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DJ FC · 12-10-2011, 07:14 PM

Who here is a collector? In my life I've only collected two things: Baseball Cards and maps. That is if you don't count illegally downloaded music.

Baseball cards is pretty standard I think. We all did it, and we all hope that maybe 20 years from now we'll get a couple grand out of the collection we've built up, which I think means we're all kidding ourselves.

My second collecting hobby has been a very recent one. I've found myself fascinated with old maps. I'm not sure if it's about owning something very old, or something historical, or something informational, or something you can hang on your wall, or something which should (theoretically) store some value, or all of the above, but in the last 3 years I've started to accumulate the damn things. Here's my inventory:

GIANT IKEA world map (circa 2009) probably 6' X 4'
Britain as it appeared in Roman times (Printed in 1695) 15" X 12"
Map of "Palestina" (Printed in early 1700s) 12" X 12"
City of London after the Great Fire (Printed in 1680s) 2' X 2'
North America (Printed in 1750s) 2' X 2'
North America with California as an Island (Printed in 1730s) 1' X 1'

So I guess I have 6 maps with 5 being antiques. Of the 5, 4 are in great shape (the 1750s print of "North America was professionally restored). I have probably $2000 invested in this collection and it's probably worth $1000 wholesale. But, to me, they look good on my wall and they will most certainly appreciate in value.

Tell me, friends, about your collections.

12-10-2011, 07:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
DJ FC MURICAN Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 5,136 Internets: 253094	Collections Who here is a collector? In my life I've only collected two things: Baseball Cards and maps. That is if you don't count illegally downloaded music. Baseball cards is pretty standard I think. We all did it, and we all hope that maybe 20 years from now we'll get a couple grand out of the collection we've built up, which I think means we're all kidding ourselves. My second collecting hobby has been a very recent one. I've found myself fascinated with old maps. I'm not sure if it's about owning something very old, or something historical, or something informational, or something you can hang on your wall, or something which should (theoretically) store some value, or all of the above, but in the last 3 years I've started to accumulate the damn things. Here's my inventory: GIANT IKEA world map (circa 2009) probably 6' X 4' Britain as it appeared in Roman times (Printed in 1695) 15" X 12" Map of "Palestina" (Printed in early 1700s) 12" X 12" City of London after the Great Fire (Printed in 1680s) 2' X 2' North America (Printed in 1750s) 2' X 2' North America with California as an Island (Printed in 1730s) 1' X 1' So I guess I have 6 maps with 5 being antiques. Of the 5, 4 are in great shape (the 1750s print of "North America was professionally restored). I have probably $2000 invested in this collection and it's probably worth $1000 wholesale. But, to me, they look good on my wall and they will most certainly appreciate in value. Tell me, friends, about your collections.
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