Money Box Live: Collectables
Money Box
BBC
4.2 • 825 Ratings
🗓️ 20 November 2019
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
From comic books to Dinky Toys, costume jewellery to milk bottles, there’s plenty of choice when it comes to collecting. But where should you buy and how to be sure you’re getting a good price, whether you're buying or selling?
Paul Lewis is joined by Roo Irvine from Kilcreggan Antiques shop in Argyle and Bute. She's also an expert on BBC's Antiques Roadtrip and Bargain Hunt. Also on the panel is vintage toy collector, Lawrence Lambert, valuer on BBC TV’s Cash in the Attic.
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| 0:00.0 | You're about to listen to a BBC podcast, but this is about something else you might enjoy. |
| 0:05.4 | My name's Katie Lecky and I'm an assistant commissioner for on demand music on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:10.8 | The BBC has an incredible musical heritage and culture and as a music lover, I love being part of that. |
| 0:17.5 | With music on sounds, we offer collections and mixes for everything, from workouts to |
| 0:22.4 | helping you nod off, boogie in your kitchen, or even just a moment of calm. And they're all put |
| 0:28.3 | together by people who know their stuff. So if you want some expertly curated music in your life, |
| 0:35.0 | check out BBC Sounds. |
| 0:41.2 | BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:46.5 | Hello, what do you collect? Oh, go on, admit it, we all collect something. |
| 0:48.8 | Or at least surveys show, most of us do. |
| 0:53.8 | And just this morning, my Twitter followers have fessed up to collecting old hand tools, |
| 0:54.8 | fridge magnets, classic motorbikes old hand tools, fridge magnets, |
| 1:03.9 | classic motorbikes, handbags, Xbox games, colourful 50pence pieces and 7-inch single gramophone records. |
| 1:05.4 | Now, it's not cheap. |
| 1:08.8 | Once they found the average collection cost £1,500. |
| 1:14.7 | But some people, of course, spend thousands, hundreds of thousands, if you're into pop memorabilia. |
| 1:22.0 | One collector spent more than a quarter of a million pounds on Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain's green cardigan, |
| 1:26.9 | even though it needed a wash and had a cigarette burn. That probably added to its attraction. |
| 1:28.5 | Well, let's start by hearing from Natasha, who's been collecting for more than 20 years. Natasha, hello, welcome to Moneybox |
| 1:34.1 | Live. Tell us what you collect. Hello. So I started collecting Hello Kitty when I was |
| 1:41.0 | 14 or 15 years old. So, Hello Kitty. |
| 1:44.7 | Just tell us what that is for people who don't know. |
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