Things you've kept that might be worth something now

Things you've kept that might be worth something now

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Ari

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Sunday 25th February 2018
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Inspired (or perhaps just shamelessly pinched) by the 'things you wish you'd kept' thread, which is an interesting read, I wondered what people had kept, and what had proven to be worth something?

I've still got a huge box of Tiger comics from the seventies, kept from when I was a child. They're a massive nostalgia fest, but according to Ebay they don't seem to be worth anything much yet.

I've also got a late seventies Casio CQ-81 calculator on my desk which was given to me new and must be 40 years old. Still works (still pretty worthless!)

Ari

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Sunday 25th February 2018
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sc0tt said:
So none of your things?
Basically! I've clearly just hoarded crap. laugh

Ari

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Wednesday 28th February 2018
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nicanary said:
Some specialist books do OK.
I'm not convinced that anyone would be very interested in my collection of 'specialist books'...
getmecoat

Ari

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Wednesday 28th February 2018
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300c said:
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.
That's pretty cool!

Ari

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Thursday 1st March 2018
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MrJuice said:
I bought a banksy at source for £750. Was going to flip for a few k profit but didn't need the money for anything in particular so I kept it. It must be worth north of 20k now so I'm glad I kept it
How do you buy a Banksy at source? I thought no one knew who he was? biggrin

Ari

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Thursday 1st March 2018
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Robbo 27 said:
Phone cards, big mistake.

Collecting them or selling them?

Ari

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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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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

Ari

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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