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blackbackedjackal · 1 year ago

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I am very much a bargin bin collector and just follow market prices so I know when something I find is a good deal. I could hardly ever afford anything over a few hundred dollars even saving up for a while (at the end of the day I still prefer to save money for practical expenses and emergencies), but I like to think outside the box and find more obscure but nice quality pieces or broken/damaged stuff I can restore or have restored. It's helped a ton for getting nice pieces within my budget and I feel like my collection is more "me" because it's not the big show pieces but a lot of little things that add up to to one big curated collection with a lot of extra love in it.

#that plus just being a collector for 30 years and knowing a ton of cool friends and sellers who've helped me get a lot of awesome stuff #like it's a labor of love for sure #I love sharing my collection but I'm not wealthy by any means #I collect a lot of generally cheap stuff plus some bigger pieces sprinkled in #but the most I've ever spent on anything non-practical was like $700 or so?#and that was still after saving for a few montns #you gotta be in it for the long haul and know your market fod good deals #the time investement is honestly more than the financial one in most cases 😭#jackal's journal

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