It's a Valentine's Day special edition of Collectomania as we chat to Nancy Rosin, the president of the National Valentine Collectors Association in the USA. She takes us on a journey dating back centuries to some of the earliest Valentine's - how they were made and delivered, the symbolism, imagery and more. Plus Leigh-Ann shares her story of "the one that got away". Brought to you by The South African Gold Coin Exchange (SAGCE) & The Scoin Shop.
Read moreJonathan Roxmouth is a South African musical theatre actor and singer, and he joins the team this week to talk about his Funko Pops collection. He shares when and why he started collecting, the themes within his collection, and his method of displaying them. Brought to you by The South African Gold Coin Exchange (SAGCE) & The Scoin Shop.
Read moreThis week the team speaks to Shai Friedland - a clinical psychologist working from a cognitive behavioural perspective - to find out more about the psychology behind people's compulsions to collect things, and when it could potentially become a problem. Brought to you by The South African Gold Coin Exchange (SAGCE) & The Scoin Shop.
Read moreKyle (better known as ‘Kahuna Koala’ on YouTube) got in touch with us after last week’s chat with Matthew, and he joins the team to talk about his own Pokemon collection that he has been involved with for almost two decades, and how he uses them in a gaming community on YouTube. He also opens up a pack live on the show, and gets a big surprise! Brought to you by The South African Gold Coin Exchange (SAGCE) & The Scoin Shop.
Read moreMatthew is an avid Pokemon card collector, who has around 3000 unique cards that range from the Base Set in 1996 with the original Charizard... to a complete 25th anniversary set, which was just released. He joins the team to talk about his collection - and even opens up a pack live on the show! Brought to you by The South African Gold Coin Exchange (SAGCE) & The Scoin Shop.
Read moreGareth Cliff is in his element as he talks about his element collection, and shares his geeky science knowledge and love for these things that make up the world around us. Brought to you by The South African Gold Coin Exchange (SAGCE) & The Scoin Shop.
Read moreIt’s the last edition of Collectomania for the year, and we decided it’s time to get all ‘Christmassy’ by chatting to Rael Demby from The South African Gold Coin Exchange (SAGCE) & The Scoin Shop. Gareth and him have a conversation about coins as Christmas gifts, and some of the special coins one could collect.
Read morePaulo Dias is a part-time co-host on The MKT Show, and a full-time co-host on That ‘80s Show - so it's no surprise that his collection has a very ‘80s flavour to it! Paulo joins the team to talk about his MAD magazines collection and we discover one of his other obsessions - The Simpsons. Brought to you by The South African Gold Coin Exchange (SAGCE) & The Scoin Shop.
Read moreThis week the team chats to Trevor van de Ven, who collects Hot Wheels, those little 1:64 scale toy cars. He shares how his wife and kids have banned him from visiting toy shops, the main reason he started collecting again as an adult, and what makes certain pieces more valuable. Brought to you by The South African Gold Coin Exchange (SAGCE) & The Scoin Shop.
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