[Mr Tonka]

Originally Posted by Ehwnnc

Yes, i treat it like a savings account just like with silver and gold. I like to have a wide range of where my money is at

Not quite just like silver and gold.

[Ehwnnc]

Originally Posted by Mr Tonka

Not quite just like silver and gold.

True, but like i said, i treat them like a savings account, not an investment. Its liquid so if i need it i can use it.

I dont keep loads of money in the bank, instead i keep cash, silver and gold

[Mr Tonka]

i see, i mistook what you wrote for collecting the $2 bills as similar to acquiring gold and silver. haha…. My mistake.

[Nate4641]

Originally Posted by Mr Tonka

Nate, why are they still in the boxes?

I tried to only buy the cars that came with an acrylic clear box over the car, but some unfortunately were just soft plastic attached to the cardboard. I kept them in the boxes for 2 main reasons.
1. Dust. The cars are amazingly detailed and I didnt want to break anything when cleaning.

2. I bought them in Germany at my first post in a 3 year, 3 post tour. I don't trust people with my things very often so I didnt want to risk anything over the next 3 years of packing, moving, and unpacking multiple times. This is also why I boxed them all up with way more styrofoam than needed and sent them to my parents' house for them to hold onto until I'm done with this duty. Along with my legit Black Forest Cuckoo clock, I'm not risking some 3rd world movers breaking valuable things.

Some of them arent very good though. The Aventador that I got at the Frankfurt show from Lambo themselves was the cheapest POS in the collection. It cost me 8 Euro where brand new cars I paid upwards of 70 euro for. The damn thing is worse than a hotwheels car. A lot of them I was able to find from used model car shops at Frankfurt and since they were older models they were a lot cheaper. I almost bought a Veyron for 150 euro but they had one for 50. I kind of feel I should have gone for the more expensive one just because its Bugatti and it is the most exensive car in the collection. I've never seen these for sale in the US like they were around Germany, but I hope to be able to find some, its kind of fun hunting for the dream cars you really want.

[Mr Tonka]

Originally Posted by Nate4641

I tried to only buy the cars that came with an acrylic clear box over the car, but some unfortunately were just soft plastic attached to the cardboard. I kept them in the boxes for 2 main reasons.
1. Dust. The cars are amazingly detailed and I didnt want to break anything when cleaning.

2. I bought them in Germany at my first post in a 3 year, 3 post tour. I don't trust people with my things very often so I didnt want to risk anything over the next 3 years of packing, moving, and unpacking multiple times. This is also why I boxed them all up with way more styrofoam than needed and sent them to my parents' house for them to hold onto until I'm done with this duty. Along with my legit Black Forest Cuckoo clock, I'm not risking some 3rd world movers breaking valuable things.

Some of them arent very good though. The Aventador that I got at the Frankfurt show from Lambo themselves was the cheapest POS in the collection. It cost me 8 Euro where brand new cars I paid upwards of 70 euro for. The damn thing is worse than a hotwheels car. A lot of them I was able to find from used model car shops at Frankfurt and since they were older models they were a lot cheaper. I almost bought a Veyron for 150 euro but they had one for 50. I kind of feel I should have gone for the more expensive one just because its Bugatti and it is the most exensive car in the collection. I've never seen these for sale in the US like they were around Germany, but I hope to be able to find some, its kind of fun hunting for the dream cars you really want.

Gotcha. When i met my wife she had about 15 18th scale model cars. We've added to the collection and have some of the cooler stuff on display in the living room shelving. It's alway nice to see cool cars when strolling through the house.

This was the best place for 18th scale models….. they've closed now, but still support the website so you can search out models, manufactures, etc….

http://www.scale18.com

[MiddleAgedAl]

Originally Posted by FwdFtl

a 1998 Toyota Supra turbo msrp in 98' was $39,900. Based on that inflation calculator it should be worth $57,168 in 2013. That does not mean $39,900 cash in 1998 is now worth $57,168 cash in 2013. Material > cash

I think you are mis-interpreting what the calculator is for. It doesn't mean that any 1998 anything is worth 57K now if it was 39K when new. Today's value is driven by supply and demand, and the item's condition, so market forces could make it a lot more or a lot less.

What it measures is inflation; the buying power of a dollar. So, if Toyota made a 2013 Supra Turbo (finally something that is not a boring transportation appliance), then an MSRP of $57K would mean that it is about as expensive as it was back in 1998, relative to the cost of everything else. If it was less than 57K, then the average guy wouldn't have to work as hard to afford one as he would have in 98.

For example, people say new Vettes are so expensive now. And they are right. A '65 stingray had a base MSRP of about 4100. The calculator shows that in today's dollars, you should be able to get a new stripped down stingray for $30K. Good luck with that !

Conversely, a cheap color TV from RCA was $399 in 1965. That's $3K in todays dollars. Inflation has not been kind to the gearhead.

[Samurai of 2day]

Originally Posted by KingOfJericho

Your collection is wicked!! When I get back to my place this weekend, I will post up a pic of my blades as well.
I don't have any armor... except for a couple sets of IBAs, but your pic makes me want to start shopping...

[RambleJ]

Originally Posted by Samurai of 2day

That is awesome!! lol


I have a decent Sword Collection. Mostly decorative, but I have a few battle ready ones as well. My prize piece is a battle ready Katana I scored when I was stationed in Kyoto.

I halso have a growing shot glass collection being built up from my travels accross the globe.

I have the same type of shot glass collection. Get one from every state or country visited. It started out just cause I like taking shots, to a steady growing collection.

[Samurai of 2day]

Originally Posted by RambleJ

I have the same type of shot glass collection. Get one from every state or country visited. It started out just cause I like taking shots, to a steady growing collection.

its is so easy to collect shot glasses because they are easy to transport, and even if two people go to the exact same places, and collect shot glasses, their individual collections would still be unique. I will take pictures of my shot glass collection and blade collection to post on this thread this weekend when I get back

[Billup]

Originally Posted by Samurai of 2day

its is so easy to collect shot glasses because they are easy to transport, and even if two people go to the exact same places, and collect shot glasses, their individual collections would still be unique. I will take pictures of my shot glass collection and blade collection to post on this thread this weekend when I get back

This is very true, although the residual value is next to nothing. I have a decent collection going myself, and the individual factor makes me happy, the fact it is worthless is hard to make my frown turn upside down.

[KingOfJericho]

Originally Posted by Samurai of 2day

Your collection is wicked!! When I get back to my place this weekend, I will post up a pic of my blades as well.
I don't have any armor... except for a couple sets of IBAs, but your pic makes me want to start shopping...

lol... that's not me and I don't collect swords.

[Nkc]

Originally Posted by KingOfJericho

lol... that's not me and I don't collect swords.

lol this one cracked me up good. BTW nice collection KOJ and good to finally put a face to the name.

[Litos]

so none of you sneads have any fucking Kobe Grinch's ?!?!

you fake ass sneads !!!!!!

[Samurai of 2day]

Originally Posted by KingOfJericho

lol... that's not me and I don't collect swords.

lol, you had me going. The guy in the pic does have some nice swords though.

[Give_Em_The_DD]

Originally Posted by Litos

so none of you sneads have any fucking Kobe Grinch's ?!?!

you fake ass sneads !!!!!!

No Kobe's for me bro...never got into them

[Samurai of 2day]

Originally Posted by Billup

This is very true, although the residual value is next to nothing. I have a decent collection going myself, and the individual factor makes me happy, the fact it is worthless is hard to make my frown turn upside down.

You said it. The shot glass collection is basically just for show because it will never increase in value

[upstatedoc]

Originally Posted by KingOfJericho

lol... that's not me and I don't collect swords.

[Uber V8]

Originally Posted by Litos

so none of you sneads have any fucking Kobe Grinch's ?!?!

you fake ass sneads !!!!!!

Too bright for me! Good luck though, the market price on those is around $600.

[Templar]

So it's like being the 40 year old virgin, except with shoes?

I kid, I kid...

I have a collection of beer steins from Germany and Belgium. No pics though, and the collection is relatively tiny.

[Nate4641]

Theres an interesting documentary on netflix about people who are obsessivly into starwars. Several of the guys collect just about everything they can find and its actually kind of scary/sad how much stuff they have and how much the know about the stuff. Little things like a Vader figure was made with hands closed for a time, then the hands were open and he just has to have both. Under the surface of just geekyness its crazy to get into the phycology of some people's obsessions with collecting.

[DemolitionJim]

i collect shoes as well, but mostly nike sb's and dunk sb's.

just picked up the black ugly sweater dunks and i can't wait to wear them to an ugly sweater party.

[Give_Em_The_DD]

Originally Posted by DemolitionJim

i collect shoes as well, but mostly nike sb's and dunk sb's.

just picked up the black ugly sweater dunks and i can't wait to wear them to an ugly sweater party.

Nice!