one man's junk is another man's junk plus his own junk

Reader's Digest
Number I Owned: 213
Age: 12
Value?: Zip
Whatever Became Of? Tossed

Dynamite Magazines
Number I Owned: 55
Age: 8
Value?: Negotiable.
Whatever Became Of? Still piled in my closet for the day I create a Dynamite collector's web page.

Pro football cards
Number I Owned: 504
Age: 8-13
Value?: $15
Whatever Became Of? Sold to friend Todd, who owns a sports memorabilia shop.

Richie Rich comic books
Number I Owned: 1124
Age: 8-17
Value?: $300
Whatever Became Of? Sold with classified ads in comics magazine.

Mad magazines
Number I Owned: 70
Age: 8-18
Value?: $150
Whatever Became Of? Sold to woman for her kid's Xmas present.

National Geographics
Number I Owned: 111
Age: 10-15
Value?: None
Whatever Became Of? Traded with neighbor for pirated Commodore 128 computer software.

Postage stamps
Number I Owned: 21
Age: 14
Value?: $2
Whatever Became Of? Lame present from my uncle, stored in strong box with passport.

Record albums
Number I Owned: 98
Age: 8-25
Value?: $67
Whatever Became Of? Sold to record store and summer campers, gave rest to library.

Buttons
Number I Owned: 64
Age: 8-22
Value?: 64 cents
Whatever Became Of? Pinned to old T-shirt in closet in basement room at parents' house.