Collection for sale.

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 7:36 am

I have a large collection of different colour pen tops for sale if anyone is looking for a collection to start. They are a variety of styles from all around the world.

There are about 347 of them. I wont really consider any bids under £3.00

flopstock · Post by **flopstock** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 7:43 am

What's the hook? You come back at us tomorrow offering us the pens themselves at a premium?:sneaky:

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 7:52 am

I only collect the tops, not the pens. I get them from all over the place and friends send them to me. The collection is getting to large for me now and it's time to move them on.

Thinking of something else to collect

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 8:53 am

I am interested, lets see some pictures................all together, not one duplicated 347 times.

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 9:05 am

Bruv;1405842 wrote: I am interested, lets see some pictures................all together, not one duplicated 347 times.

They are in a display cabinet but that is not for sale. Thats for my next collection. Lets see what I can do

I'm thinking of bath sponges or sim cards from around the world

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Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 9:12 am

Or the wrappers off Satzuma's.........there must be a market for them.

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 9:58 am

Bruv;1405845 wrote: Or the wrappers off Satzuma's.........there must be a market for them.

New Covent garden comes to mind

I did once have an extensive collection of toffee wrappers but one warm day I found they had all stuck together. Had to burn them

theia · Post by **theia** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 10:22 am

Snowfire;1405847 wrote: New Covent garden comes to mind

I did once have an extensive collection of toffee wrappers but one warm day I found they had all stuck together. Had to burn them

That is truly heartbreaking :-1

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 10:34 am

theia;1405849 wrote: That is truly heartbreaking :-1

I completely fell apart for a week or two. I got through it with my next edition of collecting. Anything with a hole in it.

219 different items.

Polo mint owned and sucked by a minor celebrity, doughnut ( though I had to dispose of that after a couple of weeks ) a nose ring from a champion breeding bull and my personal favourite, a smoke ring blown by my uncles King Edward cigar, preserved in aspic

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 10:59 am

I know how you feel Snowfire.... my collections are taking up too much room also.

It started with the nets that hold Brussell Sprouts. I found that varying weight of BS and varying stores offered different sizes and different coloured nets. I have 423 at the moment and did consider sewing then all together to make a trawler net. My most prized net of the collection was the gold net offered by Sainsbury's one Christmas. I do have some nice blue Tesco samples and a minature green Morrisons sample. Some go on e bay for 6 pence each but I've never seen an entire collection as big as mine.

I also have a large collection of sod.... not just any old sod but sod taken from various places that mean something to me. My most prized piece of sod, I dug up from The Goldstone Ground In 1997 after Brighton and Hove Albion played their last match and the most sentimental sod Is the turf that Kauto Star walked upon In the 2011 King George Stakes along with the sod from the pre-parade ring at Newbury race course after Denman had walked upon It. Another piece of sod I acquired was from my neighbours lawn that I dug up..... no reason.... I just don't like him. In all I have 612 pieces of sod and am looking for a small holding to rent to store them.

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 11:17 am

oscar;1405852 wrote:

In all I have 612 pieces of sod and am looking for a small holding to rent to store them.

I know of a small quarry which would house all your sods and would show them off to their best. With adequate trenching, the public would be able to view in comfort

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 11:27 am

Snowfire;1405855 wrote: I know of a small quarry which would house all your sods and would show them off to their best. With adequate trenching, the public would be able to view in comfort

That's a damn good Idea... I'm sure we could even charge a small entrants fee to visitors.

As for your pen top collection... have you thought of exhibiting them ? The Tate Modern may have some exhibition stands going for first time showers.

I also have another collection of watch batteries. My most prized exhibit Is the battery I took out of Nick Griffins watch when he went swimming In the hotel we were staying In. I decided after my collection reached 278 that I would limit the collection to watch batteries exclusively for Far Right members. I'm after the battery from Geert Wilders watch but this proving a little difficult to acquire.

My husbands collection of Hienz soup labels are stored In scrap books In out loft carefully preserved In clingfilm. His most collectable Is a Pea and Ham limited edition that Heinz released In 1948.

theia · Post by **theia** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 12:02 pm

oscar;1405859 wrote: That's a damn good Idea... I'm sure we could even charge a small entrants fee to visitors.

As for your pen top collection... have you thought of exhibiting them ? The Tate Modern may have some exhibition stands going for first time showers.

I also have another collection of watch batteries. My most prized exhibit Is the battery I took out of Nick Griffins watch when he went swimming In the hotel we were staying In. I decided after my collection reached 278 that I would limit the collection to watch batteries exclusively for Far Right members. I'm after the battery from Geert Wilders watch but this proving a little difficult to acquire.

My husbands collection of Hienz soup labels are stored In scrap books In out loft carefully preserved In clingfilm. His most collectable Is a Pea and Ham limited edition that Heinz released In 1948.

You're working well together, you and Snowfire...keep it going, it's hilarious :wah:

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 12:36 pm

You know what would be exciting? Placing each pen top into a square of sod and then artfully arranging them on a public building. I'm not sure how you could get them to stick, maybe someone here has a collection of used wads of gum they could contribute.

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 12:44 pm

SnoozeAgain;1405871 wrote: You know what would be exciting? Placing each pen top into a square of sod and then artfully arranging them on a public building. I'm not sure how you could get them to stick, maybe someone here has a collection of used wads of gum they could contribute.

Funny that cos I did once collect my gum and had a gumball the size of an average mans head, in fact I modeled it to look like Boutros Boutos Ghali, the former Secretary General of the United Nations, using a runcible spoon

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 12:53 pm

Oh my god, the coincidences keep piling up! I had a collection of runcible spoons!

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 12:56 pm

Snowfire;1405875 wrote: Funny that cos I did once collect my gum and had a gumball the size of an average mans head, in fact I modeled it to look like Boutros Boutos Ghali, the former Secretary General of the United Nations, using a runcible spoon

That's a co-Incidence because after recieving a Christmas gift from a friend who worked on the Deli counter of a used cheese-wire, I thought It'd be Interesting to to acquire more cheese wires. Friends and family would acquire them for me on their travels and the best was from the Deli counter In Bloomingdale's New York and It's alleged that It was the very cheese wire that sliced some Parrano cheese for Bruce Willis while he stopped off In a break from shooting Diehard 111.... Trouble was, by last year I had so many cheese wires that I also made a model out of them. I Intertwined them Into a bust of Desmond Tutu. After covering the framework with Papier-mÃ¢ché local small children used the head to make a Guy for Bonfire night.

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 1:01 pm

You two should start a museum. In the public building covered in sod and pen tops.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 1:09 pm

SnoozeAgain;1405883 wrote: You two should start a museum. In the public building covered in sod and pen tops.
With my husbands soup labels as a backdrop?

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 1:28 pm

Boutros Boutros Ghali would have been a fine exhibit had it not been attacked with a spade in a fit of rage, when a power cut ensued when a penalty shoot out was drawing to a climactic end in the England v Germany European Championship semi - final 1996.

The gumball was refashioned into Shane McGowan of the Pogues in one foul swing of a Spear and Jackson

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 1:41 pm

Snowfire;1405889 wrote: Boutros Boutros Ghali would have been a fine exhibit had it not been attacked with a spade in a fit of rage, when a power cut ensued when a penalty shoot out was drawing to a climactic end in the England v Germany European Championship semi - final 1996.

The gumball was refashioned into Shane McGowan of the Pogues in one foul swing of a Spear and Jackson My sister In law made a pretty Impressive Leaning Tower of Pisa out of the scoops that come with washing powder.

Mt brother also fashioned a crude Eiffel Tower from nothing but discarded bird nest twigs and ear wax. In fact It was exhibited In the local church hall and some of the local monks thought It highly enough to pay homage to It every fourth Tuesday night.

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 2:34 pm

Pray that crazy Spanish lady that repainted the artwork in her church doesn't get hold of that earwax, god knows what she'd do with it.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 3:13 pm

SnoozeAgain;1405909 wrote: Pray that crazy Spanish lady that repainted the artwork in her church doesn't get hold of that earwax, god knows what she'd do with it.

I Imagine the Image of Christ she attempted to fashion would more resemble a one earred bat

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 3:17 pm

She'd probably make the hair even hairier by using ear wax for texture.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 3:50 pm

SnoozeAgain;1405930 wrote: She'd probably make the hair even hairier by using ear wax for texture. With that Inimitable smudged bleary look.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Sep 29, 2012 7:13 am

" resemble a one earred bat "

Perhaps this bat would be interested in my earring collection. I don't have pairs, I have onesies. They were found discarded at shopping malls, places of employment, etc. Lost to the world but for a discerning eye. They are up for sale for half price.

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Sat Sep 29, 2012 8:04 am

Hey, you know... we could make some money off the onesy earrings. They actually do sell singles for guys that only have one pierced ear.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Sat Sep 29, 2012 11:51 am

along-for-the-ride;1406023 wrote: " resemble a one earred bat "

Perhaps this bat would be interested in my earring collection. I don't have pairs, I have onesies. They were found discarded at shopping malls, places of employment, etc. Lost to the world but for a discerning eye. They are up for sale for half price.
Now that's funny because I myself very nearly got Into collecting onesies.

It all started after I found a small gold hoop In the back of a taxi. The driver assured me It must have come from his previous passenger, Dame Thora Herd who he had just dropped off at The Hackney Empire to do her rendition of ' Down In The Sewers' by The Stranglers. Apparently It went down a storm although some Stranglers fans read the billboard Incorrectly and stormed the building.... I digress..

Then came a cheap plastic earring I found In The George section of Asda which was no doubt discarded by a local chav because there was a trace of a brass blonde hair extension still attached to It.

My sister In law did claim that she had found a onesie after a pitch Invasion belonging to Osvaldo César Ardiles but I think she was just making It up.

Some years later I travelled to Tunisia for a holiday and during my excursion my camel sicked up what appeared to be a silver stud although It was difficult to know weather It was an ear stud or nose stud given the amount of vomit on the day trip.

flopstock · Post by **flopstock** » Sat Sep 29, 2012 4:56 pm

How many different colors are there?:-2

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