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PEOPLE: COLLECTORS “IF I FIND A NEW BOARD THERE’S ALWAYS ROOM… OR I’LL MAKE ROOM.” READY, SET …GO! “I probably really started to get stuck into the collecting side of surfing in my middle to late 30’s and I’d collect anything I could find to do with surfing and skateboarding. I already had a few artefacts, but around this time I consciously decided I was going to go after stuff. Then suddenly, everywhere I went, I would see something that I’d want, so I decided to grab everything I could: surfboards, skateboards, video tapes, magazines, records, posters and signs. Next thing you know I’m heavily involved in collecting, dealing and selling. “I really just started this for me personally and the love of surfing. Now, I’m struggling to fi nd the time to go look for these items but I’m still just as keen to collect anything I can get my hands on. Skateboards from the late ‘60s or ‘70s would be the thing I’m most keen to get hold of at the moment, but I think right now they are the hardest things to fi nd. Or if I do fi nd one, people are just asking too much money for them. I’d also like to find more twin fi ns like the Klemm-Bell I have here but they didn’t make many twinnies and they’re really hard to find.” TOTAL CONTROL? “Well, it’s not ‘under control’ it’s just controlled by how much the boards are to buy. If I see a skateboard or a surfboard that’s not too expensive, I will keep buying them. But, I’m not going to the markets as much as I used to. School fees cost a lot of money, so when that fi nishes I can probably go and collect whatever I like. But, if there was something I really wanted or worth something, I’d find the money somehow.” IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME “There was a single fi n Piping Hot surfboard, brand new, mint condition I’d come across about two years ago. I found it at the tip in a soft cover and paid only $5 bucks for it! It must have been sitting in someone’s shed for years, unused. I ended up selling it to another collector who he gave me $250 for it. Oh, it makes me feel sick! I’m kicking myself over letting that one go, but I sold it and a few others because I wanted... needed to get my Sandman panelvan on the road.” Cole shows off his pride and joy Klemm-Bell. Photos: Simon Kettle MAKING ROOM “If I fi nd a new board there’s always room… or I’ll make room. I come out into the ‘Surf Shack’ and look where I can move this board or that board. All of the things I’ve collected are out here or around the back of the house. My wife doesn’t really want this all coming into the house, which is fair enough. I do give her a call if I fi nd something new or if we’re together I can just talk to her but she’ll probably just say, ‘oh, not another one!’ (Laughs) But she understands that it’s a passion for me.” TO THE GRAVE “Well, it has to be the Klemm- Bell. When I found that board - which was only a couple of dollars from the tip too - I had an artist paint the picture on it and it symbolized my mark. It has a diamond tail, and I just love the thick rails and the fi n on it. I had a couple of other Klemm- Bell boards but I moved them on. This is the last one I have, and I’ll never get rid of it.” ADVICE TO THE INNOCENT “If someone wants to start collecting today, should they go for the old stuff or the new stuff that might be collectible in 30 years’ time? Mmmm… If they go with the old stuff, I’d say it would be pretty hard to start something up unless they’ve got a lot of money. Even finding the little things, like old VHS tapes are so hard to fi nd now. You could go to the tip for a whole month and fi nd nothing. Even the tips know what things are worth these days! There’s probably more of a chance to get into the modern stuff and wait to see what happens in the future.” 94 SMORGASBOARDER | MAR/APR <strong>2013</strong>
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