What do you collect?

[Richard1978]

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I heard that when EMI stopped making 78's in the UK the presses were sent to India, as there still was a demand for them.

The Beatles singles were released on 78's in India, & I guess some other big acts on EMI's roster.

[scotchmist]

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Very true Richard, the problem with 78's when it comes to selling, particularly older ones (some of mine went back to 1912), is they are only worth what people are prepared to pay. Certainly the big names from the late 40's and 50's can attract more money but not as much as one would expect (go on ebay and take a look) 78's were deleted in 1965 and if you can get your hands on a Beatles one then you've got an instant Pension Plan.....providing you don't drop it!

[Richard1978]

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your 1959 Philips Disc Jockey Major has sure had a long life it sure im betting had a long working life.

you only got a quid for 1 hundred of them.
seems very poor to get so little.

ive records too and ive nothing to play them on either not worried as they look superb.

Until about a 10-15 years ago there was a 2nd hand shop in Stockport that specialised in 78's.

I've heard that the ones worth looking out for are the later ones by Rock & Roll era artists, as they were pressed up in smaller numbers than 45's by that stage, & harder to find by collectors trying to get a complete run of singles by an artist.

Supposedly the last UK 78 by Elvis Presley had a press run of about a 100 copies, & probably available by special order only.

[darren]

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your 1959 Philips Disc Jockey Major has sure had a long life it sure im betting had a long working life.

you only got a quid for 1 hundred of them.
seems very poor to get so little.

ive records too and ive nothing to play them on either not worried as they look superb.

When I was 14 I started collecting 78rpm records.....God knows why! Most of them were from the 1930's & 40's, I think I just liked the fact that I was experiencing a bit of musical history which was rapidly fading away as so many of them were simply thrown out or destroyed in the 70's & 80's. I built up a considerable collection but lost interest in my early 20's. I experienced a rennaisance around 2004 when I opened an account on ebay and had alot of them delivered by post, despite their fragility most of them arrived intact. I pruned my collection last year and sold about a hundred as a job lot on ebay. I got a quid for them! I have a nucleas now mainly Elvis, Sinatra, Kitt & others from that era. Alas my 1959 Philips Disc Jockey Major died last year so I have nothing to play them on now....tbh...I couldn't care less!

[scotchmist]

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When I was 14 I started collecting 78rpm records.....God knows why! Most of them were from the 1930's & 40's, I think I just liked the fact that I was experiencing a bit of musical history which was rapidly fading away as so many of them were simply thrown out or destroyed in the 70's & 80's. I built up a considerable collection but lost interest in my early 20's. I experienced a rennaisance around 2004 when I opened an account on ebay and had alot of them delivered by post, despite their fragility most of them arrived intact. I pruned my collection last year and sold about a hundred as a job lot on ebay. I got a quid for them! I have a nucleas now mainly Elvis, Sinatra, Kitt & others from that era. Alas my 1959 Philips Disc Jockey Major died last year so I have nothing to play them on now....tbh...I couldn't care less!

[xmark1234]

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try collect old games and consoles books and dvds

[darren]

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ill have this this week been near 30 yrs since i had this exact one.



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[darren]

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hi mate its a pity u didnt keep those magazines u had but as a kid u dont take care of things a lot of the time.

i had those consoles way back in the eighties my older bro had some too.

but back in the early 2000's i bought them again cost me a lot although the games are cheap but can go for like hundreds of quid the real rare ones.

pong was fun so basic and addictive.

Wow, I remember the Commodore 64 Darren. I didn't have anything like that but my friend's brother was into all that stuff and it seemed proper cutting edge at the time! I also remember the pong game and my sister had a little pacman electronic game that was fun

[LivedOnMars]

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Wow, I remember the Commodore 64 Darren. I didn't have anything like that but my friend's brother was into all that stuff and it seemed proper cutting edge at the time! I also remember the pong game and my sister had a little pacman electronic game that was fun

[darren]

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[darren]

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thanks mate.

i have the following consoles

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Interesting thread Darren, and fascinating to see photos of people's collections. I collect Jackie magazines from the 70s - I used to get it delivered with the newspapers every Wednesday morning and wish to goodness I had kept them! So interesting to look back through them now, especially the ads

[LivedOnMars]

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Interesting thread Darren, and fascinating to see photos of people's collections. I collect Jackie magazines from the 70s - I used to get it delivered with the newspapers every Wednesday morning and wish to goodness I had kept them! So interesting to look back through them now, especially the ads

[imissthe90s]

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I collect Super Nintendo and Nintendo 64 games

[victorbrunswick]

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My latest additions:

Lledo (left) and Matchbox (right)


Guy Arab bus by Corgi

[battyrat]

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I don't have any of the wireless card set you mentioned. I will probably be breaking up my cigarette card collection next year and putting it up for sale on e-bay.Always liked the cards showing wildlife especially Birds. I will keep my tea cards as many of the sets I collected as a child.