I love to collect things that are mostly not popular. Music - I have always been avid music buyer and what I find desirable would not be the norm- for me that makes it all the more desirable and personalized. Since childhood I have been scooping up lp, cd's etc but unlike most serious collectors I do not buy with an eye at future gains. For me, finding that bootleg Mott the Hoople lp is better than someone else finding a rare Led Zep bootleg. I could go on and with music collecting but this is really just an example of what I look for. BTW, if you can find the Gene Clarke rerelease of 'No Other' (I think LJ would agree), snap it up. My next collectable obsession was/is guitars and amplifiers. Contrarian I am, no (or only a few) Gibsons and Marshalls for me. I have always loved the lesser knowns such as Hagstrom, Framus, Univox, Vox, and in particular some of the maligned 70's knock-offs like the Ibanez Les Paul (many of which are better than todays Gibson Les Pauls).Though hardly looked down upon, give me a Hiwatt or a Vox over a Marshall any day, Better yet give me an Alamo amp (made in San Antonio in the 60's) or even the Sears tube amplifiers (which Jack White of the White Stripes uses) or a Sound City amplifier. I could go on and on. Finally, since I know longer play professionaly I have stopped collecting musical instruments and replaced my obsession with wristwatches.Sure, I'd be glad to own a Rolex or Tag, but the watches that turn me on are the lesser knowns. While not exactly distinguished I have developed a great fondness for Helbros (probably. I just like the name). I have a 60's 'Invincible' that I cherrish, yet it's barely worth $200. Some other very cool wathches are Zeniths, Hamiltons and yes I have a strange liking for some of the old Bulovas. Many of these watches can be had for a fraction of a Rolex (BTW, I actually broke down and bought an Omega Sea Master some time back because it was so cool). Truth to tell, I have a drawer fool of watches I have bought over the years at $25 or less. They all had something unique that appealed to me and now my main problem is keeping them all running with new batteries or in the case of the automatics, wearing them often enough to keep the gears turning and well oiled. So, what are you collecting?
Used to be I'd buy anything that said, OCCUPIED JAPAN, mostly little trinkit things that serve no purpose. Toothpick holders and such. I am a grown man mind you... oh and nice tequila. I just got Tonala and Don Julio in Mexico the last week.
Luckily I could not find a photo of this guys collection. Snot collection http://www.ncbuy.com/news/2004-12-31/1011451.html LONDON (Wireless Flash) -- A London artist who collected mucus from his nose for two years and displayed the resulting ball of snot at four separate art exhibitions is now ready to part with his prized possession -- to the tune of roughly $20,000. James Robert Ford's brussels sprout-sized "Bogey Ball" now rests in a glass case on a shelf in his apartment, but he is seeking an art collector to take possession of it. He wants no less than 10,000 British pounds for the mucus blob, explaining that each booger is a part of his body and it would be impossible for anyone to replicate. In Ford's words, "It's a physical record of all the different places I have been and people I've met." So far, the artist has only received offers in the 100-to-500-pound range, but he says his snot is worth much more than that. His desired price breaks down to roughly 10 pounds per piece of mucus -- or about $18 U.S. How does Ford feel about parting with his notorious piece of art? He says, "It will be hard to let go, but at the same time, it's hard not to have any money."
I'm sewing a suit of human flesh. I'm not sure if that's "collecting" as much as just a general hobby, like mountain biking or stalking a celebrity.
Good catch - I didn't think anyone would notice. I didn't forget, I just felt compelled to leave my one-line response as just that - one line. Congratulations! You've just won a brand new Chrysler Cordoba and you can pick it up at Morty's office. -- droxford
