willheim on Nostr: I grew up up a bit of a collector... A pack rat of manufactured consumerism. You name ...

I grew up up a bit of a collector... A pack rat of manufactured consumerism. You name it I pretty much had something from it. Old hot wheels (redline wheels)? Yup. GI Joe, transformers? Yup. Some still in their original blisterpacks. Comics? Sports cards? Check! Old coins? Sure. It took a major shift in my life (moving overseas during an analog->digital era living within a within 200sq.ft. studio will do that) to abandon that "hobby" of collecting. I did it for the fun and I did it for future value. But like most they now just sit in boxes, very rarely enjoyed.

I've given out a lot of stuff. Like, just given, without much thought of the "value", to people I know will appreciate the items far more. My Star Wars stuff went to the biggest Star Wars nerd I know (some items popped up of more than $100 but they're worthless in a box in the basement and they should be enjoyed).

The challenge to just find a vendor or sell is the biggest hassle. I'd rather just eliminate them all and convert them into Bitcoin. Well, maybe most of them... Not all of it. Certainly not the family antiques and heirloom pieces that have marginal value beyond tremendous story they tell of the family history.

Do any of you have such relics from the past? Are any of you collectors?

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