Strange Or Unusual Hobbies, Collections or Obsessions?
Discussion
Ok, we've been brought together because of our love of cars but we are into other things too, right? I know we have a specific Hobbies forum on here but it’s all a bit run of the mill in there and I'm wondering if anyone has any slightly strange or unusual hobbies, collections or obsessions?
I collect trainers (sneakers to our US readers) I’m not talking about just any old random sweaty pair of running shoes but unused rare vintage or limited edition trainers. My collection is relatively small at about 70 odd pairs but a lot of them are what we call deadstock which, in terms you may be familiar with, means they’re showroom condition. I spend ages searching the internet looking for the right pair to eventually come up for sale and will drive for miles if there's a slim possibility that a shop has some old stock tucked away in the back of the stockroom gathering dust. Tracking down an elusive pair and finally getting your hands them gives me a massive buzz but there's money to be made too. If you’re patient, know what you’re looking at and prepared to put some leg work in, the right shoe can be picked up for a few quid and sold for hundreds, sometimes thousands.
To me it's not that unusual, there's plenty of websites dedicated to it but whenever I mention it to most people I can see them thinking WTF?! so I thought I'd see if anyone else has a pastime that gets the same reaction.
I collect trainers (sneakers to our US readers) I’m not talking about just any old random sweaty pair of running shoes but unused rare vintage or limited edition trainers. My collection is relatively small at about 70 odd pairs but a lot of them are what we call deadstock which, in terms you may be familiar with, means they’re showroom condition. I spend ages searching the internet looking for the right pair to eventually come up for sale and will drive for miles if there's a slim possibility that a shop has some old stock tucked away in the back of the stockroom gathering dust. Tracking down an elusive pair and finally getting your hands them gives me a massive buzz but there's money to be made too. If you’re patient, know what you’re looking at and prepared to put some leg work in, the right shoe can be picked up for a few quid and sold for hundreds, sometimes thousands.
To me it's not that unusual, there's plenty of websites dedicated to it but whenever I mention it to most people I can see them thinking WTF?! so I thought I'd see if anyone else has a pastime that gets the same reaction.
I used to modify (chav up) xbox's while i was at uni. made a little bit of cash. Mostly changed the leds on controllers etc. Pretty odd hobby. Can;t be arsed with it anymore. Would also provoke a similar WTF reaction in some people 
Edited to remove most of pics so the thread wasnt so crowded.
Edited by grim_d on Monday 19th January 12:12
grim_d said:
I used to modify (chav up) xbox's while i was at uni. made a little bit of cash. Mostly changed the leds on controllers etc. Pretty odd hobby.
They look good, but would that not void your warranty, which on an xbox is the last thing you want to do.Edited by grim_d on Monday 19th January 02:32
Nocebo said:
I collect trainers (sneakers to our US readers) I’m not talking about just any old random sweaty pair of running shoes but unused rare vintage or limited edition trainers. My collection is relatively small at about 70 odd pairs but a lot of them are what we call deadstock which, in terms you may be familiar with, means they’re showroom condition. I spend ages searching the internet looking for the right pair to eventually come up for sale and will drive for miles if there's a slim possibility that a shop has some old stock tucked away in the back of the stockroom gathering dust. Tracking down an elusive pair and finally getting your hands them gives me a massive buzz but there's money to be made too. If you’re patient, know what you’re looking at and prepared to put some leg work in, the right shoe can be picked up for a few quid and sold for hundreds, sometimes thousands.
That is a bit specialist!ShadownINja said:
Nocebo said:
I collect trainers (sneakers to our US readers) I’m not talking about just any old random sweaty pair of running shoes but unused rare vintage or limited edition trainers. My collection is relatively small at about 70 odd pairs but a lot of them are what we call deadstock which, in terms you may be familiar with, means they’re showroom condition. I spend ages searching the internet looking for the right pair to eventually come up for sale and will drive for miles if there's a slim possibility that a shop has some old stock tucked away in the back of the stockroom gathering dust. Tracking down an elusive pair and finally getting your hands them gives me a massive buzz but there's money to be made too. If you’re patient, know what you’re looking at and prepared to put some leg work in, the right shoe can be picked up for a few quid and sold for hundreds, sometimes thousands.
That is a bit specialist!Maybe a better approach would've been "I collect beer mats" to get the ball rolling, then after a few pages, come in with "I also collect trainers".
Kermit power said:
Maybe a better approach would've been "I collect beer mats" to get the ball rolling, then after a few pages, come in with "I also collect trainers".
But not just ANY trainers..I collect fossils.. Well, I try, my collection is highly limited because I only want certain things, which sadly are the same things most fossil collectors want, which ruins the pricing for me.....
I collect Medieval dutch and flemish books - not medieval books but older (think 1920s onwards editions) of plays, stories etc.
I do have a hankering to collect WW1 and WW2 stuff. We do have grandad's miliary helmet complete with box, and some special stuff including something the Imperial War Museum had never seen before - we believe it to be a survival kit for a special unit but?
I do have a hankering to collect WW1 and WW2 stuff. We do have grandad's miliary helmet complete with box, and some special stuff including something the Imperial War Museum had never seen before - we believe it to be a survival kit for a special unit but?
Brown and Boris said:
I had a collection of 'missing cat' notices. My kids and I used to have them on the wall in the dining room.
I can't explain why.
But you must. Because now all I can think is that you eitherI can't explain why.
1. Search for missing cats randomly in your spare time
2. Eat cats and are keeping the notices as trophies.......
Kermit power said:
ShadownINja said:
Nocebo said:
I collect trainers (sneakers to our US readers) I’m not talking about just any old random sweaty pair of running shoes but unused rare vintage or limited edition trainers. My collection is relatively small at about 70 odd pairs but a lot of them are what we call deadstock which, in terms you may be familiar with, means they’re showroom condition. I spend ages searching the internet looking for the right pair to eventually come up for sale and will drive for miles if there's a slim possibility that a shop has some old stock tucked away in the back of the stockroom gathering dust. Tracking down an elusive pair and finally getting your hands them gives me a massive buzz but there's money to be made too. If you’re patient, know what you’re looking at and prepared to put some leg work in, the right shoe can be picked up for a few quid and sold for hundreds, sometimes thousands.
That is a bit specialist!Maybe a better approach would've been "I collect beer mats" to get the ball rolling, then after a few pages, come in with "I also collect trainers".
Let the thread expand to 10 pages before dropping that one, eh?When i was in my mid to late teens I used to collect drinks cans.
Very strange i know, but Coco-Cola used to bring out random collecters cans every so often and they had cans that were 500ml and so on.
Anyone remember Quattro?
I had hundreds and when i left home they were stored in an ex-boyfriend'd Dad's shed......they may still be there!
I then started to collect very old Enid Blyton books but got bored of that after a short while.
I know mostly collect bogeys and poo on my clothes throughout the day coutesy of the bin lids
Very strange i know, but Coco-Cola used to bring out random collecters cans every so often and they had cans that were 500ml and so on.
Anyone remember Quattro?
I had hundreds and when i left home they were stored in an ex-boyfriend'd Dad's shed......they may still be there!
I then started to collect very old Enid Blyton books but got bored of that after a short while.
I know mostly collect bogeys and poo on my clothes throughout the day coutesy of the bin lids
Edited by Lemmonie on Monday 19th January 09:28
Neil_H said:
Nocebo said:
I collect trainers
That's pretty unusual, do you ever wear them? If not, then why collect them?I collect old games consoles, but not for the 'collecting' per se, but to play old games.
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