It is our sixth wedding anniversary and we had the "plan" to browse through some secondhand and antique shops looking for some items to complement our home. There is often a lot of little things that can be found that are unique, but the problem is that the shops have to be open. Pretty much, every place we tried except one, was closed. It seems that the stores believe that people searching for these things are able to do so during business hours. Unlikely.
We ended up at IKEA to order some replacements for missing items that got delivered yesterday.
Happy Anniversary!
We did end up at one recycling center near our home that has all kinds of stuff that people donate to them and they sell, with a lot of it looking like it is coming from deceased estates, as well as people cleaning out their attics of stuff that they held onto, because it was so valuable.
Humans are not only collectors, we also tend to get emotionally attached to what we collect. What this means is that we acquire something we think is valuable and then because we have invested into it, we think it is more valuable than it may actually be. Some of this comes through sentimentality of experience, some of it is because we paid a lot for it.
I think many people have an item such as a pair of shoes that they paid a lot for originally, worn them a bit, haven't worn them for three years, but can't get rid of or give away, because they remember how much was paid originally and still think they are worth it, scuff marks and out of fashion and all.
While the book collection is pretty useful for many and my wife bought a handful there, I wonder if they sell many DVDs and CDs. I imagine they do sell some, but I am guessing it really isn't many and may not warrant having the space for them at all. But if the space is available, may as well display them.
One of the most interesting things (and I didn't photograph weirdly) was a whole pile of pictures of people in frames. I understand the frames, but who really is going to buy an amateur picture of a random person they don't who has tattoos on their face? This is an actual example.
I told my wife we could hang it in the kitchen.
The other one was the mug table, where they weren't sets, but individual pieces, with none of them to my eye looking like they had come from any kind of set that anyone would want to complete. Some of them had personal dedications on them, with pictures of grandkids and the like.
Talking about value.
I got late into Splinterlands a couple months ago and went a bit silly buying packs of cards, though so far it is technically worth a fair bit more than I spent. Which surprises me somewhat. What has surprised me more though is the rental market and how active it is.
It is coming to the end of the season and I think this affects rental activity, but I have my doubles and unused cards rented out through peakmonsters and currently, it is returning 116% on the value of the cards rented, which is a pretty phenomenal amount considering. That means that if steady for the next year, it will return about 11000 dollars worth in rental income, which is a little more than I spent on the entire deck. Not bad.
Of course, all things remaining equal in crypto is a bullshit possibility, because it is highly volatile and all things can change very quickly in multiple ways, both up and down. Concerning Splinterlands though, the rental activity goes to show how keen people are to play and invest and in time, the collectors will see more value rise in their collection and likely the rental markets too. This does require people realizing a value from the game though, even though many might just be happy to play for fun.
We are collectors by nature....
For now though, my deck remains dormant as we overslept after having a nap and only just decided to see if we can get a table for dinner. The picture above is from lunch and now that happy face is shouting at me because I have exactly six minutes to be out the door, if we are going to make our dinner reservations - I am still in my underwear.
I will leave you with that image.
Taraz
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The best part about this is the fact that it could go either way. I love the uncertainty and hope that comes with it.
Happy Anniversary!
That's a cute way to spend your anniversary. Happy collecting!
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The uncertainty is what makes it lucrative - and weirdly, there is very little downside - it is very asymmetric.
Thanks. It was a chilled day and night :)
Ah, the Splinterlands price boom is yet another painful patience lesson I receive. Zounds of cards that I've sold for pennies a year or two ago are now worth 50x on average. We're speaking thousands and thousands of Hive/USD/Whatever-relevant-currency. A small house somewhere, perhaps ;)
No backsies. My timing the market is fabulously poor.
Maybe a good thing in some cases :D
I missed the main boat for sure, even though I was advised by many people over and over for years on end. Now I have a dinghy and a spoon to paddle with, trying to catch up.
Happy Anniversary once again Taraz. I was surprised when you mentioned having not missed a post in years, so definitely expected an anniversary post.
Thank you :)
My wife has gone to bed already, so perhaps I will write another :P
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I used to keep all the paper back books I bought, not so much for collecting but with an eye to re-reading them. I was a voracious reader 25 years ago. It was nothing for me to go through 200 books a year. Well when it came time to move and you have just packed 15 paper grocery bags of paper back books, it is pretty hard to justify keeping them with a thought of re-reading. So they all got given to the person that helped me move. They were a reader also, and had connections with a used book store.
Then the Kindle came along, just in time as I was getting priced out of paper back books, the Kindle was fine for a while but then the good free or very cheap $0.99 cent books slowly got priced out of my reach, but that was okay, because then my wife told me about Hive, so I became a reader and commenter on Hive.
Happy Anniversary
That is a crazy amount!
This is a nice way to do it. Far more personal and I think it is nice to be able to support other people's loves.
It is crazy how expensive books have gotten these days. Part of it is that fewer people are reading them of course, but with the increase in prices, who can afford to? my wife buys books for her dad for all the special occasions and each is between 15 and 30 euros for a novel. That is a fair amount for what will take him a day to read.
I have thought about getting a kindle for my wife who likes to read, but she is so busy at the moment I don't think she would use it.
BTW, I used to keep my book collection too. I used to read a lot of science-fantasy stuff. One day, I pulled a book out of the shelf and discovered that ants and made a nest in the lot of them. It ruined them all. After that, I stopped holding onto them and then moving to Finland and moving so often, it wasn't worth starting to collect again.
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Prior to this last time in 2005 of giving TV up, I had given TV and video entertainment up a couple of times. I mostly only read for entertainment, so no serious stuff, just sci-fi, fantasy, some horror and a lot of dystopian books. I was a pretty fast reader a 300 page book was only about 9 or 10 hours of entertainment. But the well written ones were great and fast reads. Books use to only cost $1.99 for a cheap trade paper back, but then the prices started to explode.
The kindle is not to bad, but they have a phone and computer option now so you don't really need a kindle to read the books, just down load the apps, and start loading up on free or cheap books.
The best kind. I find that most of what is set in the future is going to be dystopian. Kinda strange that very few people see it being better.
We just bought some secondhand books from a recycling center for 1.50 each. 25€ goes a long way - rather than one single book.
Most people cling to objects, especially if it comes from a gift I find it hard to get rid of because it has sentimental value. I hope you enjoyed your wedding anniversary dinner,
I have trouble throwing anything away that might have value to someone, if not me. I am glad here that there are plenty of ways to donate.
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Happy anniversary my friend. I thoroughly enjoy household estate sales. Second had stores are good too, but not the same as a household estate sale. I buy my essentials from them at a fraction of the cost. In doing this I avoid patronizing Walmart and others stores. But most folks do not think of embracing gently used items in their daily living habits and making their money stretch.
Thanks mate.
They don't do them here unfortunately - at least not that I have seen. In Australia, I don't think there are many who would think secondhand is good, though I believe that in the last decade or so, it has become far more trendy.
In Finland, it seems to have been the norm for quite a while already and I have learned to enjoy it more.
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@tarazkp Congratulations on your anniversary.
I too can say that I have kept things thinking that they might be useful to me in the future. However, last year I started to select and get rid of some, it was a liberating experience, I was able to convince myself that I no longer needed them, I felt proud of myself, and although I know that I missed things to select taking a first step opens the way to move forward.
Thank you for sharing your experiences. :-)
With the amount of people with various kinds of OCD, it is no wonder that there are so many hoarders. We are hardwired to collect, even if the things do not hold much value. Cleanups can be liberating and if combined with donation, also both useful and empowering.
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I use to be a shoe and handbag collector.
That all change. I still have to get rid of some of them.
Now, I sort of still collect things. But more with the purpose of saving.
I stack silver and gold,
Two birds?
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Ahhh.... only in pictures @tarazkp!!!
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I have to admit, I am one of those people that collect things. I too have the closet of movies and CDs. Years ago I collected toys and my tools over the years have turned out to be quite the collection too.
Some if not most of the things around my house I am sure are barely worth anything, and the ones that are worth something - it's probably in sentimental value as you say.
I do so believe they need more second hand shops and not less though. But I digress until later.
Thanks for sharing. Glad to see I am not the only one with walls of media.