Are you a collector? What is your hobby?

I have a rediculous amount of blue and white porcelin . I also have cobalt blue stuff.

I also collect pewter ,aluminium and copper stuff .

and book marks

and books

I'm kind of a pack rat

Odd, I know, but that's how it goes.

I dated a guy called Jose who collected old comic books. They were fascinating , more fascinating than Jose ,as it turned out LOL

Any particular kind of art?

and also good religious (Jewish and Christian) art and cultural art.

All the art I have so far is by living artists, since I can't afford the dead guy stuff. :-)

And then, of course, the collection of my own hundreds of paintings, but that's not really collecting, that's just accumulating a pile of unsold paintings.

20th Century American first editions.

I have a very nice collection.

:bounce: :bounce:

and Kangol hats

Kangol hat?

What got you started collecting beer tap handles/

I got started with a few of the beer tap handles when I was at a bar that was no longer carrying a certain beer anymore. The bartender gave me the tap handle because he knew that I liked the beer. I then went on to ebay where there are millions of them.

see me in the silly hat

for some reason, I like traveling light.

Maybe it's because the hunt was the really fun part.

haunt Goodwill stores , Salvation Army stores ,and antique malls, looking for treasure when we have our "sisters day".

Ann, my oldest sis (she is 68 ) is marrying a very cool Englishman in July, so she will have a whole new playground. She loves the auctions there.

CDs, DVDs, books, concert ticket stubs, t-shirts, what have you.

I have some decent Bob Dylan CDs, and also a bunch of classical CDs.

When oneighty passed away he gave me his classical CDs, and his books about Japan in his will , so with his and the ones I already had , it is quite a collection

iTunes says that I have 20 different genres of music, but I'm sure that if I were to have someone really picky about genres analyze my collection, they'd probably find more than 100.

I used to collect other things but a current lack of space prohibits that. Plus I'm not so into "stuff" anymore. Recipes at least let me make other people happy while allowing me to be creative.

I have 10 -12 cook books , but since I am fighting a weight problem , I kinda stay away from them:nopity:

I always enjoy cooking for company. And there are some delicious and healthy recipes worth collecting. :hi:

the gathering cards....check my journal, if you don't believe me about superman stuff. :D

I believe:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

Not seriously or anything, but I pick them up cheap on eBay. It sort of became a collection when I realized "Holy crap! I have a lot of these!" :)

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I got some 16-20 crates of 12"s, 45s, LPs and other infinite products. Music is my fountain of youth.

granted I am not wealthy...so it is stuff I can afford.

art deco/nouveau motto's, hand painted tole ware from the middle of the last century, Beleek Irish porcelain, and Waterford crystal.

Mr Gen and I are pack rats. We do a couple of shows in the summer to thin the stuff out and make a few bucks.

Therefore I am not a "serious" collector.

But, if I had to choose one thing, it would be my old woodworking hand planes. I've restored a couple (that had no particular value) and I use them in my furniture building. And I have a couple more waiting to be restored.

My next hand plane purchase will probably be a really good new one, though.

I have so much music it's obscene.

Airline Timetables, over 5000 so far



400/200 scale airliners



700 scale model US Navy

It's a good if rather esoteric hobby.

I also collect books and vintage religious items.

I must have abotu 2 dozen by now. Someday I'll construct/alter some kind of chest to store and display them all in; right now, they're just on the bookshelves.

Asian porcelain, all blue and white as well. I'm running out of room.

Coins, medals, stamps, and books related to the presidents - an interest of mine since I cracked open an encyclopedia article on them when I was 6.

I also have every ticket stub from every concert and sporting event I have seen since my first show in 1981. I have dozens of concert shirts.

I used to collect shot glasses, but had to quit a few years ago because the storage and cleaning got to be a hassle. I still have them, but they are safely confined in a container. I would buy them at every national park or city or any other place that sold souvenir ones.

I also have a considerable collection of Jack Daniel's memoribilia, going back to 1982. These are also stored for now. Collectibles take up space, which is a precious commodity in itself. :-)

I never grew up.

it's ridiculous. I use them, but not nearly at the rate I purchase them...

I have a room full of yarn, beads, wire, scrapbooking stuff, paints, canvas... the list goes on and on...

And dust bunnies made of cat fur.

For years, I collected comic books. Not anymore--it got to be a $200 a month habit, so I had to quit.

Right now, mostly mythical animals--pegasi and dragons--and real life felines occupy most of my collecting.

I also collect books, DVDs, colored pens and markers, and my absolute favorite collection is trivia. At least the last one doesn't pollute my space. :)

I have so many, they're classified by subject: Wild animals, flowers, boats, planes, dogs, horses, submarines and of course, my favorites, Space Exploration...

for all of the absolutely fascinating responses! There are some really cool people here at DU!

I have three shelves of them in my office -- like my Jesse Ventura-head keychain and a commemorative bottle opener from Pope Benedict's coronation.