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Hi, I'm Cliff Aliperti and this is the new VintageMeld, now a part of things-and-other-stuff.com, est. 2002. This part of the site is for discussing general collecting and collectibles, the objects and pursuits which don't fit under any specific heading already found on the site.

An interview with Vince Jelenic of Green Spot Antiques in Cambridge, Ontario Canada with a special emphasis of how he came to the business.

Inherited Values, a site about the passion of collecting the past without any e-commerce interruptions has launched and is looking for writers. Here’s what they want and what you get!

Dan Epp of magisterrex.com stops by to talk about collecting retro games. A retro gamer who built a business out of his hobby, Dan goes into all the details in this post.

Hillary DePiano stops by for several questions about collecting and dealing in My Little Pony items. Quite a bit of detail here for anyone collecting Ponies … then or now.

Janet Gaynor won the first Academy Award for Best Actress and later starred in A Star Is Born. Here we take a look at all that, but more specifically her post-screen passion: painting. Charles Triplett shares Blue Brazil, a Janet Gaynor painting that hangs in his home.

An interview with Bob of the Star Wars Magazine Reference Guide, a visual checklist to over 1,200 periodicals referencing the original Star Wars Trilogy.

Charles Triplett, owner of the spectacular Judy Garland collection shown off recently on the VintageMeld, is back, this time taking us inside the Ava Gardner Museum in his home state of North Carolina.

Collector Charles Triplett shares his passion for Judy Garland which sprouted from his viewing The Wizard of Oz over 40 years ago, when he was just 6. Includes several photos of original Judy Garland gowns and movie collectibles.

Details from super spark plug collector Joe Cook about collecting plugs, sharing his collection through his mini-museum inside his home, and how he takes his display on tour to various conventions and meet-ups. Lots of photos!