Things you've kept that might be worth something now

[Robbo 27]

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]

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]

Anyone got any of those collector edition Franklin Mint plates?

They must be worth a fortune by now surely!

[Stigproducts]

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]

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)!?

[nicanary]

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'...

Someone say Specialist Books?

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

[Roy Lime]

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]

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]

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]

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]

I have a Sega Megadrive 1, boxed, with controllers and games in the loft

Might be worth something one day.

[FlyingFin]

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!!



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

[nicanary]

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!!

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



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

[Heathwood]

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

[elanfan]

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]

nicanary said:

Thats ok... Its a Northern thing....

[nicanary]

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]

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

[227bhp]

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]

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.