What do You Collect

[BigMattFromTexas]

i collect taxes 

[Sykotyk]

I loved the old Atari 2600. I loved bomberman. Also had a racing game that used the same wheel control used for bomberman.

Sykotyk

[exit322]

I collect road maps and hotel/motel directories.  Wife is not eagerly awaiting the day people realize the 1980s directories could be worth something on eBay.

I am.  My bank account might not be, though.

[agentsteel53]

Glass insulators off railroad poles.

yes, post a photo of your own face clearly visible! 

I tend not to care about the reappropriation of surplus equipment (read, cutout highway sign on abandoned alignment) but to take, and post, a photo of you doing so??? 

[mobilene]

I've collected so many things in 41 years I've lost track.  I've whittled it all down to one collection: old cameras.  I used to collect anything and everything, but started over a couple years ago focusing on vintage 35 mm (especially rangefinders) and folding cameras.  The (small but growing) collection is shown at http://jimgrey.wordpress.com/about/cameras/.

Peace,
jim

[hm insulators]

Glass insulators off railroad poles.

Same here, although I don't take them off the poles. I buy them from other collectors.

[mightyace]

Glass insulators off railroad poles.

Same here, although I don't take them off the poles. I buy them from other collectors.

Who may have taken them off poles, themselves. 

[M3019C LPS20]

I know this is a rather old thread, but...

When I was young, I, too, was interested in models of actual lighthouses. Something about them had always caught my attention. Although I lost the interest over the years. Anyway, I believe I collected at least two. I'm not sure if I may still have them. I'd have to take a trip down memory lane (look in the boxes in my attic) to see. I also used to collect model cars.

What I collect as of present day is vintage New York City signs and signal equipment. I've been interested in them for as long as I could remember, since I grew up around them. I wanted to begin to collect them years ago, but I just didn't have the chance. The opportunity came, though, around three to four years ago. Since then, I have been hooked. :-)

[Takumi]

Preludes

(Actually the red one is my dad's; he bought it yesterday but doesn't have room in his driveway thanks to two black Preludes of his own. I've created a monster.)

[jeffandnicole]

Shot Glasses - Purchased.

Beer Glasses. At least the beer in them was purchased and drank first. :-)

[ACSC Collector]

Duah! I think my name says it all 

[hotdogPi]

Dice. Lots of types of dice. Different numbers of sides, different colors, and other things about the dice. I also have a backgammon die, a casino die, and a LEGO die.

[CNGL-Leudimin]

I collect coins and bills. Euro ones (bills are called notes), as it is the easiest for me.

But I'm thinking of starting a really strange collection.

[Dougtone]

I collected baseball cards growing up, but now they sit in a box, waiting for me to do something with them.  More recent collections include pint glasses and travel books.

[US71]

-Maps
-signs
-Comics
-Recipes

[ET21]

-Model Trains
-NIU Football posters 
-Lego Ultimate Models
-Fatheads (NHL)

[Brian556]

Signs
Maps
Barricade Lights
Reflectors
Construction Toys
Flashlights/Lanterns

Let's just say I have too much stuff!

[Dr Frankenstein]

License plates.
Highway signs.
Vintage computers.
Coins and notes.

I want to collect traffic signals and railroad signals and signs, but I'll have to wait until I move out of here.

[hotdogPi]

Along with dice (which I mentioned before), I also collect coins. I have a 2 cent coin, a 3 cent coin, and a 20 cent coin, all from the United States. I also have coins from lots of different countries.

[Billy F 1988]

Foreign currencies (Euros, Canadian dimes, etc.)

Hot Wheels model cars + 4 mid to large size cars between 1:24 and 1:18 scale

I am a serious Hot Wheels collector. Mostly for real world ones, but if there are fantasy ones that closely resemble those we see on the road, I'll collect those as well. The bulk of my collection contains Chevy muscle cars, including a couple of C6R racing cars. Only thing I don't have for the racing Vettes is the C5R series and they're hard to find unless you get lucky on EBay or Amazon. I do have the GS series ('63 and '12).

knight Rider KITT is also in my collection (though not with the correct wheels) and the '94 Supra from the Fast and Furious series, and the Toyota AE86 Corolla (probably came from Initial D).

[DSS5]

I have a collection of shot glasses from places I've been. Started it when I was a kid, actually.

I hold on to ticket stubs and programs from plays and concerts I go to, no matter the significance or lack thereof of the event (and they run the gauntlet from Broadway and Bonnaroo to high school plays and local indie bands)

[ctsignguy]

*exhuning old thread and reviving it*  I collect a few things other than signs....

Old maps if i find them interesting (especially if i find a good one from the 50s up to the 70s showing 'future Interstates'....)
Old board games
Anime DVDs
Japanese trains, esp painted trains and Shinkansens!
Hallmark Lionel train ornaments
Sports mugs and tankards featuring my favorite teams..

i think i need a bigger apartment!  @_@

[msubulldog]

Old airline timetables
Old bus and train timetables from the UK--especially if it's related to London(tubes, red buses, green buses, and green coaches).

[SteveG1988]

Old computers (started the colelction over, i collect mostly mac stuff) SNES Games, Dreamcast Games, cameras (i got a fisher price PXL2000 i need to test out)