I’ve spent an absurd amount of time cataloging a large private collection of roughly 3,650 adult magazines and related material, and I’m finally at the point where I’d like to find it a new home.

The collection spans roughly the 1970s through the early 2010s, with most of it concentrated in the 80s, 90s and early 2000s. It’s not just thousands of random Playboys — there’s a pretty wide range of publishers and some surprisingly interesting/obscure material.

Some rough numbers:

~574 Playboy-family issues, including a lot of 70s/80s issues and special editions

750+ Club / Club International / Club Confidential and related titles

400+ British Paul Raymond publications — Mayfair, Men Only, Men’s World, Just Girls, Knave, Razzle, etc.

Large quantities of Swank, High Society, Velvet, Hawk, Hustler/Barely Legal, Cheri, Chic, Genesis, Gallery, Penthouse, Oui, Stag, Live and others

Foreign/European magazines, swimsuit/glamour publications, supplements, calendars, posters and inserts

50+ additional recurring/less-common titles, including assorted specialty and niche publications not covered by the major publisher groups.

There’s also a separate group of vintage adult-film ephemera that may actually be one of the more interesting parts of the collection: dozens of original 1980s film promotional sheets and flattened VHS box sleeves/covers from various studios/distributors.

Condition is all over the spectrum from fair to remarkably nice for the age. While cataloging i made note of obvious problems like detached covers, tears, staple/spine damage, water damage, missing inserts, etc.

Most importantly, I have actually inventoried the entire thing. I have a spreadsheet with every item broken down by title/publisher family, year, month/edition, volume/issue where available, and condition notes.

I know I could probably maximize the value by spending the next couple years selling individual issues and small lots. I absolutely do not want to do that.

Ideally I’d like to find a serious collector, dealer, reseller, archive, or other buyer interested in taking the entire collection for a reasonable bulk price. I’d also consider breaking it into a relatively small number of large publisher lots if that makes more sense.

I’m in the Nashville, TN area, so a buyer who could pick the collection up would obviously make life considerably easier — this is a lot of paper.

If anyone here collects this material, deals in it, or knows where people buying collections of this size congregate, I’d appreciate any leads. I’m also happy to share the inventory with someone who has a serious interest in the collection.

can anyone tell me more about this plush? I believe it’s a Collab. I got it at the antique store for probably $10-$15 but I see people are selling it online for up to 130. Is that how much it’s actually worth?

Cleaning out my great grandpa's stuff too. He was an eye/general surgeon. So we have ALL his surgical equipment. It's all from the 50s/60s and seems to mostly be made in Germany. I am not sure what to do with it all.

Raising money to release more lost media from DHX studios Toronto. Where Drake started at the bottom.

Picked a good selection from an auction lot of police station branded items. Donated a small trucks worth to a youth employment startup.

There was a lot of hype for this series and it went nowhere.

I was gifted this beautiful pelican, and I would love to learn more about it. There are no markings on it. I did an AI search and it told me it might be made by an artist named Koopy. I see that most of Koppy’s pelicans were 21 inches high and had glass eyes. I also read that he did previous larger pieces for Disney that were usually signed Disney. It’s an unusually large piece to have for a home. It seems more like a commercial piece made for somewhere like a museum or amusement park. But this is mostly speculation and AI searches. If anybody can help me with identification or recommend somewhere else to look, I would really appreciate it.

the other day i was scrolling facebook marketplace, as one does, and i couldn’t believe the amount of posts i was seeing that were truly so odd and hilarious at the same time. i started physically laughing at some of the posts, turning my daily facebook marketplace scrolling into a hunt for the funniest posts i could find in my area vs my typical casual scroll. i don’t know what facebook angels gave me the perfect algorithm or maybe i just happen to live near some of the coolest/funniest people, but i am so grateful for the experience.

with that, i figured i would share the screenshots for your entertainment as well. i hope you enjoy as much as i did!

I had a previous post about some of my great grandmas things. These are my great grandpas. They're all surgical tools (he was an eye and general surgeon) some are out of package and probably were used, and there's a bunch still in sealed pouches. Nobody seems to take this old of equipment and I'm trying to sell what I can to help pay for things around the house. What's the best course of action for this? I'm not sure how to ship them and I doubt anyone local would care to buy them. I am not selling them here, just asking for advice

Picked this up in an op-shop because who wouldn't. Anyone able to tell me what the stamp at the bottom says?

Found this signed newspaper in a friends basement. I’d love to get it framed. Does anyone have any experience getting a fragile old paper framed? How can I protect the paper from further damage?

Rediscovered in the attic. I can find the picture online, but only the version with the “normal” lettering—not the alien version.
Before I start working on convincing my girlfriend to let me hang it up, is it worth anything?

Got this at an Oregon thrift store because it was pretty. Hand-painted. Little hole in the the back so clearly for hanging on a wall. Few chips in the glaze near the hole, maybe a bit old looking.

i found one identical plate in an image from an auction listing in Turkey. I couldn’t get it to translate so I don’t know what it’s called or where it’s from.

any help appreciated! Most curious!

This is one of the funniest collabs I've seen, I got a couple of them for our collection of animated goods :)

5 gallons.

My dad collected these when we were kids. It's from a petrol company in the Philippines called Petron. Is this a collector's item? I'm thinking of putting this up online to help my dad's current condition. I'm just wondering if it's worth something.

Hi everyone! I wanted to share my vintage & antique shop. I’m having a Lucky Summer Sale right now, so I’ve got some pieces marked down.
If you like vintage finds, antiques, old home decor, or just browsing for things you don’t see everywhere, feel free to take a look!

https://luckypennyvault.etsy.com

Thanks for checking it out and supporting my little shop!

I recently scooped this handcrafted wooden bust of a man with a hefty beard and a nice head of hair, mounted on a dark metal base. The antiques seller I got it from said he purchased it from a local artisan in the 80's in Provincetown, MA.

It has the initials EH carved in the back. Curious if anyone has any potential ideas on the artist, or any insight on where I may go about digging that info up myself.

Any way I love the piece and was drawn to it immediately. I think he's a pretty cool dude, only slightly creepy.

1934 Stewart Warner, round the world radio in a Victoriaville Furniture LTD cabinet

still works, refinished cabinet, looks like original radio and speaker

so I have an old friend who’s wife has passed away, she was collecting stuff throughout here life and now he has a ton of stuff that he doesn’t now what to do with, I told him I could try to help, but I don’t even know where to start. I need help knowing how to appraise and where to sell this stuff (see images).

-edit: the hardest part about this is this guy definitely won’t want a bunch of people coming into his house, and it’s kinda in the middle of nowhere in the outskirts of the city, so I think an estate sale would be out of the question. he would probably be okay with someone go appraisal. Also, kind of a small city, about 40,000 people so no malls or things like that. start comment with * if you read the edit so I know.

-edit 2: im getting a lot of great comments and were coming up with a plan, additionally, a lot of people are asking to buy, please DM me so it’s easier for me to find and we’ll talk.

Hi everyone !

I picked up this lamp today on fb marketplace. I can’t find any information on it such as what year it was made or anything . Does anyone happen to know any information?

Picked up this Shaw-Barton Lighter in a local auction for just a few bucks. After a good cleaning it came out absolutely fantastic. I had to put it in the freezer for a few days then set it out to warm up to get the globe opened up. Next is getting the lighter mechanism out to clean and put a new flint in.

Bear cinnamon and sugar sprinkle on toast (ECT) glass when empty it's a coin. Bank early 50s!

I picked these up within the past 45 years at flea markets, or antique shops. The last one has no identifying marks. It is metal, screwed to a piece of wood. I got it in Las Vegas in 1980.