Value thrown away and a little gained

It is our sixth wedding anniversary and we had the "plan" to browse through some secondhand and antique shops looking for some items to complement our home. There is often a lot of little things that can be found that are unique, but the problem is that the shops have to be open. Pretty much, every place we tried except one, was closed. It seems that the stores believe that people searching for these things are able to do so during business hours. Unlikely.

We ended up at IKEA to order some replacements for missing items that got delivered yesterday.

Happy Anniversary!

We did end up at one recycling center near our home that has all kinds of stuff that people donate to them and they sell, with a lot of it looking like it is coming from deceased estates, as well as people cleaning out their attics of stuff that they held onto, because it was so valuable.

Humans are not only collectors, we also tend to get emotionally attached to what we collect. What this means is that we acquire something we think is valuable and then because we have invested into it, we think it is more valuable than it may actually be. Some of this comes through sentimentality of experience, some of it is because we paid a lot for it.

I think many people have an item such as a pair of shoes that they paid a lot for originally, worn them a bit, haven't worn them for three years, but can't get rid of or give away, because they remember how much was paid originally and still think they are worth it, scuff marks and out of fashion and all.

While the book collection is pretty useful for many and my wife bought a handful there, I wonder if they sell many DVDs and CDs. I imagine they do sell some, but I am guessing it really isn't many and may not warrant having the space for them at all. But if the space is available, may as well display them.

One of the most interesting things (and I didn't photograph weirdly) was a whole pile of pictures of people in frames. I understand the frames, but who really is going to buy an amateur picture of a random person they don't who has tattoos on their face? This is an actual example.

I told my wife we could hang it in the kitchen.

The other one was the mug table, where they weren't sets, but individual pieces, with none of them to my eye looking like they had come from any kind of set that anyone would want to complete. Some of them had personal dedications on them, with pictures of grandkids and the like.

Talking about value.

I got late into Splinterlands a couple months ago and went a bit silly buying packs of cards, though so far it is technically worth a fair bit more than I spent. Which surprises me somewhat. What has surprised me more though is the rental market and how active it is.

It is coming to the end of the season and I think this affects rental activity, but I have my doubles and unused cards rented out through peakmonsters and currently, it is returning 116% on the value of the cards rented, which is a pretty phenomenal amount considering. That means that if steady for the next year, it will return about 11000 dollars worth in rental income, which is a little more than I spent on the entire deck. Not bad.

Of course, all things remaining equal in crypto is a bullshit possibility, because it is highly volatile and all things can change very quickly in multiple ways, both up and down. Concerning Splinterlands though, the rental activity goes to show how keen people are to play and invest and in time, the collectors will see more value rise in their collection and likely the rental markets too. This does require people realizing a value from the game though, even though many might just be happy to play for fun.

We are collectors by nature....

For now though, my deck remains dormant as we overslept after having a nap and only just decided to see if we can get a table for dinner. The picture above is from lunch and now that happy face is shouting at me because I have exactly six minutes to be out the door, if we are going to make our dinner reservations - I am still in my underwear.

I will leave you with that image.

Taraz [ Gen1: Hive ]