Making $$s from your Collections

I have a few 'loose rules' I apply when buying what I hope/know is a collectible object.

First:  it has to touch my heart in some way, sometimes its the cut of the glass, or style of the designer/creator. Other times its the touch, or  the whole composition.

Second: if I'm buying it as a collectible I never by 'second rate' items - unless the age, or rarity, of the item allows for this. Don't imagine you can repair chipped items - items that can be restored and hold their value are OK - buy others only if you never intend to sell for a profit.

Third: if I'm on 'the hunt' I do lots of research. If I'm just looking I go with my 'gut feeling'. The more you 'hunt and collect' the better your 'gut feeling' gets.

Who Remembers the Commodore 64?

A quick look on the web and it's easy to see that there are a lot of C64 fans out there. It was my first computer, we bought it for the kids but it ended up sparking a great career for me. I remember sitting up all Xmas eve entering the code for a game for Xmas day.

I have just got hold of a lot of C64 pieces - computer, drives, cassette games, joy sticks, disks. The 'blue screen of heaven' (as opposed to the Windows blue screen of death) bought back a flood of memories.

These pieces will be placed on Dusty Shelves in the coming days Here are some pics for starters.

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