Where can I - legally - collect plant and insect specimens, in the southwest? [more inside]
posted by unmake on Jan 23, 2009 - 7 answers

On a whim I bought a cheap electronic Buddhist Chant Box off Ebay--Not FM3's Buddha Machine, but one of the myriad (so I'm led to understand) cheap boxes sold outside temples in China. [more inside]
posted by Chrischris on Nov 11, 2008 - 4 answers

Some years ago, a friend gave me this rock but we don't know what it's called. Can you ID it? [more inside]
posted by jamaro on Nov 8, 2008 - 11 answers

I am a purger. How do I stop throwing away so many things and start collecting? [more inside]
posted by wastelands on Jul 27, 2008 - 12 answers

What's the oldest man-made thing I can buy for €1500-2000? [more inside]
posted by greytape on May 29, 2008 - 15 answers

How do you begin to sell collectible or designer items on eBay that are easily counterfeited or faked without thousands of positive feedback? [more inside]
posted by cosmic osmo on Mar 17, 2008 - 15 answers

I'll be going to a convention next month with a number of "Dawn of the Dead" alumni in attendance and I'd like to have something unique for them to sign. I love the very unique style of Polish movie posters and want to get an original print of the 1978 "Dawn of the Dead" poster, but am having no luck. [more inside]
posted by laze on Feb 26, 2008 - 3 answers

I would like to be able to scan in the bar codes on all the comics of my collection into a software that will track and allow me to manage my collection. Scanning being the main requirement. [more inside]
posted by Jonsnews on Jan 31, 2008 - 10 answers

I'm looking for an authoritative price guide for postage stamps, primarily US stamps from prior to 1960, similar to the Overstreet guides printed for comic books. There are a number of such stamps I would like to look up. Online would be great, physical guides that need to be purchased would be fine too. Thanks in advance.
posted by John Kenneth Fisher on Nov 23, 2007 - 9 answers

I managed to sell a set of appliances without collecting the money on the spot, to someone I felt I could trust in this scenario. How do I get the money now? [more inside]
posted by paperclip on Oct 2, 2007 - 19 answers

Avid readers: In twenty years, am I going to regret the fact that I only checked books out of the library, rather than amassing my own collection? I read about a book or two a week, and my budget could stand buying 3-4 used books a month.
posted by footnote on May 18, 2007 - 57 answers

What objects gain value through use and time? [more inside]
posted by cubby on Feb 12, 2007 - 55 answers

Should I sell my COIN COLLECTION, and how would I go about it? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 8, 2006 - 8 answers

Matchbox, Hotwheels, Tonka: What's the difference? [more inside]
posted by melixxa600 on Nov 27, 2005 - 11 answers