Rare stuff you own
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I have a copy of deities on demigods for 1st edition AD&D that has the cthulu mythos in it. The very same book that they got sued for and had to reprint without the mythos
A hand forged Gurkha regiment issue Kukri from Nepal.
The Egyptian God Cards from Yugioh.
Uh...
Can't think of anything else.
The Egyptian God Cards from Yugioh.
Uh...
Can't think of anything else.
I have a fez signed by Patrick Rothfuss. I like to think there aren't too many autographed fezzes in the world
So. . . envious. . . <.<Sacman said:
OT: Well, we probably have all sorts of stuff on the attic, but of the stuff I know there's only one thing, really. It's a System Design Kit by Intel (SDK-85 to be precise, made in 1977) with an Intel 8085A microprocessor (8-bit), 256 bytes of RAM and we can use it to do simple calculations (my dad decided to program it to be a calculator. Eeh, scratch that, a simple calculator) if needed. Complete with manual and box.
May not be very valuable (could still net 100+ USD, from what I've seen, but we won't sell our favourite calculator!) but it's most certainly rare, since it's fully functioning and still has the manual and box.
I have a few signed books from various authors, actors and public figures. I have an old Amiga 500+ that still works and which uniquley has the 500 chip in it and a toggle switch to boot up either one. I own a few cool, limited edition coins/stamp sets, though I'm not a collector of either (just have a handful of special ones). I have a lot of comics from the 90s, maybe 2,000+ some of which may be quite valuable. I'm fairly sure at least one 6-issue Star Wars series called "Dark Empire" is.
I have a couple of audio tapes which I doubt could be found now (though I've long since digitised them so I can actually listen to them) which have some personal, sentimental value. I've got a moddable PSP2000 for homebrew purposes which is quite rare to find (as most were un-moddable). I've also got a large amount of Star Wars original comics, figures (sadly opened), books and other collectibles which I had from before Episode I, when I was a fan (I blame Timothy Zahn entirely). As it turns out, Star Wars went from being a very niche, cult, nerdy thing to almost as mainstream as you can get so my collection is probably quite valuable.
Oh and I have some rare Magic cards (played for a while a long, long time ago. Current Magic players can understand the time scale when I say Unlimited had just come out (3rd ed??) and I think Arabian Nights and Legends had just finished their runs. I have a few I suspect are probably quite valuable. Oh and I have 2 Eve Online characters I don't play each with 100mill SPs
I have a couple of audio tapes which I doubt could be found now (though I've long since digitised them so I can actually listen to them) which have some personal, sentimental value. I've got a moddable PSP2000 for homebrew purposes which is quite rare to find (as most were un-moddable). I've also got a large amount of Star Wars original comics, figures (sadly opened), books and other collectibles which I had from before Episode I, when I was a fan (I blame Timothy Zahn entirely). As it turns out, Star Wars went from being a very niche, cult, nerdy thing to almost as mainstream as you can get so my collection is probably quite valuable.
Oh and I have some rare Magic cards (played for a while a long, long time ago. Current Magic players can understand the time scale when I say Unlimited had just come out (3rd ed??) and I think Arabian Nights and Legends had just finished their runs. I have a few I suspect are probably quite valuable. Oh and I have 2 Eve Online characters I don't play each with 100mill SPs
I have my yellow and green puma shirt signed by the fastest man who ever lived, Usain Bolt.
Also my Animus Edition Assassin's Creed Revelations and my Freedom Edition Assassin's Creed 3
Also my Animus Edition Assassin's Creed Revelations and my Freedom Edition Assassin's Creed 3
The rarest thing I own would be my custom Spore Statue. In 2008 I entered a competition in the Herald Sun (Australian Newspaper) in which you given a copy of the Spore Creature Creator for free and asked to make and submit your creations. The winner had their creation turned into a lifesize replica by some profesional prop making people (I am not 100% sure but I think it was made by Mothers Art).
I somehow placed first so I won said grand prize.
This creation clocks in at 6' high, and 20kg heavy.
Then I was contacted by EA games and asked if they could use it to promote Spore at the upcomming Egames Expo in Melbourne. Being a huge fan-boy at the time I said yes and was given 3 free games, a staff pass for the duration of the expo, tickets for friends to come, and a interview/presetation on stage with Yug (Mana Bar), Matt and Yahtzee.
Pretty good times.
I somehow placed first so I won said grand prize.
This creation clocks in at 6' high, and 20kg heavy.
[http://imgur.com/ehED3]
Then I was contacted by EA games and asked if they could use it to promote Spore at the upcomming Egames Expo in Melbourne. Being a huge fan-boy at the time I said yes and was given 3 free games, a staff pass for the duration of the expo, tickets for friends to come, and a interview/presetation on stage with Yug (Mana Bar), Matt and Yahtzee.
[http://imgur.com/rf6Pi]
Pretty good times.
I've got a few things kicking around of reasonable rarity, I suppose.
A 1st edition/1st printing copy of Game of Thrones. My friend who owns a bookstore ambushed me with it one day telling me I "have to read this book!" I shall hate him for this until the day I die.
A Winchester 1887 10-gauge shotgun. Reasonably low serial number, though it's not a particularly valuable gun despite that. The downside of not being able to accept modern ammunition, I suppose.
One of the few remaining artifacts of my childhood, one of the original Transformers Omega Supreme toys. Actually has all the pieces intact, which isn't all that terribly common, since he had a whole bunch of little bits that typically got lost. No box though; toys were made to be played with when I was a kid, damnit.
A bunch of random stuff too, like some old Soviet currency I've had kicking around since I went there as a kid.
A 1st edition/1st printing copy of Game of Thrones. My friend who owns a bookstore ambushed me with it one day telling me I "have to read this book!" I shall hate him for this until the day I die.
A Winchester 1887 10-gauge shotgun. Reasonably low serial number, though it's not a particularly valuable gun despite that. The downside of not being able to accept modern ammunition, I suppose.
One of the few remaining artifacts of my childhood, one of the original Transformers Omega Supreme toys. Actually has all the pieces intact, which isn't all that terribly common, since he had a whole bunch of little bits that typically got lost. No box though; toys were made to be played with when I was a kid, damnit.
A bunch of random stuff too, like some old Soviet currency I've had kicking around since I went there as a kid.
Valuable stuff? Hm. How about a little geography guide to the world from 1759? It even has some hand-scrawled coastlines of New Holland...
Then there's that fifth book in the trilogy of four that features a Bugblatter Beast, scribbled by the late but great Douglas Adams himself. He also signed some microwave cookery book, but that might actually be lost forever.
Then there's that fifth book in the trilogy of four that features a Bugblatter Beast, scribbled by the late but great Douglas Adams himself. He also signed some microwave cookery book, but that might actually be lost forever.
Well I own A CRAPLOAD of the very first Bionicle products. I loved everything about that franchise until they screwed it up right around the point where they all went underwater.
I also own a CD copy of Voicians: The FiXT Remixes (14 of 100) as well as A CD copy of Celldweller's "Cellout EP 01" (36 of 150).
Wouldn't have a clue how much each would be though, I think I'll have to wait a few years before it's worth anything.
I also own a CD copy of Voicians: The FiXT Remixes (14 of 100) as well as A CD copy of Celldweller's "Cellout EP 01" (36 of 150).
Wouldn't have a clue how much each would be though, I think I'll have to wait a few years before it's worth anything.