COLLECTOMANIA CliffCentral
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Do you suffer from collectivism? Collectivity? Collectionitis? Do you have an obsession with objects? Are you a fanatic? A devotee? An aficionado? Are you someone exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion?
CliffCentral dispenses a weekly dose of COLLECTOMANIA! Join Gareth Cliff every week, as he talks to compulsive collectors. It’s sure to be fascinating, intriguing… and possibly a little weird.
COLLECTOMANIA is brought to you by The South African Gold Coin Exchange (SAGCE) & The Scoin Shop.
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Yu-Gi-Oh!
Robbie Carlos collects playing cards from various trading card games, and he has thousands in his collection! He explains the difference between Yu-Gi-Oh!, Pokemon, Cardfight!! Vanguard, and Digimon - and the value of trading cards and how they’re acquired.
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The Mandela Centre of Memory
For Mandela Day, we thought we would look at a very special collection… the Archive at The Centre of Memory, which is a space where the legacy of Nelson Mandela is preserved. To tell us more about it, we are joined by the head of the Archive and Research department, Razia Saleh.
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From Coin to NFT
The South African Gold Coin Exchange and The Scoin Shop have partnered with South African NFT marketplace Momint to tokenise a R18m ZAR coin collection. Rael Demby and Adam Romyn join the team to tell us more about this project.
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The Poozeum
This week Gareth and Leigh-Ann chat to George Frandsen, who is based in Florida in the USA, about the Poozeum that he runs. The Poozeum is the Guinness World Records title holder for the largest collection of coprolites - including the largest dinosaur poop!
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Zaid’s Comic Book Collection
Zaid Motala collects comic books, action figures and Funko Pops - but in this episode we focus on his comic book collection. He opens up about what made him start his collection, how he stores them, and how he has even dabbled in the creation of his own comic book cover art!
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Gareth’s Book Collection
Ever wondered what Gareth Cliff gets up to in his spare time? Well, in this episode he talks about his amazing book collection, and reveals just how much of a nerd he really is. He also shares some of the stories behind acquiring some of these books - many of which are signed by the authors.