Saw a post like this on Reddit once and I thought some of the responses were quite interesting.
I collect all sorts of stuff from vinyl records and vintage game consoles to Harley-Davidson dealer t-shirts.
I’m curious about what some of you guys collect, the weirder the better :D
I collect mint condition unplayed steam games
Nice! Me too.
I like Watches. The problem is I’m basically working minimum wage job and have two kids to feed, so I have to be pretty careful about what I buy.
My most expensive watch was £300, and I’ve got a few more in the £150+ range. Not exactly a Rolex, but I like how they look on my wrist and I like how they make me feel like maybe I do have some part of my life together.
The brand doesn’t matter at all as long as wearing it makes you feel good. Especially with watches where certain models can just be so ridiculously expensive sometimes less is really more I think.
What’s your favourite time piece in your collection so far?
I’ve got this absolutely gorgeous Orient Kamuso thats got a green face and it looks and feels amazing on my wrist. That one cost me £220 iirc.
On the other end of I’ve got this Timex Weekender that’s super cheap (like £40) that’s an absolutely stunning watch for the money. Great nightlight too. Just a shame about the rather loud ticking.
The Weekender looks really nice, just a no-thrills classic watch face. I rather like that.
Super versatile too. I’ve got a few NATO straps for it and I change it up whenever I feel like it.
Me too! My most expensive was in the £300 range as well, I’m currently rocking a Steeldive “Captain Willard” homage (I think the model is a 1972) I absolutely love it. I have no interest in spending thousands on a watch even if I could.
I collect records and general music memorabilia (posters, stickers etc…) I also collect matchbooks from cool bars I go to when traveling
Nice, how many records do you have? I’ve got a few band posters/stickers as well, mostly the freebies that came with records.
Last count it was around 200 or so
That’s massive… If you had to pick a favourite, what would it be and why?
Had to think about that one. I’d say the one that means the most to me is an original pressing of Hüsker Dü’s Metal Circus. My wife got it for me as a gift and it’s such a great album and it means even more coming from her.
I’ll have to give that one a listen then!
Edit: It’s pretty good as far as 80s metal goes I think. I quite like it!
figures and plushies! i love my small collection, every one feels special. any merch for my hobbies is great too
Plushies are great, I have a couple as well
Bonsai trees
Wow, really? That’s awesome. How many do you have?
i collect seashells
I collect Star Wars cards through the Topps app. I only started doing it in May, but it’s quite fun collecting and trading with others.
Takes me back to my childhood of collecting football stickers and Pokémon cards. 😄
I started with the Topps Star Wars card app. Then I expanded to the Topps NHL Skate app and Topps Disney app as well. It’s fun putting together trades and collecting sets of your favorite characters and players
I’ve thought about trying the Disney and Marvel apps as well. But then I’d be spending too much time and money on it.
If I limit myself to the one app, it’s not too bad.
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Websites.
Three questions: How many e-mail addresses do you have and how do you determine which one to use for which website?
How many Spam e-mails do you receive each day?
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When signing up, do you use real information at all?
This is way more interesting to me than I would’ve thought.
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How often is your data stolen?
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Music. Gimme all your albums.
Physical or Digital?
Both! Whatever I can get my hands on.
Which genre do you prefer?
Alternative or opera. Haha. The two extremes.
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Oh thank you! I don’t have either a DVD or CD player though anymore, it’s either vinyl or digital.
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Christmas ornaments. Any time I visit a “destination” I get a christmas ornament as a souvenir. It’s nice at christmas to look at the tree and spark memories of travel.
That’s a really neat idea
Enamel pins. Some are really cool artist made ones that were done in 2-3 variants and maybe only 25 of one variant were even produced. Those are difficult to come by when released and gain value usually 30 days after their release date. But I also have a bunch of just smaller ones I pick up here and there. They’re just neat
I thought about getting some cool ones for a battle jacket I wanted to make.
It’s impressive how detailed and colourful they can get for their size.
Very small glass bottles. The smaller the better. Bonus points if it’s an unusual shape. I have a lot of them and didn’t even try hard, people around me see a small bottle and automatically bring it to me.
I can see the appeal, my mum used to collect these tiny (glass) bottles of alcohol that you get near the cash registers in supermarkets (in Europe at least). I pretty much inhereted them when she wanted to throw them out, I even still have them and some are really cool looking.
As far as non-alcoholic beverages go, the small pear-shaped Orangina bottles are pretty cool but I’m sure you’ve got a million of those lol
What’s your favourite bottle in your collection? Do you also keep unopened bottles sealed or do you drain/drink whatever’s inside first?
Oh yea! My collection started with those little alcohol bottles. They’re so joyful! Unfortunately my ex threw them out when we broke up so I had to start all over. This time I decided to keep an open mind and accept all kind of bottles.
My pride is a vintage bottle of boonekamp. Found it in a flea market. The seller told me it was at least 50 year old. I also love old things so… it cost me something like 2 bucks back then. It was open but had a little bit of alcohol left. The second is a extra small tabasco bottle, holds only 0.7 ml! That one is sealed.
I don’t have a standard really, if it’s something enjoyable then it’s long gone. Jack Daniels & absolut, grey goose bottles all emptied during weak moments lol. If it’s something like a herb oil or tabasco I keep it sealed. I appreciate the bottle more than what’s inside anyways so.
Do you keep yours sealed? Got a favourite one?
I have to say it’s been a while since I last looked at them and I’m not even sure where they are… but I kept them pretty much sealed, the alcohol has long vapourised out of most of them anyway. There’s one I quite like, I don’t know what beverage it held originally but it’s like a tiny wine bottle with a small basket around it that goes around the whole bottle.
I can’t describe it very well but hopefully you know what I mean.
I think I know what you mean. I’ve never seen a miniature wine bottle, let alone one with its own basket. Sounds super cool. So cool that I’ll try to buy one online. Thanks for that!
do you have a klein bottle?
Nope, it’d be a great piece though! Do you?
I don’t, but if I found a store that shipped to Brazil, and had a reasonable price, I would buy it
I don’t really collect any one thing in particular, but I do have small collections of videogames and books.
I guess I’ve got a multiple mouse plushies. Not sure if I have enough to call it a collection though!
A small collection is still a collection :D What kind of videogames, just one platform/time period or all over the place?
Mostly PS4 and Switch games. Although I did buy a PS3 the other year and I’m gradually building up a collection of classics! I also have some Gameboy, GBA and DS games (but no cases unfortunately). What vintage consoles/games do you have?
I pretty much grew up with PS3 and Wii games and I still have a lot of PS3 games (only rivaled by my Xbox One collection), the Wii games were pretty much all lost along the way unfortunately. When it comes to vintage stuff I’ve got a PS2 (mostly to play Silent Hill 2, 3 and 4 on), a PS1 (Silent Hill 1), a Gameboy Color that’s pretty much mint in box with some also mint Pokémon games I rarely play and a Nintendo 64 (European Pokémon edition) for which I have yet to buy any games.
I also have a few GameCube games but unfortunately no GameCube.
I sadly sold most of my Wii stuff a number of years back. And prior to that I’d traded my PS2 in to get the Wii when it came out.
Main reason I got a PS3 was to play MGS4 and the other Metal Gear games. I’m happy to emulate anything else that I can get to run.
Sounds like you’ve got a decent collection! Hopefully you can find a Gamecube at some point (are they expensive nowadays?)
are they expensive nowadays?
Depends on the condition but they can get pretty pricey (at least here in Germany).
I have a small collection of art books and tarot decks
I don’t really collect physical objects as such. Until a few years ago I used to collect/buy books, but for a long time I ran out of space. There are probably 600-700 books in my bookcase and another 2 small trunks filled with books. Then there are further two cabinets filled with my study books. Now that I have run out of space, I am collecting epubs and pdfs on my laptop and phone.
