stuff

Selling my mother's dresses is a touching consideration of heirlooms and objects by Abbie Sher.

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Such difficult things

Hoarding: How Collecting Stuff Can Destroy Your Life

I am part-way between being a collector and being a hoarder. Most of the things that I started out collecting became things that I hoarded. I don't collect anymore, not stamps, coins, etc. Getting the things was hard because one spends money they don't want to spend, but getting rid of a 'collection' when it gets to be too much is every bit as hard. Saving paper because the information could be valuable 'some day' is much the same thing.

No, I don't want to hoard, thank you...

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Who ever would have thought...

that these would have a collector's market...


9 Very Rare (and Very Expensive) Video Game Cartridges

But, you know, everything can be collectible. I've collected so many things in my life that I hate to list them all. I've never collected for investment or to make money, just for the sheer joy of collecting.

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Amazing!


Rare Poe Book Sets Bank Busting Record

The "the black tulip of U.S. literature."

What an incredible price for the book! Here's a link to a more in-depth article:

Rare first Poe book could be worth $700,000

They were close...

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