COLLECTOMANIA

Pony Up!

Gwendolyn collects G1 (Generation 1) My Little Pony toys from the 1980s. She has over 150... and secretly a few favourites. She only started collecting again recently, and went from 0-150 in just under a year! Find out what the rule is if you visit her at home, and why…

13 Sep 2021 20 min

A Statue of Liberty obsession

In Johann’s own words, he collects something quite unusual, and to his knowledge, something that no one else in South Africa collects. His obsession with the Statue of Liberty began in his childhood... and he has even built his own one in his lounge!

6 Sep 2021 17 min

Planet of the Apes

Kevin Silver has the largest collection of plastic monkeys and apes on the planet (apparently – according to the major collectors worldwide). His collection of over 5,800 figurines dates back to the 1940s! He joins the team to talk about his collection, which he might have compared to The Gareth…

30 Aug 2021 17 min

Kim Jayde’s Sneakers

Model, TV presenter and influencer, Kim Jayde joins the guys to talk about her amazing sneaker collection. She is also gearing up for the second season of ‘Kickin It With Kim Jayde’ - a YouTube series featuring renowned personalities in the entertainment industry speaking about their love of sneakers.

23 Aug 2021 27 min

Wesley’s Aquariums

Plenty of breeding going on, freshwater fish, loads of shrimp, aquatic plants, snails and four outdoor ponds! Wesley Robinson - who has 12 different fish tanks - joins the team to talk about his aquarium collection.

16 Aug 2021 20 min

Roaming Rosaries

This week Amelia Mc Pherson joins the team to talk about her rosary collection. What makes her collection so unique is that she has collected them at different religious sites from around the world. Amelia shares how each rosary is unique in what it commemorates.

2 Aug 2021 19 min

Traveling Turtles

This week Matthew Alford joins the team to talk about his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle collection. Not just a shelf full of store-bought examples, his collection boasts special editions from Japan, rare Ebay finds and Con-exclusives… The really cool part is that this isn’t a collection that stays on a…

26 Jul 2021 22 min

Blankets for the needy

Carolyn Steyn, founder of 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day, and Alan Demby from The South African Gold Coin Exchange & The Scoin Shop talk about the background of the initiative, and the R67,000 sponsorship from SAGCE. Plus, how Alan met the Queen at a rather famous flower show.

19 Jul 2021 15 min

Bennie's Princess Diana Dolls

"Whatever I could read about her or see images of her made me happy. She was truly an inspiration and distinctly beautiful. I basically grew up with her media presence in our home. I was very shocked when she passed away in that fatal accident in 1997. But I will…

5 Jul 2021 20 min

Benny Bottle's Antique Collection

Digging around in rubbish dumps doesn't sound like a fun day out to most of us, but Samantha Gasela is the exception. She joins the team to talk about her family's antique bottle collection. Her dad started his bottle collecting/digging in the early 1980s, looking for little bottles for Sam's…

28 Jun 2021 20 min

Bayonets 101

Bayonets date back as far as the 17th century, and essentially are a knife, dagger, sword, or spike-shaped weapon designed to fit on the end of the muzzle of a rifle, musket or similar firearm, allowing it to be used like a spear. Mark Wade chats to Gareth about his…

21 Jun 2021 13 min

Vintage Vogue

This week Juhi Madaree, who has a serious passion for fashion, joins the team to speak about her vintage clothing collection. She started having an interest in vintage clothes while completing her undergraduate course in fashion... and says the pieces she collects are an extension of her personality, and resonate…

14 Jun 2021 18 min

A Striking Collection

This week Cobus Scholtz joins the team to talk about his matchbox collection. He started collecting from when he was 14 years old. He now has collections that run into the millions… from matchboxes to cigarette memorabilia. He admits it takes up space and all needs to be neatly packed,…

7 Jun 2021 14 min

Big Spoon, Little Spoon

This week the team is joined by Jasmine Mulholland, who is an eclectic collector of spoons, Christmas decorations, tea sets, gin and rocks. She’s even particular about which spoons she uses for which meals.

31 May 2021 20 min

The Real Mad Hatter

This week the team is joined by Jen Su, who is an avid hat collector. She will be the first one to admit that a hat completes an outfit. It’s clear why she is nicknamed ‘The Mad Hatter’ in Asia. Some of her hats are so big that she was…

24 May 2021 20 min

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, FLOOR!

This week Rob Cohen joins the team to talk about his whisky and tequila collection. He started his whisky collection about 15 years ago when he started going out with a girl whose father was a Scotsman. He got into tequila around seven years ago, after travelling to Mexico. Rob…

17 May 2021 23 min

Keeping Watches

The team is joined by Rael Demby from The SA Gold Coin Exchange and Scoin Shop, along with Adriaan Rootman. Both are watch collectors - Adriaan mainly collects Rolex watches. What was the first watch that got Rael hooked on collecting? Find out here…

10 May 2021 16 min

Spiders the Size of Dinner Plates

The team chats to Chase Kerwin, sales consultant at the SA Gold Coin Exchange, who is a spider collector. His obsession began early, when he started catching wild snakes and spiders with his uncle when he was 8 years old. He’d like to think of his collection as only the…

3 May 2021 10 min

Rob's Action Figures & Lego

Rob Cliff talks to the team about the action figures that he started collecting around 10 years ago - he has just under 1000 pieces. Lockdown also got him into collecting and building Lego with his kids.

26 Apr 2021 19 min

What do you like to Collect?

Gareth Cliff chats to Alan and Rael Demby from the SA Gold Coin Exchange and The Scoin Shop to find out more about the love of collecting, as we kickstart our new weekly feature.

19 Apr 2021 30 min