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Discussion in 'The Pub' started by kiffsta, Oct 28, 2014.

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  1. kiffsta

    kiffsta Senior Member

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    While I have a good collection of 250cc bikes, I thought I would share my other passion and that is collecting old school skateboards, actually my collection are reissues of the old ones from the 80's including Powell Peralta and Vision decks. I cant afford originals as some of them as many of them sell for over $2000 each, these ones are about $90 - $150 each and take me back to a time in the 80's and 90's where I lived and breathed skateboarding.

    I have them strung up in the games room as a form of pop art, this is something I do with my son and hopefully when he turns 17 (7 more years), we can have a big sale on eBay and have enough money to buy him a decent car.

    Some of the ones I have bought have gone up in value due to the limited release of them, while the hardcore skateboard deck collectors keep them in plastic, I open them up and display them as I think they are kind of cool.

    So what do you collect ?

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    GreyImport Administrator Staff Member The Chief Contributing Member

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    They look great :thumb_ups:

    The only other thing I collect is ex wives ..... and Id love to hang them on a wall too

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    Grasshopper Well-Known Member Dirty Wheel Club

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    Bwahahahahahahha!!!

    Looks very cool...

    I collect, build and work on classic Hi-Fi Gear... like this:

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    And vinyl as well:

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    Ha ha you beat me to it.
     
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    I must have subconsciously wanted to go to that concert! I've seen both bands over the years a few times... a shame about Doc Neeson. One of their classic all time albums is Face to Face - reminds me of my teenage years! The valve amp on the top I built myself from a kit from the USA...
     
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    I have decided that there are 2 more decks I want to get then Im going to stop buying them as that will take the count to 27, if I get $200 - $250 a deck in years to come then my Son will get a reasonable first car. Now I have to do something with my daughter, we are talking about buying old 70's and 80's RC cars like Tamiya and Kyosho and restore them, then she can offload them when she turns 17 and buy a car.

    So if anyone has any old RC kit by Tamiya and Kyosho and wants some Xmas cash, please PM me.

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    Nice idea!
     
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    i like women-----pity they don,t like me.lol.
     
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    Risky, the idea is to accumulate something of monetary value... not to clean you out LOL....

    Maybe you can get onto Beauty and the Geek....?
     
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    Lego, video games & game systems, old cameras and old computers. I also have a few guitars and a bass. Can't really play though.
     
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    no mate, start getting the names of all those single tamworth women to keep me happy. you have 6 months time.
     
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    Kiffsta I have kyosha rc car runs great only prob it snapped cord of starter and needs reattaching mate
     
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    Wait mines petrol rc
     
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    I collect all sorts of old crap.
    I have an old skateboard, a Midget Farrelly I think it is called.
    It's got red clay wheels and two truck positions on the back wooden skinny deck.

    What about scooters, can I say I have a scooter collection and a motorbike collection?
    I've a a 59 heinkel tourist, a Vespa rally180, SS180 and Sprint v. A couple of Bajaj chetacks and a lambretta.
     
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    well, I went shopping today, both Zoe and I are pretty stoked with the haul

    1 x 1987 Tamiya Midnight Pumpkin ( missing 2 small parts)
    1 x 1986 Newman Porsche 956 (needs restoring)
    1 x 1986 Tamiya Boomerang - Restored but needs a clean
    1 x 1991 Tamiya Bear Hawk - Restored
    1 x 1990 Tamiya Jaguar XJR-12 - To be restored

    I would have bought more, but I ran out of $$$

    Tamiya 004.JPG Tamiya 006.JPG Tamiya 007.JPG Tamiya 008.JPG Tamiya 009.JPG
     
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    Do plants count in this thread... lol... my veg garden is getting pretty big now.. :D
     
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    Moo Plodge Racing!!!

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    how did you manage to come accross so many?? big money mate??
     
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    Not big money, I used the bundelling technique. As for finding so many, I responded to a Gumtree ad for 1 buggy and started talking to the guy about what I was doing with them and he said cool, I have a few more... he had about 50 in various states of repair.
     
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