The Collector

I've been a stamp collector since I was 11 years old. I can't really remember how I started this hobby as none in my family has a similar interest. I was probably influenced by my friends at school. But I do remember my nephew being so supportive of my hobby that he even 'took' some of his dad's stamps and 'donated' them to me! LOL! Now, that was one cool nephew.

Some people think stamp collecting is boring. It may be just a small piece of paper but the beauty of stamps lie in their unique designs. I enjoyed swapping stamps with my friends back then :) Stamp collecting is an inexpensive hobby, you could even ask your family and friends to help you build your collection. And if you're lucky, you could even strike it rich with your stamps. In 2005, a collection of four Inverted Jennys was sold for $2.7 million!!

I don't really see many people collecting stamps these days, even my two boys have no interest in it whatsoever. I guess in this day and age they'd rather collect Dragon Ball-Z trading cards instead.But if you don't fancy stamps, there are loads of other collectibles and memorabilia you could choose from. Kids and adults love comic books, perhaps you're fan of the X-Men or Calvin and Hobbes.

And with the advent of the internet, it's really not hard becoming a collector. With sites like ShopWiki around, searching for that perfect item to collect can be a breeze. They're really unlike you other traditional online shopping sites that only show you stores that have paid to have their ad placement there. ShopWiki on the other hand will search every store on the internet for all the collectibles and memorabilia you need, a little like what Google does.

It makes me wanna go and do a search on rare stamps right this very moment, who knows, maybe I have one in my collection but don't know about it. I could be a millionaire you know :D (Yeah, dream on)
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