Hello Friends:
Someday we will get the hang of blogging more often. :) We received an email from Disney UK and Mattel toys. So any of our UK friends out there that collect Disney / Pixar CARS die cast, this is information is for you.
"From February 22nd, head over to your local Argos to receive your FREE Cars Die-cast vehicle when you buy any Cars 1:55 scale Character Die-cast.
Offer runs for two weeks, from February 22nd – March 7th. Characters subject
to availability."
Happy Collecting everyone!
Showing posts with label collecting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label collecting. Show all posts
Friday, February 24, 2012
Saturday, September 12, 2009
What makes a collection?
Hi there fellow collectors!
Today we are going to talk about what makes a collection. What captures the interest of some people to collect some of the strange and not so strange things that people collect.
Some of us get started on collecting at an early age. For instance. the doll aunt Rica gave you as a child. Maybe it was porcelain and your mother did not let you play with it so it would not get broken, or maybe it was dressed really nice and you did not want it to get dirty, so you put her on a shelf. Some of us are content with having one doll. Some of us feel that the doll needs a companion as it looks lonely sitting on that shelf by herself, so we get a friend to sit with her.This starts a collection!
It's your birthday and aunt Rica sees how well you have taken care of the doll she gave you. You must really love it since you even got her a friend. So... she buys you another doll for your birthday. The collection grows!
Other people get started collecting for lots of different reasons. Some collect things reflecting a favorite food or beverage, and sometimes it could be influenced by regional favorites. A good example is Coca-Cola in the south, although now a days it is an international collectors' favorite, but here in Texas, Dr. Pepper rules.
Others collect for nostalgic reasons such as a game you played as a kid, like Monopoly. It was one of my favorite board games growing up. Since it is good for several ages, I got to play it with my mom as well as my older brother at the same time (even though he cheated). I collect Monopoly games, although I have gone way beyond the original and classic versions. In a way, there is a certain comfort in seeing those Monopoly boxes all lined up. It brings back fond memories of a simpler time and a happy childhood.
Many of you collect as an investment for your retirement. While I don't have anything against that, there is one great piece of advice I got from a fellow collector. Collect what you really like, not just for the possible appreciated value of the item. Simply put, if it makes you happy, then collect it. Don't expect it to be your retirement. If the house burns down, or it never goes up in value, at least you enjoyed having it, looking at it, or even playing with it.
Until next time, happy hunting!
Today we are going to talk about what makes a collection. What captures the interest of some people to collect some of the strange and not so strange things that people collect.
Some of us get started on collecting at an early age. For instance. the doll aunt Rica gave you as a child. Maybe it was porcelain and your mother did not let you play with it so it would not get broken, or maybe it was dressed really nice and you did not want it to get dirty, so you put her on a shelf. Some of us are content with having one doll. Some of us feel that the doll needs a companion as it looks lonely sitting on that shelf by herself, so we get a friend to sit with her.This starts a collection!
It's your birthday and aunt Rica sees how well you have taken care of the doll she gave you. You must really love it since you even got her a friend. So... she buys you another doll for your birthday. The collection grows!
Other people get started collecting for lots of different reasons. Some collect things reflecting a favorite food or beverage, and sometimes it could be influenced by regional favorites. A good example is Coca-Cola in the south, although now a days it is an international collectors' favorite, but here in Texas, Dr. Pepper rules.
Others collect for nostalgic reasons such as a game you played as a kid, like Monopoly. It was one of my favorite board games growing up. Since it is good for several ages, I got to play it with my mom as well as my older brother at the same time (even though he cheated). I collect Monopoly games, although I have gone way beyond the original and classic versions. In a way, there is a certain comfort in seeing those Monopoly boxes all lined up. It brings back fond memories of a simpler time and a happy childhood.
Many of you collect as an investment for your retirement. While I don't have anything against that, there is one great piece of advice I got from a fellow collector. Collect what you really like, not just for the possible appreciated value of the item. Simply put, if it makes you happy, then collect it. Don't expect it to be your retirement. If the house burns down, or it never goes up in value, at least you enjoyed having it, looking at it, or even playing with it.
Until next time, happy hunting!
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Welcome to Ecclectic Collector
Hello everyone. Welcome to our blog. i wanted to introduce our collector's blog, the "Ecclectic Collector".
First of all, let's address our name...yes we know it is spelled differently. The correct spelling was taken in one of the forums which we will be accessing and we wanted to be consistent, besides :Why be normal? Most of us collectors are not normal, or at the least, misunderstood. Secondly, we liked the name as it really describes some of our collections (and it is fun to say). There you have it.
Now let's get down to the fun stuff by getting a few things straight. Collections do not neccessarily mean hording stuff. Most collections seem to get started innocently enough. My brother's key chain collection started when he brought back a couple of keychains froma vacation trip and he hung them on push pins on his cubicle wall at work. Pretty soon, everyone came back from their vacation and brought him back a souvenir key chain. Before you could say "Bon Voyage" he had over 100 key chains hanging on his cubicle. Needless to say, not much room for memos. It was time to stop the madness. He kept his favorites and gave the rest to my mother. She in turn took them to a restaurant/bar in Spain that had a collection of over a thousand and bestowed them to the owner. They all hang in a museum setting now.
Not all of us collectors are so lucky. Some of us can't part with things so easily or have someone to pass on our collections to. The only one of my collectionsI was ever able to actually give away was my insect collection which I imparted to my nerdy little cousin Louie, much to his mother's delight...NOT. I mean what was not to love about this collection of grasshoppers, dragonflies, roaches, moths, butterflies, bees, hornets, wasps, beetles, flies and spiders all captured humanely put to sleep so they could be beautifully displayed on their very own shiny stick pin?
Anyway, what I am trying to say is that if you don't have such avenues for trimming your collections, you become an antique dealer.
We are going to try to bring you interesting, if not just humorous, articles about collections, collectibles, and even about some collectors. We hope you enjoy our blog and invite you to ask questions, offer some suggestions, or even if you have input you would like to provide on other subjects, please feel free to contact us.
We will try to bring you weekly articles but sometimes if there is breaking news, we will send you some quick updates.
Until next time, happy hunting!
First of all, let's address our name...yes we know it is spelled differently. The correct spelling was taken in one of the forums which we will be accessing and we wanted to be consistent, besides :Why be normal? Most of us collectors are not normal, or at the least, misunderstood. Secondly, we liked the name as it really describes some of our collections (and it is fun to say). There you have it.
Now let's get down to the fun stuff by getting a few things straight. Collections do not neccessarily mean hording stuff. Most collections seem to get started innocently enough. My brother's key chain collection started when he brought back a couple of keychains froma vacation trip and he hung them on push pins on his cubicle wall at work. Pretty soon, everyone came back from their vacation and brought him back a souvenir key chain. Before you could say "Bon Voyage" he had over 100 key chains hanging on his cubicle. Needless to say, not much room for memos. It was time to stop the madness. He kept his favorites and gave the rest to my mother. She in turn took them to a restaurant/bar in Spain that had a collection of over a thousand and bestowed them to the owner. They all hang in a museum setting now.
Not all of us collectors are so lucky. Some of us can't part with things so easily or have someone to pass on our collections to. The only one of my collectionsI was ever able to actually give away was my insect collection which I imparted to my nerdy little cousin Louie, much to his mother's delight...NOT. I mean what was not to love about this collection of grasshoppers, dragonflies, roaches, moths, butterflies, bees, hornets, wasps, beetles, flies and spiders all captured humanely put to sleep so they could be beautifully displayed on their very own shiny stick pin?
Anyway, what I am trying to say is that if you don't have such avenues for trimming your collections, you become an antique dealer.
We are going to try to bring you interesting, if not just humorous, articles about collections, collectibles, and even about some collectors. We hope you enjoy our blog and invite you to ask questions, offer some suggestions, or even if you have input you would like to provide on other subjects, please feel free to contact us.
We will try to bring you weekly articles but sometimes if there is breaking news, we will send you some quick updates.
Until next time, happy hunting!
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