite a number on show probably 1950,s and since I,m sure some were painted in gold paint from the normal black there may have been other colours to."
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By *dy-ukTV/TS
over a year ago
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"Five pound notes - I cash them in in March every year and that usually covers my council tax and car insurance for the year ahead.... "
Thought I was only one that did that.
I only started when the new ones came out, saved my first, then my second, then decided to save them. Now have OCD
Every £5 nite given me, I've had to put in a different pocket and save it. I still have every one, ever placed in my hands :D |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"Five pound notes - I cash them in in March every year and that usually covers my council tax and car insurance for the year ahead....
Thought I was only one that did that.
I only started when the new ones came out, saved my first, then my second, then decided to save them. Now have OCD
Every £5 nite given me, I've had to put in a different pocket and save it. I still have every one, ever placed in my hands :D "
Have you checked the serial numbers? Do you put them in order?
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By *dy-ukTV/TS
over a year ago
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"Five pound notes - I cash them in in March every year and that usually covers my council tax and car insurance for the year ahead....
Thought I was only one that did that.
I only started when the new ones came out, saved my first, then my second, then decided to save them. Now have OCD
Every £5 nite given me, I've had to put in a different pocket and save it. I still have every one, ever placed in my hands :D
Have you checked the serial numbers? Do you put them in order?
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I looked and checked serial numbers to start with but got bored, never thought they were worth more.
I haven't put them in order....yet. LoL |
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"on a serious note,,,art,,im lucky I paint,,and am reasonably collectable so have swapped with some really fabulous artsis over the years and have built up a good collection,,i love em"
I had a small water colour restored a few years back most likely a contemporary artist but he belonged to a school of local artists perhaps around late 1940,s early 1950,s not perfect condition for a collector but still a nice picture and pleased I had it restored the brush strokes have added some skillful application to the picture which I never saw before.
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"we collect old Singer sewing machines,
from a 1902 hand crank one a foot treadle one from 1923 and some 1950s ones.
all in full working order what period did the foot treadle one,s last till or were made till we had a singer with a foot treadle it was a big machine and weighed a lot ... have you seen the collection of singer sewing machines on display as you enter the bull ring shopping centre in birmingham there behind glass on the left handside as you look up there are quite a number on show probably 1950,s and since I,m sure some were painted in gold paint from the normal black there may have been other colours to.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I collect rocks.
My dream is to have a beautiful wooden library and decorate it with my rock collection."
Did you write that strongly worded letter to the museum in the end?
I've never seen anyone so furious.
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"I collect rocks.
My dream is to have a beautiful wooden library and decorate it with my rock collection."
The two materials complement each other.
I've got a rock (well, stones) collection but I've stopped adding to it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I collect rocks.
My dream is to have a beautiful wooden library and decorate it with my rock collection.
Did you write that strongly worded letter to the museum in the end?
I've never seen anyone so furious.
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Not yet. But I was there again today and it has compounded my anger just seeing it again.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Wolverine Unleashed comic's but I got them all now so at moment A4 photo frames to display all the comic's.
Are they any artists on fab who draw or paint for money as I would be very interested. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Five pound notes - I cash them in in March every year and that usually covers my council tax and car insurance for the year ahead....
Thought I was only one that did that.
I only started when the new ones came out, saved my first, then my second, then decided to save them. Now have OCD
Every £5 nite given me, I've had to put in a different pocket and save it. I still have every one, ever placed in my hands :D
Have you checked the serial numbers? Do you put them in order?
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I do. Yes, I know - very sad. Just counted 36 of the little green buggers but I don't think a single one of them, is worth more than face value.
As for 'actual' collections: Old coins, model railway stuff and r/c model aircraft. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I collect Tolkien memorabilia.
I've always been a huge fan of Tolkien since before I can even remember and his work has been a huge part of my life - in fact I don't know who I would be without the lessons behind his work, so I'm very passionate about that collection. |
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"Wolverine Unleashed comic's but I got them all now so at moment A4 photo frames to display all the comic's.
Are they any artists on fab who draw or paint for money as I would be very interested."
I've got a collection of around 10,000 comic books. I got Stan Lee to propose to my now wife for me Anyone out there who doesn't know who Stan Lee is will be found and shot |
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