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Stories, Insights & Collecting Notes


Objects, Identity, and Expression: What Does It Mean for Something to Be Collectable?
When Is a Thing More Than a Thing? At what point does an object stop being just an object? When does it become a reflection of identity, memory, or meaning? Everything we interact with begins as something functional — a plate, a glass, a record, a coin. But certain objects move beyond utility. They begin to carry story, emotion, symbolism, and identity. And once that happens, they are no longer just “things”. They become expressions. Photo by Sherwin Ker on Unsplash The Quiet
May 184 min read


How I Went From Trading → Coins → eBay
The Power of Learning, Growth, and Time (and a Touch of Courage) The Fire, the Pressure, and What Gets Formed “You put your hand in the fire… you will get burnt.” We all know versions of that idea. And in many cases, it’s true. But not everything placed under heat is destroyed. Some things are transformed. Iron is smelted, reheated, beaten, and quenched until it becomes something stronger than it originally was. Carbon, under immense pressure and time, becomes something entir
May 114 min read


Why I Started This Business Venture
From Construction and Trading to eBay, Collecting, and Building Something of My Own Life is vast. There is far more out there than most people ever get the opportunity — or allow themselves the opportunity — to explore. Skills to learn. Businesses to build. Creative pursuits to experiment with. Ideas to chase. Entire worlds of knowledge sitting just outside of what we already know. At some point, I realised I didn’t want to keep moving further away from curiosity. I wanted to
May 54 min read
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