Where Do YOU Purchase Memorabilia

Post » Wed Jun 26, 2013 5:48 pm

So I'm trying to decorate my gameroom with TV, Movie, Music, and Video Game Memorabilia, where do you personally purchase memorabilia?

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Kelsey Hall
 
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Post » Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:47 am

I mainly do on eBay, but that's because I'm a penny pincher.

I bought a few things from Goodwill in the past, but that's when I had a good Goodwill in my area. Another area I went to a lot in the US was FYE, but that was because the city I used to live in had a megastore that was huge and had to be filled with memorabilia to make up for the crushing lack of CD sales.

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STEVI INQUE
 
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Post » Wed Jun 26, 2013 2:30 pm

http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/collectibles/

http://www.premiereprops.com/

However, ebay is going to have most of it.

Also, see if there is a movie poster store near you, those tend to have lots of other memorabilia. I have also seen collectables and things at Hastings, Barnes and Noble and other bookstores that cater to the geek.

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Tinkerbells
 
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Post » Wed Jun 26, 2013 4:45 am

Think geek has some pretty great stuff thanks man, if only that map of Middle Earth was bigger. :/

Do official stores for Game Developing Companies have any good things in them?

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Katharine Newton
 
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Post » Wed Jun 26, 2013 6:48 am

ebay is generally pretty good, though ensure it's a reputable seller! I have bought full size movie posters in the past on ebay and shoved them in IKEA frames for under $15 per poster. thrift stores and used music/video game stores can be a great resource for old posters, promotional pieces, cutouts, etc. Garage sales can also be a good source of memorabilia as a lot of times you'll find empty nest parents clearing out old stuff from their kids rooms that have long since moved out, or just downsizing from a house to a condo and having to clear out all their old game room type items.

I collect vinyl records, so this one is easy for me, but I have 4 LP frames that I swap out every now and then with cool old record jackets. in Canada the frame store I get the LP frames from is called Michaels and they're routinely on sale around $10 and most thrift stores will have a selection of old vinyl to dig through... look for cool artwork and throw it on the wall.

If you're on a budget you'll want to avoid custom frames as they can easily get into the hundreds of dollars.

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Bones47
 
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Post » Wed Jun 26, 2013 11:54 am

I just got my Vinyl of Andrew Jackson JIhad's "Can't Maintain." It's beautiful. I have a wall of posters that were inside of several records I own, so I'm trying to get more of my gaming and movie/tv memorabilia up while there's space for it XD

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Nicholas C
 
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Post » Wed Jun 26, 2013 8:53 am

I use:

http://forbiddenplanet.com/

http://www.red5.co.uk/

http://www.amazon.co.uk/

http://www.hmv.com/

I got a life-sized Darth Vader/ Carter S259 poster for 8 quid from HMV :D

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Mistress trades Melissa
 
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Post » Wed Jun 26, 2013 12:09 pm

I've been thinking of getting Nintendo signs and Playstation signs old ones not the new :tongue:

Mostly from Ebay.

I think it odd that I am willing to spend $100 on a game but not buy a $100 sign

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Natasha Biss
 
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Post » Wed Jun 26, 2013 9:23 am

I used to work at Best Buy and got 'memorabilia' from work when no one else claimed it (usually they'd give standees away as prizes once the promotion was over). I have a 3' tall cardboard cutout of Link from OOT3D that keeps falling off of my wall, and I had a huge Gears of War 3 standee that I had to throw away when I moved since I had planned to sell it on eBay and never got around to it.

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Post » Wed Jun 26, 2013 3:12 pm

None. I have no desire to express myself. That is also why I tend to avoid shirts with logos on them.

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Tasha Clifford
 
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Post » Wed Jun 26, 2013 8:41 pm

Awesome recommendations thanks guys.

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