Collections Interview
Name: Chris West
Forum Username: wolfboy
Location: Grays, Essex, England
Age: 21
When and how did you get into Garbage?
Around the time of the release of ‘Push It’
When did you start collecting?
I bought all the singles from Version 2.0, then started collecting when I discovered eBay on Christmas day 2001
Do you or did you have any aims when you started out collecting?
At first I just wanted to get all the Trash items and the UK releases. After about 2 years I started collecting vinyl, then about 8 months ago I started collecting foreign releases
How big is your collection?
Too big to count at the moment
What is your favourite Garbage item in your collection?
I love the Q-pack Push It promo, and the Push It t-shirt, just for the rarity value
How much do you think you have spent on your collection?
£2000-£3000. Not sure exactly
What’s the most you have spent on a Garbage item?
£150 on the G promo
What’s the most you would ever spend on a Garbage item and what is it?
I was prepared to spend £250 on the G promo (trash01); I’ve not seen anything else I would pay that much for
Does your Garbage collecting Obsession stretch to seeing the band live in concert?
Eg: Do you follow the band from Show to Show for a period during a tour?
I saw them live for the first time at the Scala this year; I am also going to see them at Brixton
Will you ever sell your Garbage collection? If you were asked this same question in 5 years time what would your answer be?
I would never sell my collection unless my life got really bad and I needed the money that badly.