What is the difference between a collector and a hoarder?
Organization!
Donald Kaufman Collector
I love to see how people organize and display their collections! In this day of internet I found these three interviews on youtube with three very different collections but all three have a lot of pieces that are very organized…check them out.
Let’s start with Donald Kaufman that has a very organized diecast and metal collection of cars and trucks…toys. I have seen other videos of this from the one I listed that talk about how his children were not supportive of his collecting till after they saw the final numbers from his auction! His is pictured above with his very supportive collector wife!
Widely considered to be the ultimate assemblage of antique and vintage toys in private hands today, the Donald Kaufman collection has fueled the fantasies of many a collector over the past five decades. Now the entire contents (in excess of seven thousand pieces) of that fabled collection will be made available to one and all, starting with a 1500-lot offering at Bertoia Auctions in Vineland, NJ, from March 19-21, 2009
Then take a peek at Mel Birnkrant who has one of the coolest Disney and early cartoon character collections I’ve seen…this is my favorite!
Mel Brinkrant Mickey Mouse Collector
Mel Birnkrant of New York State has been collecting comic character toys for more than 50 years. His collection focuses on Mickey Mouse and other icons of the classic period of comic strips and animation from about 1900-1940.
Had to revise this post since a few of the you tube videos are gone but added this very organized collector!
In the premiere episode of On Display, actor and former WWE superstar Dave Bautista takes us into his sprawling Florida compound to show us his collection of vintage lunch boxes. From an iconic 1954 Superman box, to the “Toppie,” one of the rarest lunch boxes in the world with only 12 copies known to exist, Bautista has put together an incredible collection over the past 20 years. We also get a tour of Bautista’s 5-acre estate that includes life-sized dinosaurs, a retro movie theater, and a garage full of Rolls Royces and Harley Davidsons.
Are you a collector or hoarder is the question? Get organized!
