Confessions of an addict...
I like and buy what I call "toys"... mostly used stuff, mostly electronics, mostly old, and mostly things I saw and wanted in my earlier years.
Not motorcycles, or cars, or boats... or things that cost much more than $10, and usually much less. Things that I never knew about. Things where I didn't know how they worked. Things I couldn't afford in those years. Things that I don't need. Things that I don't want to collect. Things that I like to play with... and if they don't quite work right... things that I can fix. Things that, after I get tired of playing... will go back to the Goodwill, the Salvation Army Store, or one of the many resale shops in the area. Recycle, and at a total loss... things that I like to play with and enjoy.
The key is cost... My vintage leather bound Polaroid camera complete package cost $5 including one film pack. The Canon A1 Camera kit with the 3 $150 telephoto lens and a full flash and accessory package was $3. Opaque projector for $1 and a Viewmaster with disks for about $2. Computer stuff that I'd guarantee you've never seen or heard of... for a few dollars.
It's what you'd call a hobby.
The topic prompted by todays' purchase... A complete Panasonic video camera with all accessories and carry case... Virtually brand new, with some parts, never even opened from their sealed packaging. Since I always wonder about the original price, I looked it up... $848.00. I paid $3.99 and less my senior discount it came to $3.60.
Am checking it out, now... so far everything works... Can download TV programs, convert DVD movies back to VHS. the camera is what you might remember as the one used at news events, sporting events, and for home movies (VHS). Heavy... Takes two men and a boy to carry around,
A trip back to the 1980's.
So... one of my many hobbies. A new rule in our house... for every new toy, one MUST go back to the helper organizations. No EBay or garage sales... when one has an addiction, it is not right to profit, (though I have a secret belief that others share my affliction.)
Do you have any "addictions" ... toys or otherwise? Don't have to be sinful or non-profit.
I like and buy what I call "toys"... mostly used stuff, mostly electronics, mostly old, and mostly things I saw and wanted in my earlier years.
Not motorcycles, or cars, or boats... or things that cost much more than $10, and usually much less. Things that I never knew about. Things where I didn't know how they worked. Things I couldn't afford in those years. Things that I don't need. Things that I don't want to collect. Things that I like to play with... and if they don't quite work right... things that I can fix. Things that, after I get tired of playing... will go back to the Goodwill, the Salvation Army Store, or one of the many resale shops in the area. Recycle, and at a total loss... things that I like to play with and enjoy.
The key is cost... My vintage leather bound Polaroid camera complete package cost $5 including one film pack. The Canon A1 Camera kit with the 3 $150 telephoto lens and a full flash and accessory package was $3. Opaque projector for $1 and a Viewmaster with disks for about $2. Computer stuff that I'd guarantee you've never seen or heard of... for a few dollars.
It's what you'd call a hobby.
The topic prompted by todays' purchase... A complete Panasonic video camera with all accessories and carry case... Virtually brand new, with some parts, never even opened from their sealed packaging. Since I always wonder about the original price, I looked it up... $848.00. I paid $3.99 and less my senior discount it came to $3.60.
Am checking it out, now... so far everything works... Can download TV programs, convert DVD movies back to VHS. the camera is what you might remember as the one used at news events, sporting events, and for home movies (VHS). Heavy... Takes two men and a boy to carry around,
A trip back to the 1980's.
So... one of my many hobbies. A new rule in our house... for every new toy, one MUST go back to the helper organizations. No EBay or garage sales... when one has an addiction, it is not right to profit, (though I have a secret belief that others share my affliction.)
Do you have any "addictions" ... toys or otherwise? Don't have to be sinful or non-profit.
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