Rare stuff you own

[Slenn]

Let's see, I have a black wool hat made from the fleece of black Icelandic sheep! I got that from my dad when he came back from a trip from said country.

I also have a square dance petticoat that's been modified into a hoop skirt with the use of clothes-wire. (It's a leftover from a cosplay (or crossplay hehehe) of my own)

I also have a neat looking carbon steel katana (It's been painted over except for the blade's edge, so I can't tell if it's genuine or not)

 

[cswurt]

I have a set of first edition holographic Pokemon cards from back in the ol' days.
Including a Blastoise, Venusaur, and Charizard (all preserved in plastic cases ... cuz when I was a kid, I was a dork who believed people when they said 'Derp, deez be all valuable in da future.)

Even collected Beanie Babies (and got those plastic tag protectors )

 

[Syndarr]

I have a bunch of VHS Disney movies in their original cases, including The Little Mermaid with the infamous phallic tower. :3

I've probably got some old, rare Magic: The Gathering cards kicking around, if I could be bothered to keep up with what's rare these days and what isn't.

A few of the things in my video game collection are probably considered hard-to-find, like Koudelka, Parasite Eve, and Jade Cocoon. And others have mentioned Silent Hill, Legend of Dragoon, and Ico; I have copies of those too. *high-five*

Oh, and I have this: http://www.amazon.com/Paranoia-Agent-Enter-Slugger-Series/dp/B0002IQHCA/ref=cm_cd_t_pb_t It's just the box, the Volume 1 DVD, and the Maromi plush, but since the creator has kicked the bucket (T_T), I imagine they're pretty rare if Amazon's price is anything to go by. XD; I'd love to own the full set, though; it's one of my favorite anime series EVAR.

I do have a few signed things, the His Dark Materials trilogy

Me too! Well, sort of. Only my copy of The Amber Spyglass is signed. ._.

 

[Programmed_For_Damage]

Don't know how rare it is but I have Faith No More's "The Real Thing" on limited edition picture vinyl, signed by all five members of the band.

 

[Korolev]

My family owns a first-print copy of a very old nature book, which is in pretty good condition. My parents SAY it's worth as much as 10,000 dollars. I doubt that very much, personally. I think we'd only get 500 bucks for it. But they seem to think the world of it, and it is a very rare, very old book. Can't remember the title, can't be bothered to go and get it out of its sealed storage to check it. I don't think it's worth that much anyway.

 

[Emperor Nat]

I have a signed copy of thebandwithnoname's albumn "Dying to be there". That's about it for rare stuff...

Actually, I have some old books. Like a copy of Pilgrim's Progress from 1860ish. Not sure how rare those are, but eh.

 

[5-0]

I like this thread. According to everyone else's posts it seems the Lego Toas I have sitting around somewhere are rare, so that's pretty cool. Apart from that I collect special editions of albums, but I doubt any of them are rare, although Opeth's Watershed and Ghost Reveries special editions were a ***** to track down, so maybe they are kind of rare. And the DE: Human Revolution Augmented Edition, but I expect there's loads of copies of that. In conclusion, the only properly rare thing I own is a signed Devin Townsend acoustic CD.

 

[jdogtwodolla]

Well, I only have a Donkey Kong 64 right now but I am looking to expand my collection.

 

[Cpu46]

I don't really have anything too rare just old and obscure video games lying around.

 

[Ingjald]

lessee...

I have an antique indian katara forged from a single piece of damascus steel and dates back to the 1700s.

I have two swedish m/1914 bayonets (unissued) for the m/94 swedish cavalry mauser carbine.

I have an asian (either chinese or japanese) broadsword/saber that dates back to the second sino-japanese war (1937-1945), possibly older.

bit of an affinity for sharp objects...

 

[soren7550]

Not much now. Used to have a bunch of unique/rare/presumably valuable stuff before my mother threw me out on my ass.

Anyway, I have a few buffalo head nickles, wheat pennies, and several other old US coins (which would have included a silver quarter and liberty head dime, but thanks to the boyfriend, I don't), a collection of sci-fi short stories that weren't very good (was my uncle's, he sent it to me because he though I'd enjoy it), a wooden thing with Mother Mary and Baby Jesus on it that was my Nana's (have no idea what it's called, sorry), and a CD given to me by Mr. Gavin Dunne himself.

Spoiler: A picture because, why not?

Oh, and swag from NYCC 2011 & 2012.

 

[The Heik]

What rare stuff do you have? It could be anything, as long as it's hard to get.

Well, I'm not sure if this counts for memorabilia, but I own a 200 year old upright bass. I inherited it from my mother when she died, and while I don't exactly know how much it's worth, best estimates would go in at more than $10,000. Not going to sell it though. I'm probably going to donate it to a music academy. It's a very powerful instrument and it deserves to be played, not simply gather dust in a climate-controlled storage chamber.

 

[glyphseeker]

I bought a copy of the "legend of Zelda: ocerena of time, master quest" for gamecube on amazon a few years back. It is a version of the game with the puzzles rearranged into new, harder puzzles, and was only available with a pre-order of "wind waker". Not sure if it is rare but I am proud that I own it.

I see your Master Quest and raise you the original Legend of Zelda gold cartridge.

Come at me bro.

I see your gold cartridge of the original zelda, raise you the golden versions of OoT and Majora's mask, and a cartridge of the old nes game Crystalis

 

[Nantucket_v1legacy]

The original Pilot Script of the 1970's TV Show The Hardy Boys written by Glen A. Larson.

Models of the horses from Bonanza. I have both the 1960's and the recent 2009 Breyer ones.

The first edition copy of Please Please Me by The Beatles on vinyl. My uncle had no idea of its value when he cleaned out his attic.

 

[Scentedwiind]

I've got a few historical things in my room. I have a bayonet made in 1873 and some stuff from world war 2. I also have a screen used rubber m1 garand from the set of the HBO mininseries, the pacific, but that is about it for my collection of things.

 

[prophecy2514]

I have a little bit of sports memorabilia, the best I own though is the ball that Shane Warne used to take his 600th wicket v England, the first cricketer to ever reach the 600 wicket mark.

To those who come from non cricket playing countries, or others not familiar with cricket or sport in general you probably wouldnt give two fucks, but its a pretty big piece of memorabilia right there

 

[Lugbzurg]

I have The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time with Master Quest on the GameCube. I hear that's rare. But what I'd really like to own is the original, uncensored gold cart (and a Nintendo 64). I've also got some sort of Hess-brand plastic truck with a space shuttle.

And a CD-ROM copy of The Ultimate Doom for Windows 95.

 

[MetaKnight19]

The only thing I can really think of at the moment that is rare is my Yoshika Miyafuji nendoroid. You can find them on eBay occasionally (where I got mine) but they can run over £200. I was lucky as mine cost me about £75 with postage.

Spoiler: Plus she's so cute...

 

[an annoyed writer]

Let's see. I've got a few rare and valuable things.

-Banjo-Kazooie Plush toy
-Mumbo Jumbo plush toy

Get it? RARE? okay I'll go home now...

WAIT

I also have:


-A Kenner Imperial Shuttle from 1983
-Kenner Death Star playset (1979)
-Original Shadowtrooper (Still packaged)
-Silver Boba Fett (still packaged)
-Silver Darth Vader
-Silver Clone Trooper (packaged and unpackaged)
-Boba Fett vs. IG-88 with comic book (Packaged)
-Kenner miniatures Slave 1, Millenium Falcon, and Star Destroyer
-Kenner Slave 1
-Kenner Boba Fett with gun
-A bunch of other Star Wars stuff

-Psycho Mantis (cloaked) (Packaged)
-Metal Gear Solid 4 collector's edition

-Secret Agent Clank promotional figurine
-Jak and Daxter minimates
-A collection of Nintendo plush toys from the late 90s

-Bourne Trilogy novels (original print run)

-Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask Holographic and Non-Holographic cartriges
-Legend of Zelda: Master Quest (gamecube)
-Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition (gamecube)
-Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time figurines
-Legend of Zelda Sword and Shield (master replicas, 1/20 scale)

-Halo Battle Rifle and Covenant Carbine (master replicas, 1/20 scale)
-Halo 2 collector's edition
-Halo 3 legendary edition
-Halo Reach legendary edition
-Halo Wars collector's edition
-Halo 3 Todd Mcfarlane controller

-Gears of War collector's edition
-Gears of War 2 collector's edition
-Gears of War 3 angry Marcus Fenix statue edition
-Gears of War remote control centaur tank (preorder bonus)

The best part of this is that I got most of this stuff at or below half of the original selling price. For example: the imperial shuttle, the one that can go for around $400? I got mine for $5. Some of this stuff I got for free. So I guess I've proven my worth in the realm of collecting pointless but difficult to find objects.

 

[cojo965]

I have teeth belonging to both Spinosaurus and Carcharodontosaurus rare African theropod dinosaurs.