Things you've kept that might be worth something now
Discussion
I still have a lot of toys in the loft that I’m hoping will be worth a bit one day: Star Wars stuff that’s all well used - Millennium Falcon and AT-AT with the boxes I think. Plenty of Matchbox cars and Micro Machines with the fold out city carry cases etc. I’ve a load of Britains farm toys all boxed as well and maybe an Amiga 1200 but I’m not sure on that.
eltax91 said:
Pristine GameBoy with several games. Boxed and like new. We moved house recently and nearly chucked it, but they are creeping up now, so it’s gone back in the loft I’m the new Place.
Off topic- but let me know how much you get if you decide to sell.My dad moved house after 30 years of living in the same place a few years ago. He asked me over to clear the attic, as I kept a lot of stuff there and I came across my old Gameboy.
It was bought back in circa 1992/3 for my birthday, and the box has been stored up there from the day after (the Gameboy stayed with me of course).
I stopped playing it when I got a PS1 (about 1996/7?) so my mum popped it back in the box (and then inside a large box) and had been in the attic since. Apart from a film of dust that cleaned off immediately, the boxes are in amazing condition. The Gameboy itself has some discoloration, but the screen is more or less perfect with no dead lines... impressive for a 25 year old console (albeit only actually used for 3 years!)
The black carry case hadn't fared so well as it wasn't stored in the chest with the Gameboy, the internal foam padding turning in to a gooey dust.
In 1969 my Dad was given a bottle of Investiture Bear for Prince Charles, he didn't drink so it stayed unopened, I then bought him a bottle of Charles Diana wedding brew, that was also unopened, came across them when he died in 1984, put them in cupboard and added a bottle of beer for the Andrew/Fergie wedding, Still got them unopened.
I’ve got a Hornby APT set that still works, in its original though somewhat tatty box. Leans round the corners too.
No idea if it’s worth owt - now off for a look...
Hmm, EBay says, no, not really. Oh well, might as well stay on top of the wardrobe
No idea if it’s worth owt - now off for a look...
Hmm, EBay says, no, not really. Oh well, might as well stay on top of the wardrobe
Edited by PomBstard on Tuesday 27th February 05:51
Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:
Not worth something yet, but I kept a limited edition 2012 Olympics Coca Cola bottle, unopened.
Hopefully worth something by the time it finds it's way in to the grand childrens hands in maybe 50 years.
I kept the entire volunteers uniform, including the trainers, cap etc and the unused, still in the box, Swatch watch. I am sure that I shall keep it till I'm dead and gone and the grandchildren will think.....meh, old stuff.Hopefully worth something by the time it finds it's way in to the grand childrens hands in maybe 50 years.
Watch goes for about £50 - £60 now but cant see it getting much better.
JM
Berw said:
In 1969 my Dad was given a bottle of Investiture Bear for Prince Charles, he didn't drink so it stayed unopened, I then bought him a bottle of Charles Diana wedding brew, that was also unopened, came across them when he died in 1984, put them in cupboard and added a bottle of beer for the Andrew/Fergie wedding, Still got them unopened.
Was it a present from the citizens of Warwick?Back when Airfix was French, I heard that they were going bust again. I thought - can't keep making a comeback so now's the time, and bought about 50 sealed boxed items to stash away. They're still up in the loft probably worth less than I paid for them.
Some specialist books do OK. I recently sold some Janos Wimpffen stuff at auction and obtained bids in excess of what they cost me 10 years ago. They were just gathering dust.
had ham said:
I've got an original U2 iPod, completely unused, which has been sat on a shelf in my study since I won it as a prize at a company away-day. Looked on google thanks to this thread, and it appears they go for $4k 
on Amazon. Time to get rid methinks!
The only worry there is the internal battery...do they expand like other LiPos can when they die? on Amazon. Time to get rid methinks!I've no idea - it looks fine. Inspired by this thread, I took it off the shelf and checked it over, looks fine, but somehow has a few light scratches on it...suspect that was the kids.
It is of no use/interest to me as I've never been into Apple iStuff, so it shall be sold at some point soon - as soon as I can find someone with an Ebay or Amazon account. I also have a Mk1 iPad from when they very first came out, in pristine condition. Never used that, either.
It sounds like I'm a Luddite - I'm not, just schooled on Microsoft and Android, so IOS never clicked with me.
It is of no use/interest to me as I've never been into Apple iStuff, so it shall be sold at some point soon - as soon as I can find someone with an Ebay or Amazon account. I also have a Mk1 iPad from when they very first came out, in pristine condition. Never used that, either.
It sounds like I'm a Luddite - I'm not, just schooled on Microsoft and Android, so IOS never clicked with me.
Random tat.
A shed load of vinyl, lots of 12” limited stuff, picture discs, white label, etc inc a gold Stone Roses Fools Gold (kind of sentimental and came from Eden - now presents/owns Celebs Go Dating).
A pair of Wayne Hemingway for Red or Dead clear Dr Martens. There’s is one boot in the Northampton shoe museum but not a pair. I contacted them last year about them and was given some links to people/fashion auction houses etc but never investigated further. I doubt they’re worth ‘sports car’ money. But far more than I paid for them in Camden many years ago.
Some odd things that were my Granny’s - enamelled powder compact, Victorian baby rattle. Alas no Only Fools and Horses pocket watch stuff. That I recall.
Oh. And an original copy of the bible. Which is nice.
A shed load of vinyl, lots of 12” limited stuff, picture discs, white label, etc inc a gold Stone Roses Fools Gold (kind of sentimental and came from Eden - now presents/owns Celebs Go Dating).
A pair of Wayne Hemingway for Red or Dead clear Dr Martens. There’s is one boot in the Northampton shoe museum but not a pair. I contacted them last year about them and was given some links to people/fashion auction houses etc but never investigated further. I doubt they’re worth ‘sports car’ money. But far more than I paid for them in Camden many years ago.
Some odd things that were my Granny’s - enamelled powder compact, Victorian baby rattle. Alas no Only Fools and Horses pocket watch stuff. That I recall.
Oh. And an original copy of the bible. Which is nice.
I picked up a copy of a climbing book 25 years ago or so. Read it a few times, left it on the shelf. Then a few years back I found out that somebody accidentally destroyed all the master plates and so it's become rather collectible. It's never going to make me rich, but it's apparently worth a few beer tokens these days https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/09063713...
Evoluzione said:
My integrales and parts collection.
Sold my Integrale for peanuts (5k) when they were worth a lot less than they are today.Seems to be a common theme with me, S1 Elise Motorsport 190 sold at the bottom of it's depreciation curve too (£11k).
I'm the opposite of a car collector
I do have a Star Wars LP in the loft. It's the soundtrack to the film, ie. the dialogue edited to fit on a record with a lovely gatefold sleeve with movie stills on the inner pages - from before video players were a thing - loved it as a kid. I've never seen another and thought it would be worth a fortune.
Apparently not.
Gretchen said:
Random tat.
A shed load of vinyl, lots of 12” limited stuff, picture discs, white label, etc inc a gold Stone Roses Fools Gold (kind of sentimental and came from Eden - now presents/owns Celebs Go Dating).
A pair of Wayne Hemingway for Red or Dead clear Dr Martens. There’s is one boot in the Northampton shoe museum but not a pair. I contacted them last year about them and was given some links to people/fashion auction houses etc but never investigated further. I doubt they’re worth ‘sports car’ money. But far more than I paid for them in Camden many years ago.
Some odd things that were my Granny’s - enamelled powder compact, Victorian baby rattle. Alas no Only Fools and Horses pocket watch stuff. That I recall.
Oh. And an original copy of the bible. Which is nice.
An original? That’s got to be worth a few quid....A shed load of vinyl, lots of 12” limited stuff, picture discs, white label, etc inc a gold Stone Roses Fools Gold (kind of sentimental and came from Eden - now presents/owns Celebs Go Dating).
A pair of Wayne Hemingway for Red or Dead clear Dr Martens. There’s is one boot in the Northampton shoe museum but not a pair. I contacted them last year about them and was given some links to people/fashion auction houses etc but never investigated further. I doubt they’re worth ‘sports car’ money. But far more than I paid for them in Camden many years ago.
Some odd things that were my Granny’s - enamelled powder compact, Victorian baby rattle. Alas no Only Fools and Horses pocket watch stuff. That I recall.
Oh. And an original copy of the bible. Which is nice.
DoctorX said:
Gretchen said:
Random tat.
A shed load of vinyl, lots of 12” limited stuff, picture discs, white label, etc inc a gold Stone Roses Fools Gold (kind of sentimental and came from Eden - now presents/owns Celebs Go Dating).
A pair of Wayne Hemingway for Red or Dead clear Dr Martens. There’s is one boot in the Northampton shoe museum but not a pair. I contacted them last year about them and was given some links to people/fashion auction houses etc but never investigated further. I doubt they’re worth ‘sports car’ money. But far more than I paid for them in Camden many years ago.
Some odd things that were my Granny’s - enamelled powder compact, Victorian baby rattle. Alas no Only Fools and Horses pocket watch stuff. That I recall.
Oh. And an original copy of the bible. Which is nice.
An original? That’s got to be worth a few quid....A shed load of vinyl, lots of 12” limited stuff, picture discs, white label, etc inc a gold Stone Roses Fools Gold (kind of sentimental and came from Eden - now presents/owns Celebs Go Dating).
A pair of Wayne Hemingway for Red or Dead clear Dr Martens. There’s is one boot in the Northampton shoe museum but not a pair. I contacted them last year about them and was given some links to people/fashion auction houses etc but never investigated further. I doubt they’re worth ‘sports car’ money. But far more than I paid for them in Camden many years ago.
Some odd things that were my Granny’s - enamelled powder compact, Victorian baby rattle. Alas no Only Fools and Horses pocket watch stuff. That I recall.
Oh. And an original copy of the bible. Which is nice.
Mark Benson said:
Only if it's signed by all 12 disciples. Otherwise......nothing.
I've got 12 in mine if you include the dedication by Judas, but Mark muttered something about doing it later and the whole Garden thing happened and i just never get the chance to catch up with him after that.Boss charged me full RRP for my copy and all.
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