Weird Collections

**Jester** · 10-16-2011, 10:41 AM

I thought I'd start a thread for the bizarre things that we collect, not exactly sure why though...

I try to collect screener copies of movies, thing that flat say "Promotional Use Only. DO NOT SALE" right on them. My wife and I have a few records like that was well. I love the irony of owning something that I was told couldn't be resold. It's a small collection, and many of the titles are not movies I'd seek out (recently bought the Patrick Stewart Couldn't Even Save This Movie, Masterminds for $1.25) but it's the "forbidden fruit" aspect that gets me.

What about you? What oddities do you collect?

*Slap-Happy* · 10-16-2011, 12:15 PM

I don't have any weird collections, but I do have a screener copy of Secret of the Ooze.

**Jester** · 10-16-2011, 12:34 PM

That is awesome! If you ever wanna get rid of it...

*ToTheNines* · 10-16-2011, 02:12 PM

I have a pretty huge amount of Christmas related VHS tapes and DVD's. I try to watch them all during December, but I have so many that I have to skip a few each year lol.

rufus · 10-16-2011, 02:21 PM

Every paper from when I was Highschool.

ToSte · 10-18-2011, 07:11 PM

I have a large collection of finger/toenails. Most of which I've produced myself!

Koschei · 10-19-2011, 11:05 AM

Not sure if anything is weird?
But other than figures and comics:
Laser Disc
Vinyl (records)
Stickers

Any piece of promo with good/inspirational design. Like, clothing hang tags, post cards, promo cards/posters/fliers, boxes, etc.

Odd things that could come to later use for crafts. I'm a hoarder of small junk.

*TheCanadiandrome* · 10-20-2011, 12:19 AM

I don't have any weird collections unless stuffed animals count

*pannoni1* · 11-10-2011, 10:09 AM

I like to collect certain things, but besides the usual coins/video games/sports cards/vinyl records, I also have:

-Over 600 National Geograpic magazines from 1918 to 2008
-Over 600 TV Guide issues from 1968 to 1991
-Every Britannica encyclopedia yearbook from 1942 to 2005, plus 1940
-Some pogs that I haven't purchased since 1996
-A few recorded tapes of the '80s game show "Press Your Luck"
-Several vintage college yearbooks from the 1970s
-A few 8-track tapes

And to the original poster that said "Promotional Only. Do not sale", as similar case exists for collecting music as well (though I often prefer for 45 singles, the stock copy as many promo 45's have only the A side on both sides.

ClearStar · 11-20-2011, 08:23 PM

Some of mine no so much weird but perhaps a weird combination
-coca cola
- cameras
- penny collection
- watches
- M.A.S.K.
- Centurions </----- awesome
- Transformers
- Pogs
- 3D puzzles
- Legos
- ez bake oven
- Lite Brite
- Xmen Cards
- Baseball Cards
- Hotwheels
- Spawn Figures
- N64 I have every game ever made

Ohh also forgot my animal skull heads... Im learning to do exploded skulls and mounts

I think I need to stop collecting so much crap most of it gets listed , wrapped, and stored away.

**Jester** · 11-20-2011, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pannoni1

And to the original poster that said "Promotional Only. Do not sale", as similar case exists for collecting music as well (though I often prefer for 45 singles, the stock copy as many promo 45's have only the A side on both sides.

My wife has a Who LP that was Promotional Use Only.

*ToTheNines* · 12-18-2011, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

I have a pretty huge amount of Christmas related VHS tapes and DVD's. I try to watch them all during December, but I have so many that I have to skip a few each year lol.

Here's most of my stuff, I have some more down stairs.

My book case

My Chicago shelf

My dresser

DC comics/TV show case plus random shelf

Normally my baseball shelf

*Storm Eagle* · 12-18-2011, 10:51 PM

I like to collect CDs with video game music on them, even though I haven't acquired any since 2007. There was that Zelda symphony CD that came with The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword however, but that's just Zelda music in orchestral form.

*MrPliggins* · 12-18-2011, 11:37 PM

I have a large movie ticket stub collection. I have them as far back as "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" and "Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey". And yeah, I even have "TMNT 2: Secret of the Ooze".

wilddiverse · 12-19-2011, 02:29 AM

Cookbooks, the older the better-- and the best are ones that were put together as a fundraiser for a local cause or church, etc:

And if it has a miscellaneous section, all the better-- have one with a war-time section with recipes for coffee substitutes/ration-stretching that use toasted cornmeal or burnt brown sugar.

Also helps that these tend to be plentiful in thrift stores for about a buck each.

*That Matt Guy* · 12-21-2011, 03:56 AM

I don't think anything mentioned in this thread is particularly weird. There's some truly weird collections on youtube however, some dude who collects diapers and another who collects radioactive material. Yep.

*mysterycolor* · 12-21-2011, 05:51 AM

my collection of leatherface dolls always gets a strange look when someone enters my office for the first time...

*AT-Man* · 12-21-2011, 07:42 AM

!!!! TURTLE DILDOS !!!!

Juuuuust kidding.... I collect nothing weird, I only buy music on vinyl or tape that isn't available on CD.

I do have moogle, cactuar and tonberry plush toys.

And I don't collect Carl Barks' Disney comics anymore since I bought a collection that includes them all.

turtles_kolektor · 12-30-2011, 06:42 PM

I collect old VHS Tapes with cartoons and horror flicks (flick is a word to describe a movie right?)

Chipzard · 01-08-2012, 07:13 PM

Through out the years, I had so many different kinds of collections, they come and gone, some stay, few are making a comeback though. Here is a list of the collections I had through out the years, enjoy!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (now it's slowly building up again, mostly in comic book forms)
Pokemon (still got those magna comic books though, and bunch of binders of old Pokemon Cards, and some old video games)
Beanie Babies (it stopped now once again)
Garfield
Pluto
Yoshi
Sonic the Hedgehog (now in just comic book forms also)
Digimon
Power Ranger
Slug Bug Cars (still around)
Hotwheel Cars (sadly, no matter how hard I try to collect them, I keep losing interest on them)
Dragons (still around)
Seals n Sea Lions (my most widespread, popular collection, still going strong though)
Coins (slow now, but might build again, goody)
Comic Books (recent new addition of new kinds of collections, some of my past favorites are now in comic book forms like TMNT, Pokemon, Sonic the Hedgehog, to name a few)
Books (Animals, Harry Potter, Novel, Warrior Cats, and so on!)
Video Games (had different kinds of video games: Sega, Playstation, Gamecube, GBA and GBA SP, NDS, NDS Lite, Wii, and also NDS XL too! right now, just NDS XL and Wii only)
Star Wars (mostly Jar Jar Binks, when he was 1 of my favorite characters back then
Stuffed Animals (outgrew them, got tired of them overcrowding my room, and other reasons, so I had to get rid of them)
Transformers (I tried to go back, but oy peer pressure and other reasons made me quit)
Owl (I did try out for lil bit, but never worked out cuz, my other collections took over, and it just died out anyway)
Velociraptors and Komodo Dragons (again I tried but, no room and others collections once again took over, made them extinct ya know)
KeyChains (still doing good, got lotta of them anyway)

10-16-2011, 10:41 AM	#1
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,301	Weird Collections I thought I'd start a thread for the bizarre things that we collect, not exactly sure why though... I try to collect screener copies of movies, thing that flat say "Promotional Use Only. DO NOT SALE" right on them. My wife and I have a few records like that was well. I love the irony of owning something that I was told couldn't be resold. It's a small collection, and many of the titles are not movies I'd seek out (recently bought the Patrick Stewart Couldn't Even Save This Movie, Masterminds for $1.25) but it's the "forbidden fruit" aspect that gets me. What about you? What oddities do you collect? __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

10-16-2011, 12:34 PM	#3
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,301	That is awesome! If you ever wanna get rid of it... __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

10-16-2011, 02:21 PM	#5
rufus Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Lawrenceville,Georgia Posts: 780	Every paper from when I was Highschool. __________________ http://www.youtube.com/user/edgartooms ^TMNT Stopmotions.

10-19-2011, 11:05 AM	#7
Koschei Hench Mutant Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 373	Not sure if anything is weird? But other than figures and comics: Laser Disc Vinyl (records) Stickers Any piece of promo with good/inspirational design. Like, clothing hang tags, post cards, promo cards/posters/fliers, boxes, etc. Odd things that could come to later use for crafts. I'm a hoarder of small junk. __________________ http://koscheithedeathless.deviantart.com/

10-20-2011, 12:19 AM	#8
TheCanadiandrome Big, Bad & Bold Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Inside the Technodrome; Shredderville; Saskatchewan Posts: 19,719	I don't have any weird collections unless stuffed animals count __________________ Add me: PSN/XBL; Nintendo Network ID: BDS-3.1.6; Switch FC: SW-3378-5206-8020 TMNT Fan Club: http://sot.ag/4jZR0 Visit My Wish List: http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=30904 My Collection: http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=40276

10-16-2011, 12:15 PM	#2
Slap-Happy Bad Boy Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,911	I don't have any weird collections, but I do have a screener copy of Secret of the Ooze.

10-16-2011, 02:12 PM	#4
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,376	I have a pretty huge amount of Christmas related VHS tapes and DVD's. I try to watch them all during December, but I have so many that I have to skip a few each year lol.

10-18-2011, 07:11 PM	#6
ToSte Hench Mutant Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 419	I have a large collection of finger/toenails. Most of which I've produced myself!

11-10-2011, 10:09 AM	#9
pannoni1 Foot Elite Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USA Posts: 3,447	I like to collect certain things, but besides the usual coins/video games/sports cards/vinyl records, I also have: -Over 600 National Geograpic magazines from 1918 to 2008 -Over 600 TV Guide issues from 1968 to 1991 -Every Britannica encyclopedia yearbook from 1942 to 2005, plus 1940 -Some pogs that I haven't purchased since 1996 -A few recorded tapes of the '80s game show "Press Your Luck" -Several vintage college yearbooks from the 1970s -A few 8-track tapes And to the original poster that said "Promotional Only. Do not sale", as similar case exists for collecting music as well (though I often prefer for 45 singles, the stock copy as many promo 45's have only the A side on both sides. __________________ http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/sho...d.php?t=37065- MY WANT LIST TMNT FAN CLUB LINK: http://sot.ag/gCjK/ 30 years of Turtle Power!

11-20-2011, 08:23 PM	#10
ClearStar Foot Soldier Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 206	Some of mine no so much weird but perhaps a weird combination -coca cola - cameras - penny collection - watches - M.A.S.K. - Centurions </----- awesome - Transformers - Pogs - 3D puzzles - Legos - ez bake oven - Lite Brite - Xmen Cards - Baseball Cards - Hotwheels - Spawn Figures - N64 I have every game ever made Ohh also forgot my animal skull heads... Im learning to do exploded skulls and mounts I think I need to stop collecting so much crap most of it gets listed , wrapped, and stored away. __________________ www.NinjaTurtleFigures.com All your figure needs MOC or parts. Want to sell a few of your items on our site? Email for details.

12-18-2011, 10:51 PM	#13
Storm Eagle Saved by Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New York Posts: 3,395	I like to collect CDs with video game music on them, even though I haven't acquired any since 2007. There was that Zelda symphony CD that came with The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword however, but that's just Zelda music in orchestral form.

12-18-2011, 11:37 PM	#14
MrPliggins Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,051	I have a large movie ticket stub collection. I have them as far back as "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" and "Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey". And yeah, I even have "TMNT 2: Secret of the Ooze".

12-19-2011, 02:29 AM	#15
wilddiverse Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Chicago-ish Posts: 698	Cookbooks, the older the better-- and the best are ones that were put together as a fundraiser for a local cause or church, etc: And if it has a miscellaneous section, all the better-- have one with a war-time section with recipes for coffee substitutes/ration-stretching that use toasted cornmeal or burnt brown sugar. Also helps that these tend to be plentiful in thrift stores for about a buck each.

12-21-2011, 03:56 AM	#16
That Matt Guy Honey Bunches Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Lone Star State Posts: 5,840	I don't think anything mentioned in this thread is particularly weird. There's some truly weird collections on youtube however, some dude who collects diapers and another who collects radioactive material. Yep.

12-21-2011, 05:51 AM	#17
mysterycolor t-u-r-t-l-e seller!! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 3,481	my collection of leatherface dolls always gets a strange look when someone enters my office for the first time... __________________ mysterycolor TMNT ebay auctions- http://bit.ly/mysterycolor mysterycolor's basement auctions- bit.ly/mysterybasement

12-21-2011, 07:42 AM	#18
AT-Man I SEEN IT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: FIN Posts: 2,206	!!!! TURTLE DILDOS !!!! Juuuuust kidding.... I collect nothing weird, I only buy music on vinyl or tape that isn't available on CD. I do have moogle, cactuar and tonberry plush toys. And I don't collect Carl Barks' Disney comics anymore since I bought a collection that includes them all. __________________ Through the Golden Door

12-30-2011, 06:42 PM	#19
turtles_kolektor Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Poland Posts: 1,478	I collect old VHS Tapes with cartoons and horror flicks (flick is a word to describe a movie right?) __________________ FB: Polish Figure Collectors WWW: Turtles_Kolektor TMNT Site

01-08-2012, 07:13 PM	#20
Chipzard Foot Soldier Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Los Angeles, Ca. Posts: 101	Through out the years, I had so many different kinds of collections, they come and gone, some stay, few are making a comeback though. Here is a list of the collections I had through out the years, enjoy! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (now it's slowly building up again, mostly in comic book forms) Pokemon (still got those magna comic books though, and bunch of binders of old Pokemon Cards, and some old video games) Beanie Babies (it stopped now once again) Garfield Pluto Yoshi Sonic the Hedgehog (now in just comic book forms also) Digimon Power Ranger Slug Bug Cars (still around) Hotwheel Cars (sadly, no matter how hard I try to collect them, I keep losing interest on them) Dragons (still around) Seals n Sea Lions (my most widespread, popular collection, still going strong though) Coins (slow now, but might build again, goody) Comic Books (recent new addition of new kinds of collections, some of my past favorites are now in comic book forms like TMNT, Pokemon, Sonic the Hedgehog, to name a few) Books (Animals, Harry Potter, Novel, Warrior Cats, and so on!) Video Games (had different kinds of video games: Sega, Playstation, Gamecube, GBA and GBA SP, NDS, NDS Lite, Wii, and also NDS XL too! right now, just NDS XL and Wii only) Star Wars (mostly Jar Jar Binks, when he was 1 of my favorite characters back then Stuffed Animals (outgrew them, got tired of them overcrowding my room, and other reasons, so I had to get rid of them) Transformers (I tried to go back, but oy peer pressure and other reasons made me quit) Owl (I did try out for lil bit, but never worked out cuz, my other collections took over, and it just died out anyway) Velociraptors and Komodo Dragons (again I tried but, no room and others collections once again took over, made them extinct ya know) KeyChains (still doing good, got lotta of them anyway)