Things you've kept that might be worth something now

Things you've kept that might be worth something now

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Robbo 27

3,669 posts

101 months

Thursday 1st March 2018
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Ari said:
Collecting them or selling them?
These cards were really popular in the time before mobile phones, I collected hundreds ( and still have them) there were catalogues produced, collectors fairs, and big money for rare cards was paid.

There is now no market at all.

Ari

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19,361 posts

217 months

Thursday 1st March 2018
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How weird. Funny how this stuff goes so completely in and out of fashion - seems like many people collect stuff for no other reason than others are.

Ari

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19,361 posts

217 months

Thursday 1st March 2018
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Anyone got any of those collector edition Franklin Mint plates?

They must be worth a fortune by now surely! biggrin

Stigproducts

1,730 posts

273 months

Thursday 1st March 2018
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My bottle of 1991 Beaujolais nouveau, signed by Kevin Lloyd (Tosh Lines from The Bill) continues to appreciate. I'm hanging on to it - not for sale, don't even ask me.

Ari

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19,361 posts

217 months

Thursday 1st March 2018
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Stigproducts said:
My bottle of 1991 Beaujolais nouveau, signed by Kevin Lloyd (Tosh Lines from The Bill) continues to appreciate. I'm hanging on to it - not for sale, don't even ask me.
What, the Kevin Lloyd (Tosh Lines from The Bill)!? eek

nicanary

9,847 posts

148 months

Thursday 1st March 2018
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Cold said:
Ari said:
nicanary said:
Some specialist books do OK.
I'm not convinced that anyone would be very interested in my collection of 'specialist books'...
getmecoat
Someone say Specialist Books?



paperbag
Are the butterflies and stars what his girlfriend was seeing (allegedly) ?

Roy Lime

594 posts

134 months

Thursday 1st March 2018
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I've got an original Star Wars movie poster from the first film (is that the fourth episode?). I'm not remotely interested in Star Wars but looked into it a while ago. It's apparently by Tom Chantrell and is the pre-oscars edition. Some joker has one on Ebay for about £2800 but a guy in a local comic shop said it would be worth about fifty quid.

God knows. It can stay in the cupboard.

steveatesh

4,923 posts

166 months

Thursday 1st March 2018
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I have 2 Blizzard 1260 accelerators and a Blizzard 1230 too, for Amiga computers.

They go for a lot more than I would have expected on eBay.

I also have 2 Amiga 1200 computers and 500 too, not sure if they are worth anything.


grumpy52

5,636 posts

168 months

Thursday 1st March 2018
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A Parker Streamline fountain pen , 1930s in sort of tortoise shell with gold trim and nib .
Found in a sales car many years ago .

tertius

6,870 posts

232 months

Thursday 1st March 2018
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deckster said:
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...
That's a great book, done a few climbs from that!

Muzzer79

10,288 posts

189 months

Thursday 1st March 2018
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I have a Sega Megadrive 1, boxed, with controllers and games in the loft

Might be worth something one day.

FlyingFin

176 posts

133 months

Thursday 1st March 2018
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nicanary said:
Minty was a character in Eastenders. The word is mint.
The word is Minty.... Adjective. relating to or suggestive of mint.



If it was in mint condition, I would have said so. Its not, so it's minty!! wavey



And who watches Eastenders these days?? Have they got a 900r on there??

nicanary

9,847 posts

148 months

Thursday 1st March 2018
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FlyingFin said:
nicanary said:
Minty was a character in Eastenders. The word is mint.
The word is Minty.... Adjective. relating to or suggestive of mint.



If it was in mint condition, I would have said so. Its not, so it's minty!! wavey

My apologies. Never heard of minty being used that way.



And who watches Eastenders these days?? Have they got a 900r on there??

Heathwood

2,588 posts

204 months

Thursday 1st March 2018
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A pair of Keith Moon’s drumsticks, although not sure I could actually prove they were his.

elanfan

5,526 posts

229 months

Thursday 1st March 2018
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Musical item got me thinking. I've got a 1978/9 Ovation Glen Campbell electric acoustic in sunburst. It's immaculate apart from a crack in the varnish where the neck meets the body but its unchanged since I got in 1980. It's been. Suggested it's worth £1/1200 or so - a lot more than I paid for it anyway.

FlyingFin

176 posts

133 months

Thursday 1st March 2018
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nicanary said:
Thats ok... Its a Northern thing....

nicanary

9,847 posts

148 months

Friday 2nd March 2018
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FlyingFin said:
nicanary said:
Thats ok... Its a Northern thing....
That's quite interesting. I always assumed (incorrectly) that people who used the word meant to say mint. I've always believed it referred to the Royal Mint, and that the item gleamed and shone like a brand-new coin.

You learn summat every day.

Road2Ruin

5,293 posts

218 months

Friday 2nd March 2018
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I've got an original Monkeh....from about 1996ish. Not sure if it's worth much or not.

227bhp

10,203 posts

130 months

Friday 2nd March 2018
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nicanary said:
FlyingFin said:
nicanary said:
Thats ok... Its a Northern thing....
That's quite interesting. I always assumed (incorrectly) that people who used the word meant to say mint. I've always believed it referred to the Royal Mint, and that the item gleamed and shone like a brand-new coin.

You learn summat every day.
It isn't Northern and you're right.
'Minted' also, meaning rich.

FerdiZ28

1,355 posts

136 months

Friday 2nd March 2018
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I'm a bit of a hoarder.

I have:

Sega Saturn, Dreamcast, Megadrive 1 & 2 and Master System, with all controllers (not boxed)
Nintendo NES, SNES, N64
Panasonic 3DO
PS1,2,3 and PSOne
XBOX (clear and black) with controllers and 2x XBOX 360s
Boxed Ghostbusters fire station with all figures, Slimer, trap, weapons, ECTO 1 and ECTO 2, Marshmallow man and other random bits
2x Flaminaire solid gold lighters

A whole load of old toot really.