Reason For Collecting.

[~> Ace of Hearts <~]

I would love to be able to label myself a collector.. sadly I am far FAR
from the your guys' stature.. I've collected shot glasses since I was 12..
odd story how that started actually.. but I'm glad none of you have
said you collect for the value's sake of it. I mean to take something and
make it profitable is fine.. but if you truly are passionate about
something your not searching Ebay saying "Sh!t, I could get 3 times
that." Do you guys have any Zippos that have never..not even ONCE
been struck.. still having the orange sticker on the back..
*BTW how long has that sticker been employed??*

[bigbaddad]

I have a bunch unstruck going back as far as a black crackle from WWII.Lot's of people get them and put them away either because they have one they already use or just because it was a gift and they don't use lighter's.Back then lot's of people would still rather use matches instead of dealing with filling a lighter.If I remember correct the stickers started back in the 90's.I remember getting one back then with a sticker and wondering what the heck was going one.Never seen them before that.Jeff aka bigbaddad

[phdmatt2002]

also back in the day zippos were not that cheep (still not today), and like you say alot of people dont want to deal with the "personality" of a zippo. its sort of living, it consumes fuel even during non use. they would rather use something more relible like a bic. its hard to get someone to switch to zippo, even if you explane that in the long run its cheeper to maintain a zippo with flints and fluid than buying a disposable.

i bought one recently a 05 dream catcher emblem that i havent taken the sticker off yet. itll eventually get dinged up because its in one of them new plastic boxes and it falls over alot.

[dirkdigler]

I would have to say I collect for many reasons! the value in the long run! and also mine have many story's behind them also! and the fact that that they are like a Minni art collection! I have 384 zippos in my collection now not including the non lighter products! my oldest is mid 40's repaired 4 barrel I got off of ebay!

[lrspeel]

I collect because it keeps the boss (wife) away. She thinks i,m NUTS

[tm1]

Let's see, i started to collect Zippo's July 2005, not even a year ago. I have had a fascination with flame since i was a kid, i once lit part of my living room carpet on fire when i was 8 because i lit a napkin on fire and it burned so quickly that i had no time to put it out with water and dropped it. So i finally bought my Zippo in July 05 and knew that Zippo's would be something i would like for a very long time. I now have 23 Zippo's and have all been bought within 6 months. I don't really have any vintage ones, oldest one i have is the 93 collectible of the year which is the varga girl, my dad has had this since 93 and once i started to collect he told me i could have it. I keep buying brand new lighters cause i like a lot of the designs on them but soon i will start getting some used, old ones into my collection.

[Levi]

I'd decided on getting a Zippo, but I liked so many of the designs that I couldn't decide which one... so I set about getting them all

[loweden]

I cant remember why I started collecting. I assume that I still am since I keep buying the things! I think I have basically lost any concept of why I collect anymore...just keep doing it,lol.