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Post by Hitotsumami on Feb 8, 2014 20:05:43 GMT -5
I have no idea where to post this, I just want to share my collection of minerals and fossils. View High Quality hereThis is some of my mineral collection. I'm getting more shelving soon to display some of my other pieces. On the image above, I have, from left to right, Dolomite, Amethyst, Fish Fossil, Vanadinite, Pyrite Cubes on matrix, Amethyst crystal, Poslished quarts geode, Marcasite, Ammonite Fossil, Bismuth, Ammonite Fossil. I have other minerals as well that I don't have room for display, like Rutile, Stibnite and Chalcanthite. As soon as I get room though, I can post those too. Does anyone else collect something? Post YOUR collection too!
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Post by CJ on Feb 9, 2014 0:44:52 GMT -5
That's cool! I recognized the amethyst right away. I used to be really into gemstones as a kid. The fish fossil's really cool. What got you interested in collecting this stuff? I have two collections. A pretty standard video game collection and... well, this. It's a bit embarrassing how much manga I have. I've tallied it up and found out that I own 176 volumes, of which include 9 omnibuses. I currently have 9 more coming in the mail. Less embarrassing is how much they actually cost. I'm a bit of a bargain hunter, much like you'll see on those extreme couponing shows. I aim for the lowest possible price, often netting multiple volumes at 50 cents to a dollar each and getting free shipping on the whole deal. My complete Death Note collection, for example, was about 10 dollars total. I never buy new, unless they're just coming out and even then, I use my dad's Amazon account, which brings each new volume to about 6 bucks with free shipping. Still, it is a bit excessive. I'm pretty satisfied with my collection now and don't plan on expanding past filling in on some of series I already have. I plan on owning all of One Piece someday, but it's hard to find any volume past Alabasta that go on super sales. That part of my collection might take years to finish at the rate I go, which is cool with me. Above the shelf. Believe it or not, these One Piece posters were 13 dollars total. I got them from a seller in China. It's hard to see in the potato quality first image, but I have some American comics too behind the cheap toy Thor hammer. My favorite comic is my 9/11 Amazing Spider-man comic that my dad got me as a present three years ago. That one is hanging up underneath the OP posters, but it's totally black so it didn't show up well, haha. Bonus tiny Sailor Moon figures. I can't get enough of how cute they are, especially Mercury. I ended up ordering a few more to give to my younger sisters. I highly recommend them.
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Post by Shark a' Pult on Feb 9, 2014 1:33:38 GMT -5
I don't have a camera to take pictures.
I collect casino tokens though, particularly from Vegas.
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Post by Morcombe on Feb 9, 2014 2:30:40 GMT -5
Embarrassed by 176 volumes of manga lol.
I have 1,453 volumes of manga!!!!!!!
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Post by Hitotsumami on Feb 9, 2014 14:26:01 GMT -5
@ CJ Very cool, I like the One Piece posters! And, I got inspired to start collecting minerals after a vacation to Colorado and visiting a mine and some rock shops. Really cool stuff. @ Shark Any particular reason you like collection tokens? @ Mor That is a lot of manga. Whats your favorite of your collection? My favorite piece, although not the most valuable, is my pyrite cubes on matrix. There are 9 cubes in total, though you can't see them all in the pic below. Larger
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Post by Morcombe on Feb 9, 2014 17:58:52 GMT -5
An easy question, One Piece is of course my favourite manga in my collection.
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Post by Hitotsumami on Feb 9, 2014 18:02:53 GMT -5
I'm guessing you have all english volumes? Do you collect the japanese ones that aren't out in english yet too? I only have one japanese One Piece volume, vol 44, "Let's Go Back". Loved that volume because it had the climax of the Luffy v Lucchi fight, AND it had Merry's death. So good.
OH, and I got it in japanese because the english version wasn't out yet, lol.
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Post by Morcombe on Feb 9, 2014 18:17:36 GMT -5
Yip I have all 69 english volumes.
Not got any Japanese volumes. They would be cool to have but the only reason I can think of to buy them would be display purposes since I wouldn't be able to read them.
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Post by Hitotsumami on Feb 9, 2014 19:58:40 GMT -5
Yeah, that's the only reason I bought volume 44, though I haven't been keeping it in great condition, lol.
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Post by Shark a' Pult on Feb 9, 2014 22:03:30 GMT -5
I collect tokens, specifically brass ones, because they aren't in use anymore and were personalized to each casino they came from. I like the history of Vegas, and they started/stopped using brass tokens during a time when a lot of the old casinos were still around and not yet demolished, so I have a number of out of use tokens from casinos that no longer exist.
Nowadays, they either just use cash, or non-descript plastic chips, which aren't different from casino to casino. It makes more sense that way, but I feel in the process of switching over, they lost something special, so I collect them.
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Post by Hitotsumami on Feb 9, 2014 22:07:09 GMT -5
Well if you ever get the chance, you should post some pictures of some of the more unique or favorite ones you've got
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Post by CJ on Feb 10, 2014 16:22:19 GMT -5
MAAAAAATRIX CUUUUUUUUBE. That is seriously cool, Hito. Here's a better shot of my collection in the daytime. Speaking of Japanese manga, I have five volumes myself. Japanese manga tends to be about 66% as cheap as American manga. Like you, Hito, I own Volume 34 because it's my favorite volume and I just wanted to own it personally. I got the Soul Eater ones at a con and a Japanese import store in my town. The Sailor Moon ones, again, were just special edition ones that I wanted. And my figures. Figure, heheh, that I'd post them too. Tashigi and Perona are my favorite characters besides pretty much any of the Straw Hats. I wanted to get Smoker in Tashigi's body but I... errr... wouldn't see it on my shelf.
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Post by Mise™ on Feb 10, 2014 16:25:35 GMT -5
Dat burger.
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Post by Hitotsumami on Feb 10, 2014 16:31:05 GMT -5
Wait a minute... Is that... IT CAN'T BE AHHHH HAMBURGER BOY!!!!
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Post by Shark a' Pult on Feb 10, 2014 16:43:11 GMT -5
It would have killed you to get an even number of posters, so that the alignment would have been proper?
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