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Sheep-Goats posted:Grandpa had a Henry rifle with documentation of every sale going back to Sitting Bull (I think it was Sitting Bull, it may have been another really famous chief), who was the original owner, which a museum made an offer on after he died but which a private collector paid a lot more for. He had a bunch of other nice old west weapons, some with ammo, but that was the crown jewel as far as I'm concerned. Would have been cooler if your great great great grandpa murdered an innocent indian and took it. My ww2 collection started after acquiring the family heirloom Luftwaffe bayonets and Hitler youth knifes my great uncle ganked from some stupid dead idiots. Henry rifles are pretty sweet though. I shot a replica and didn't approve of the aesthetics the manufacturer slapped on it, but it was fun to blow targets up with.
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That reminds me, I decided to start collecting coins when I was a kid, but I had very little money so once every few days I would have my parents take me to the bank where I would get $5 worth of pennies and search through them all to find any valuable ones and then I would cash back in those pennies and do it all over again. I think I only ever kept one penny. A 1969 Seattle penny that was worth like 25 cents....
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Dec 17, 2015 05:04
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I collect records and horror movies, and pathetically combine the two interests by also collecting horror soundtrack albums. Also books.
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Dec 17, 2015 05:18
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jet sanchEz posted:Old race bikes I have two road bikes, and two mountain bikes, but they aren't really a collection. There is one bicycle that I want purely because of sentimental value (irrational) which is pretty much the motivation for collecting anything. A 1983 Centurion Turbo. I bought one in January of 1983 when I was seventeen, and I only had it until early May, when I took a corner too fast and hit an oncoming car. I dislocated my shoulder, and the bicycle's frame was destroyed. A couple of years ago, when I had a few bucks to spare, I was actively looking for one; I no longer have the money so I'm not now. The day I got that bicycle was the happiest day of my life. When I wrecked it, I mourned it like a lost friend (it took me over a year to get another decent road bike). Like this, except a 63 CM with the seat post at the limit line, standard pedals, and white Benotto Cello tape. 
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Dec 17, 2015 05:26
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I'm a miser who never posts anywhere else so I very much enjoyed the completely unprovoked "assuming direct control" just dropped once in the first and second page. (I haven't played mass effect either)
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Dec 17, 2015 05:29
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Your Dead Gay Son posted:I'm a miser who never posts anywhere else so I very much enjoyed the completely unprovoked "assuming direct control" just dropped once in the first and second page. (I haven't played mass effect either) Yw
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Dec 17, 2015 05:31
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Mariana Horchata posted:i got a nazi coin out of a supermarket self checkout a few years back, still got it too  nice find! Dave_Indeed posted:Would have been cooler if your great great great grandpa murdered an innocent indian and took it. My ww2 collection started after acquiring the family heirloom Luftwaffe bayonets and Hitler youth knifes my great uncle ganked from some stupid dead idiots. my grandpa also gave me a nazi bayonet. never told me were he got it, just said "hide it under your shirt when you take it out of here, and if grandma sees it dont tell her it was mine!"
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Dec 17, 2015 05:34
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Rutibex posted:do you have a crystal skull vodka? have you seen dan aykroyds video about it where he talks for like an hour about how the crystal skulls really were created by aliens? also no King of Bees posted:Yep. Lots of people do that. Any interesting finds, favorites? i got a bunch of amari those are prob my faves after whiskey. i really like Amaro Lucano its better on its own than say Averna or Ramazzotti imo. also they just rereleased Suze (a french gentian liqueur) using the original formula thats actually quite bitter instead of sweet and you should check it out if you like campari and want something even more interesting. 
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Dec 17, 2015 10:49
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Old business machines. My daily use desk calculator is a Burroughs Direct Adder from some time in the 20's. I have check-writers, Addometers, Olivetti multi-summa electrics, Burroughs printing adders. I have two log-log-deci-trig slide rules. Two Victor Comptometers, a Commodore electric adder, and numerous adders that I can't remember the name of. I've got a Brandt Automatic Cashier from the teens that makes change like a motherfucker. It has keys for breaking coins so you can break anything from a nickle to a dollar along with anything in between. It's slick as hell and reliable. The only thing is that it needs half dollars which are in short supply. It is a sickness. I've also just started restoring old axes for no reason. Collecting is a disease.
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Dec 17, 2015 12:28
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Dave_Indeed posted:Would have been cooler if your great great great grandpa murdered an innocent indian and took it. My ww2 collection started after acquiring the family heirloom Luftwaffe bayonets and Hitler youth knifes my great uncle ganked from some stupid dead idiots. My other grandpa took a luger and an arm band off a dead nazi in France. My brother has those.
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Dec 17, 2015 13:57
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Mariana Horchata posted:i got a nazi coin out of a supermarket self checkout a few years back, still got it too Where?
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red_dirt posted:Where? nazi germany, obviously
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Dec 18, 2015 02:46
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I buy a lot of blurays, especially criterion collection ones
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Dec 18, 2015 04:02
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Mad Monk posted:Nope they're insulators, used on old telegraph poles, usually found along railroads. Most of them are broken from people shooting at them but they are one of the weird things in the world people collect. The most expensive one is worth about 25k. Wait these are worth money? There are a few hundred of them (or more) buried in the back yard of my old house which was built on an old factory site. I found them digging a hole to move a fence.
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Dec 18, 2015 04:11
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Return Of JimmyJars posted:Wait these are worth money? There are a few hundred of them (or more) buried in the back yard of my old house which was built on an old factory site. I found them digging a hole to move a fence. You're rich!
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Dec 18, 2015 04:12
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i have a shelf full of the dignity of mine enemies
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Dec 18, 2015 04:14
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Hector Beerlioz posted:You're rich! I sold the house like 6 months ago. I looked the glass insulators up on eBay and didn't see anything worth more than a few dollars so I just left them alone. Is there some sort of glass insulator collector forum?
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Dec 18, 2015 04:14
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Repo Man posted:I have two road bikes, and two mountain bikes, but they aren't really a collection. There is one bicycle that I want purely because of sentimental value (irrational) which is pretty much the motivation for collecting anything. A 1983 Centurion Turbo. I bought one in January of 1983 when I was seventeen, and I only had it until early May, when I took a corner too fast and hit an oncoming car. I dislocated my shoulder, and the bicycle's frame was destroyed. A couple of years ago, when I had a few bucks to spare, I was actively looking for one; I no longer have the money so I'm not now. The day I got that bicycle was the happiest day of my life. When I wrecked it, I mourned it like a lost friend (it took me over a year to get another decent road bike). cool I hope you find one
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Dec 18, 2015 13:35
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I wish my backyard was loaded with collectable industrial waste. 
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Dec 18, 2015 13:41
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I spend an absurd amount of money on tiki mugs and I couldn't explain the appeal to anyone you likes what you likes
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Dec 18, 2015 13:49
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Return Of JimmyJars posted:Wait these are worth money? There are a few hundred of them (or more) buried in the back yard of my old house which was built on an old factory site. I found them digging a hole to move a fence. Yes, there are some serious collectors out there. There are price guides available http://www.insulatorpriceguide.com/
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Dec 18, 2015 13:54
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Sperglord Firecock posted:i collect vaporwave hell yeah and 2007 bloghouse ftw
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Dec 18, 2015 13:57
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I collect tea cups but also drink tea from them check out my tea cup Tumbler.
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ghostter posted:i want to start a collection of something but i don't like anything. A collection of things you don't like.
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