hey guys. this thread wont necessarily be coin related but i wanted to know if any of you share my 'dilema' so to say. Over the years i have become sort of a collector of collections. there are a few main things wich i collect and they sort of go in a cycle or 'phases' in wich i collect them. I have come to collect coins, vinyl records, zippo lighters, as well as doing magic, and my main passion wich will always top the others, playing and writing music. the music is kind of always around and i have also made a moral decision to not get back into magic because it is a childish waste of time IMO. so back to collecting i kind of collect in phases. my latest 'phase' obviously is coins and i have to say i love it more than any of the others. recently i took out my zippo collection and the same feeling that i get when i change collections is starting. i say to myself, "nope im sticking with coins" then i look through my lighters, i even looked at a few on the bay today, and eventually if i dont stop my coins will be moved to a closet and i will begin to collect zippos again. and then probably back to records, and maybe by the beggining of next year i will start coins again. i really love coins so i dont want this to happen. i recently got a large sum of money and i have a coin show coming up and im worried im gonna spend the money on zippos. anybody else collect like this? any advice? thanks in advance!!!! happy collecting!!!-Ryan
Ryan, I am guilty as charged. I collect all kinds of stuff. From Coins to Redline Hotwheels, old license plates, old signs and Schwinn Bicycles and the list goes on and on. I have to say I have been collecting coins off and on since I was about 6. Luckily for me I have a very understanding wife that puts up with all of it!
haha i know what u mean. every time i tell my family im collecting something new their reaaction is always the same, they roll their eyes, sigh, and say thats interesting and walk away hahaha
Actually I do collect like that somewhat. I suggest you get a grip, we all have to put our foot down on ourselves or we would continually be angry at ourselves which won't help anyone and could put you on a bummer. Collecting stuff like vintage lighters, signs, albums etc you could definitely get your self in trouble quickly. What I do is this, I put away some money, I don't tell my wife about it either cause she will interrupt my thought process and get in the way. Basically she will try to change my mind and I don't have time for the aggravation. Anyways, I put away say $250 or so and I make a deal with myself that no matter what, this $250 will go towards coins and nothing else. If the other part of myself sees something, like the part that collects guitars sees a nice guitar, I will ask myself if I have enough for the guitar. Usually this works for me, not all the time but almost always. This might sound crazy but it's honest. Sometimes I have to look at myself like I'm composed of 2 or 3 different collectors. That makes it easier for me to deal with and as long as I'm focused then everyone's happy. good luck
Shows you've got an active mind that's never stuck in one place, and always looking for new horizons. I think that's a good thing. There are lots of collectors here that share your dilema Ryan.......
yah like i always end up with regrets. say i do decide to buy a few zippos this weekend, ill spend say 60 bucks and then ill go to the coin show and see a coin i like but am twn dollars short and ill say to myself " damn if i didnt buy those lighters wich are now just siting in a box i could get that coin plus two or three more
I see you subscribe to the "RaceBannon school of marriage counseling" Heck, I've been married 15 years, and it only seems like 15 minutes........................................................under water.
