Collectible Quotes

Hold on to me: Someday I may be quite valuable.

I have 'Purple Rain' on purple vinyl.

You don't buy a Picasso because you love the frame.

When somebody wants me to sign an old picture, it's like looking at another person.

The most validating thing was when my picture was on my first bubble gum card. That was in '68 for me. I was finally on the Topps card.

I've got two Rolexes that I'm very proud of - a gold Presidential that was a gift and a white gold one I gifted myself. I'm trying to step my game up and get a few more of those.

I have a statue of Superman. It's actually a big one... It's a collectible statue of Superman, which the DC guys very kindly gave to me. So that's a little prized possession of mine.

I tend to like antique things. Something can be old, but it can be timeless.

I have a beautiful wooden Superman statue with a removable cape - I really love that piece.

If I had a Salvador Dali painting, I would cuddle it to sleep.

I've always loved watches. It's been the one thing that I've asked for, whether it was every Christmas or a birthday.

I always thought that it was kind of silly that a baseball card could be worth so much money.

You must be one of the few people with a copy of that. I don't think they printed too many.

For people like me, books are something solid and real, whereas digital stuff is a bit more ethereal. I like the trophy on my shelf, the presence in my home. A nice book is just as valuable as a decoration as a beautiful porcelain urn - and, let's face it, a hell of a lot more useful.

There are good '59 Les Pauls, and there are not-so-good ones. There are ones that are just OK, that don't sustain as well.

To my mind the old masters are not art; their value is in their scarcity.

I've always loved watches my whole life. When I was growing up, I always thought of having a great watch as that next step - of making it, of a rite of passage.

My favorite things often have a story behind them and are usually handmade or discovered at a flea market.

I have gained value like an antique. If there is an '80s event, I normally get the call and that is a nice problem to have.

Antique things have an appreciation and worth. Something can be old, but it can be timeless; therefore, it becomes an antique. If this antique is preserved and deemed precious, it could be passed down as a family heirloom.

I collect handkerchiefs. I know that's sort of old-timey, but my mom started the collection for me, and now I have a bunch. Basically, I have a myriad of beautiful handkerchiefs, and I carry them like a grandmother in my purse. And I opt for hankies in any situation.

If I get some Bruce Lee nun-chucks that he actually used in a movie, those are going in the case. Those will never be used. Those will never be touched.

I would say that the Nipsey Hussle 'Crenshaw' release was an example of All Money In creating an artificial scarcity campaign for the physical side of 'Crenshaw.'

Yep, I'm a geek. Ever since I got the Millennium Falcon for Christmas in 1978. And I still have it, in perfect condition, just without the box... but I still play with it!

I think very often the price paid for a work is the trophy itself.