What do you collect?

[Richard1978]

Re: What do you collect?

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.

[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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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.

[LivedOnMars]

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Oh, and I also collect Enid Blyton books (1970s editions) - The Famous Five etc and other books that I remember reading and loved as a child

[darren]

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they are great to collect as well as ladybird books one of my fave books is the BFG would love to find it again.

Oh, and I also collect Enid Blyton books (1970s editions) - The Famous Five etc and other books that I remember reading and loved as a child

[victorbrunswick]

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My latest addition to my bus collection: Dennis Enviro 400 by Matchbox.

[LivedOnMars]

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they are great to collect as well as ladybird books one of my fave books is the BFG would love to find it again.

Great choice Darren, I loved those Ladybird books as well, the illustrations were fab. And as for The BFG, well Roald Dahl stories are just timeless aren't they? My favourite was James and the Giant Peach

[Richard1978]

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My late Aunt collected Ladybird books, starting with the ones she bought for my cousins.

I really like Roald Dahl's books, my parents still have some of mine, & a friend has an almost complete collection of them.

[xmark1234]

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just got my hands on my latest console the n64 now work on nes or snes not many more to get now then ill have every console but ps and microsoft brought ps4 and xbox 1 out i will have to wait to get those to much money by half to even think of buying one

[darren]

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thy are great artwork wise mate for sure i still see tons of them in charity shops was so tempted to get them but a lot of scribbles on them sadly.

there is one book i read it was about a fox not sure if it was mr dahl but its more than 25 yrs ago would love to get it again.

Great choice Darren, I loved those Ladybird books as well, the illustrations were fab. And as for The BFG, well Roald Dahl stories are just timeless aren't they? My favourite was James and the Giant Peach

[darren]

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just which consoles have you mark.
got an n64 recently i do have one just wanted one that comes with the box the other i got without a proper n64 box.

playstations and x box consoles ive no interest in getting only the old ones from the eighties and nineties.

i have the wii and gc but the wii games 1 play on it are actually GAMECUBE GAMES R THAT AND THE FACT ITS NINTENDO ARE WHY I GOT it.

just got my hands on my latest console the n64 now work on nes or snes not many more to get now then ill have every console but ps and microsoft brought ps4 and xbox 1 out i will have to wait to get those to much money by half to even think of buying one

[DemonEyeX]

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not many more to get now then ill have every console

Really ?
That would very impressive, but are you aware of just how many consoles have been available over the years.

I currently own Nintendo NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube & Wii.
Sega Master System (1&2), Megadrive, MegaCD, 32X, Saturn & Dreamcast.
Sony PS1, PS 2 & PS3,
Microsoft XBox & Xbox 360.
NEC PC Engine & Supergrafx.
Commodore CD32.
Atari 2600 & Jaguar.
CBS ColecoVision.
And that's not including the handhelds & computers.
There are also a few consoles that I once owned that have been lost to time.

Not wanting to be picky XMark mate, it's just that "every console" quote seemed rather bold.
Go here for a fairly comprehensive list of what consoles have been available over the past 40 odd years.

[darren]

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THATS A HECK OF A LOT OF CONSOLES CHEERS FOR THE LINK.
lovely ones u have mark, demoneyex

i have
commodre 64
commodre c64c
spectrum 12k with tape deck got 2 weeks ago.
spectrum 128k
wii
gamecube
snes pal version
snes japanese version
nes pal version
2 n64's

Really ?
That would very impressive, but are you aware of just how many consoles have been available over the years.

I currently own Nintendo NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube & Wii.
Sega Master System (1&2), Megadrive, MegaCD, 32X, Saturn & Dreamcast.
Sony PS1, PS 2 & PS3,
Microsoft XBox & Xbox 360.
NEC PC Engine & Supergrafx.
Commodore CD32.
Atari 2600 & Jaguar.
CBS ColecoVision.
And that's not including the handhelds & computers.
There are also a few consoles that I once owned that have been lost to time.

Not wanting to be picky XMark mate, it's just that "every console" quote seemed rather bold.
Go here for a fairly comprehensive list of what consoles have been available over the past 40 odd years.

[xmark1234]

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yea totally agree mate but im only few missing like snes nes zx81 and few atri consoles got all hand helds and i wish you could see my loft space lol consoles every where all work too

THATS A HECK OF A LOT OF CONSOLES CHEERS FOR THE LINK.
lovely ones u have mark, demoneyex

i have
commodre 64
commodre c64c
spectrum 12k with tape deck got 2 weeks ago.
spectrum 128k
wii
gamecube
snes pal version
snes japanese version
nes pal version
2 n64's

[xmark1234]

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yea same here mate but when say got evey one thats what i meant lol should of thought what i put its just the ones from 80s that where very common just missing zx81 but hard to find one these working at mo snes few atri and nes then i have all not going into detail the list demoneye put up some them never hit off be nice though lol

just which consoles have you mark.
got an n64 recently i do have one just wanted one that comes with the box the other i got without a proper n64 box.

playstations and x box consoles ive no interest in getting only the old ones from the eighties and nineties.

i have the wii and gc but the wii games 1 play on it are actually GAMECUBE GAMES R THAT AND THE FACT ITS NINTENDO ARE WHY I GOT it.