What does everyone collect?

mcgruff10
mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,203
edited November 2015 in Lost Dogs
With everything out there: poster, vinyl, bootlegs, dog collars, sheep, stickers, variant this, variant that; I was just wondering where everyone's passion lies when collecting pj merch.

At one point I had around 75 posters, everything on vinyl, newspaper/magazine articles about the band, 15 concert t shirts and literally hundred of boots on tape and cd.
Lately I've scaled back and sold all my vinyl except for my benny, and only kept seven posters. I still have all of my bootlegs but unfortunately lost around 50 boots in a move.
So at this point in my life I guess my main collecting focus is bootlegs: I still need to try complete my silver pressed bootleg collection from 1995 and continue to acquire as many boots as possible from each tour.
I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
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  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,022
    PJstatTracker makes it seem like I collect songs I've seen live
    Then I like having audio from all the bootlegs (not necessarily the actual CDs though)
    Then I will buy the occasional merch, but nothing crazy

    So I guess I care most about the music
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  • JB23237
    JB23237 Posts: 1,381
    Vinyl and posters from shows I attended
    Alpine Valley East Troy WI 1998...United Center Chicago IL1998...All State Arena Rosemont IL 2000 (anybody have a spare poster)
    United Center Chicago IL 2003...Alpine Valley East Troy WI 2003...Toledo OH 2004...Marcus Amphitheater Milwaukee WI 2006
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  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,203
    SVRDhand13 said:

    PJstatTracker makes it seem like I collect songs I've seen live
    Then I like having audio from all the bootlegs (not necessarily the actual CDs though)
    Then I will buy the occasional merch, but nothing crazy

    So I guess I care most about the music

    totally forgot about pjstattracker!!! good call bud.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,022
    mcgruff10 said:

    SVRDhand13 said:

    PJstatTracker makes it seem like I collect songs I've seen live
    Then I like having audio from all the bootlegs (not necessarily the actual CDs though)
    Then I will buy the occasional merch, but nothing crazy

    So I guess I care most about the music

    totally forgot about pjstattracker!!! good call bud.
    I'm looking forward to some updates in "My Stats" in 2016
    severed hand thirteen
    2006: Gorge 7/23 2008: Hartford 6/27 Beacon 7/1 2009: Spectrum 10/30-31
    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
    2025: Pittsburgh 5/16+5/18
  • elwayvedder
    elwayvedder South Jersey Posts: 9,186
    wait, pearl jam fans collect stuff? get out!
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  • PP193448
    PP193448 Here Posts: 4,282
    Falla sheep :lol: Seriously, I've got one of each color. Still asking myself WTF :dizzy:
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  • jerparker20
    jerparker20 St. Paul, MN Posts: 2,529
    edited November 2015
    PJ Xmas singles. That's it.

    After years of collecting all kinds of stuff(as in non-PJ related), I gave it up a while ago and have been selling things off. I put the money and effort towards collecting vacations now.
    Post edited by jerparker20 on
  • scott nowland
    scott nowland Australia Posts: 247
    Us copies first release vinyls (have them all), all the Xmas singles, posters that I like and ones from shows I have attended as well as band signed items
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,203
    elwayvedder said:

    wait, pearl jam fans collect stuff? get out!

    Do your birds wear any pj merch? lol
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,919
    edited November 2015
    Really just LPs (not just PJ - I've got about 170 albums so far). I have most of the PJ LPs, but still need OG Ten and Vs, and Soldier Field and the Benny. I usually buy the PJ side projects too, but not all of them. PJ or not, I only collect LPs that I know I'll spin. I kind of considered collecting the PJ singles too, and did start to, but I found that I never listened to them, so I gave all of those away and don't get them anymore (besides the holiday single with my membership, which I also generally give away). I do have a small number of posters, but I wouldn't call it collecting. If there is a PJ poster that I really love for some reason I'll snag it for future framing... but I haven't framed a single one yet, so I'll probably stop even doing that unless there is a poster that really blows my mind.
    I guess you could say that I collect the EV zippos too, but I'm not sure there are enough of them for that to qualify. Plus, I only have 4 of them (and the Chrome EK one is trashed from use). I would like to get the two Aussie white ones, but they are just too hard to come by and too expensive at this point, so unless I get REALLY lucky, that collection will probably just stay what it is: half a collection. .
    Post edited by PJ_Soul on
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  • Paige
    Paige Posts: 365
    Vinyl, bootlegs, posters, hockey-related stuff.
  • ldent42
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  • elwayvedder
    elwayvedder South Jersey Posts: 9,186
    mcgruff10 said:

    elwayvedder said:

    wait, pearl jam fans collect stuff? get out!

    Do your birds wear any pj merch? lol
    my bird!? you sick person!
    oh, my pet bird...LOL..no wearing any merch but he has pooped on stuff and taken a few bites out of some posters and guitar picks!
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  • Leezestarr313
    Leezestarr313 Temple of the cat Posts: 14,458
    I have a good amount of posters, but that has slowed down somehow. LPs is where I spend most of my money nowadays.

    Other than that, I collect musical live experiences and birds that I have never seen before (with my camera :smiley: )
    Please, Pearl Jam, consider a Benaroya Hall vinyl reissue! http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/148993/please-pearl-jam-consider-a-vinyl-benaroya-hall-re-issue


  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    I collected all the PJ studio/official vinyl releases. I flirted with posters for a brief while, and off and on official 00', 03' bootlegs. Nothing really anymore. Pouring money into things that matter more to me now. Like a new home, vacation for the family, paying off what debt we have remaining. Still fun and mildly irritating to come here and read about all the collecting you guys do though! : )
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  • Pjdreamer
    Pjdreamer Posts: 319
    edited November 2015
    Myself, I truly love vinyl and posters the most. I do collect any and everything that I personally like that shows up anywhere but I started collecting pj vinyl and vinyl in general because of pj. I would go to tower records on the day before the release of a new pj album and they would stay open until midnight for the sale of the new album. I started doing this for the vitolagy album and saw the vinyl at the counter upon checkout when buying the cd. I asked if the lp had the same stuff as the cd just in bigger form and the employee told me yes. I thought that was pretty cool especially because the lp was cheaper:) so I would buy both. This started me on my vinyl journey and I love and appreciate vinyl and music in its pure form. I bought my first pj poster at memorial stadium Seattle 98' and that led to the poster journey. So posters and vinyl and I love getting my vinyl signed ,I only need yeild, lightning bolt, and pj20 signed by the band and that would complete my catalogue. I love those signed vinyls a little too much and look at them every day and listen to them as well. There is nothing wrong with opening your vinyl and spinning it. As long as you take care of it and have a nice table and nice needle you can not tell they have even been played. Anywho this is kinda nice talking about this stuff, if you have read this far thanks for listening:) , Pjdreamer, edward, pjfan4life:)
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  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,203
    Pjdreamer said:

    Myself, I truly love vinyl and posters the most. I do collect any and everything that I personally like that shows up anywhere but I started collecting pj vinyl and vinyl in general because of pj. I would go to tower records on the day before the release of a new pj album and they would stay open until midnight for the sale of the new album. I started doing this for the vitolagy album and saw the vinyl at the counter upon checkout when buying the cd. I asked if the lp had the same stuff as the cd just in bigger form and the employee told me yes. I thought that was pretty cool especially because the lp was cheaper:) so I would buy both. This started me on my vinyl journey and I love and appreciate vinyl and music in its pure form. I bought my first pj poster at memorial stadium Seattle 98' and that led to the poster journey. So posters and vinyl and I love getting my vinyl signed ,I only need yeild, lightning bolt, and pj20 signed by the band and that would complete my catalogue. I love those signed vinyls a little too much and look at them every day and listen to them as well. There is nothing wrong with opening your vinyl and spinning it. As long as you take care of it and have a nice table and nice needle you can not tell they have even been played. Anywho this is kinda nice talking about this stuff, if you have read this far thanks for listening:) , Pjdreamer, edward, pjfan4life:)

    awesome story! how did you get all your vinyl signed?
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,203
    And of course I love collecting boots from shows I was at (53 shows and counting). Too bad I'm missing quite a few from 96, 98, 05, 06, pj20 and mia! I'm guessing global won't be released either.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,925
    I try to get the poster and official bootleg from every show I've been to. Have all the posters, but missing a few boots. I also like to get a tshirt or 2 from each tour I go to. City-specific stuff is cool, but I don't get crazy about it and wait in line for hours like a lot of people seem to do. If I really want something, I usually find a way to get it.

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