My Embarrassingly Large Crystal & Mineral Collection! 

Honestly my favorite crystal collection video thus far! You have such a unique collection, and you explained everything so perfectly, while keeping the pace quick and watchable. I loved this!

One thing I learned when I started collecting 40 years ago was that its not about quantity rather more about quality and rarity. Most people go after what is most colorful and stands out but that isn't always necessarily what makes the best investment. Yes, the longer you collect and more you invest minerals can be great investments. However, many things that you find in almost every rock shop and certainly most meta-physical shops will be low-end and fairly common although pretty and showy. Its getting allot harder to afford high end minerals. The cost of rare minerals and even fairly common species in high quality has sky-rocketed. In the end, it is all about what brings you happiness but if your looking to minerals as an investment, be prepared to shell out allot of money. One thing that helps is to join a good mineral club, get active within it, go on field trips and make friends. This allows you to make contacts with older collectors who possibly started collecting back when things were available and less expensive or were collectable. Establish good relationships with these people because very often they will help you upgrade your collection and hook you up with rare or hard to find classic localities. When I first started, I fairly quickly accumulated a sizable volume of colorful rocks and I thought I had really done something. Then I got to looking at how common and plentiful all of my pretty rocks were. They were at every rock show, every gem shop and even at some flea markets. Then I visited my first serious rockhound who had been in the hobby for years and marveled at his collection. I had very few of the things that he had, fact most of the shops that I visited didn't have what he had. I tried to trade with him but I had nothing that he wanted to trade for but he gave me a few "culled" pieces that he had that started me off on the journey to higher end rarer specimens. Along with field collecting I managed to begin to be able to offer something in trade for better and better pieces. Suddenly my collection of average common pretty rocks went from a thousand pieces worth $1,000.00 to a couple hundred pieces worth $5,000.00. I was investing in rare and higher end material and it was allot more challenging than when I first started. Now I seldom find anything in most rock shops, flea markets and certainly meta-physical shops of interest. Instead, I was trading and buying from private collectors and dealers at rock shows and even finding my own stuff that people wanted. I was also buying through mail-order from reputable dealers. Remember this was long before the Internet! I am up to over 2000 pieces today but these are pieces many of which are rare or from sources that are no longer available. I'm getting up in age and being older in a world that I see falling apart I have slowed down a bit, especially field collecting but I have allot of good memories. Hopefully you will stay with this hobby and the economy will allow you to invest in minerals but word of advice, if your looking for any of it to return an investment in 30-40-50 years from now, try to focus on the highest quality possible. Focus on rarity, even some "locality" pieces that aren't the best of their species can bring high dollar if they are from a locality that is no longer available or from a "one-time find" with the supply unlikely to produce any further. One of the other things I did too was too put focus on something specific that I saw as a good investment. The state I live in fortunately has a rich history of diversity when it comes to mineral wealth. It also has allot of minerals that have become highly sought after not only from dealers outside the state but especially from within so there is seldom a problem finding someone to buy your material if you had to sell. It is however, getting very difficult to find high end piece from here. My collection is 2/3rds my home state and 1/3rd worldwide pieces but as always.....quality, rarity and aesthetics govern more so than quantity, size and pretty.

So so cool! Thanks for sharing :)

You have a beautiful collection... Very unique! 😄😄😄❤ ❤ ❤

I think our agate geodes are twins! 😅 Beautiful collection girlie, you seem to be drawn toward the more serene and/or grounding pieces :) Same ✨

What a beautiful collection!! I love all of your raw pieces 😍

You have an amazing collection!!! Thank you for sharing! I have recently found myself a sucker for fluorite...and pretty much every other crystal! 😂 Thank you for sharing your favorite shops too!!!

Ahhh love this video! Thank you for sharing!

I am so in love with your collection!! My fav so far!

Know the video is older but just catching it now.🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️ Nice collection thw, appreciate the post and you sharing the mineral and crystal goodies! The Vanadinite is really quite beautiful, the deep color of the large crystals is really quite breathtaking~ 🎁 The little blue Barite crystals are really quite stunning as well! Hope you collection grows in breadth of beauty over time naturally, like crystals form, just without the pressure! 🤔😁

They are so beautiful! And I love your video;)))))

You have such wonderful specimens. I am trying to definitely add more raw pieces to my collection and all of your spheres are gorgeous 💕 TFS

I absolutely love your taste in crystals 🔮! Like myself, i prefer Raw versus polished.. may i ask you where you got your Herkimer? P.s. i need a update of your newest crystals! Xxoo♡

Amazing collection! I loved seeing all your pieces!

Oooooh those sparkle clouds...lol Thanks for showing your collection! Loved it! 🖤🌙

Awesome! Great video! Very knowledgeable

i luv ur crystals they’re so cool

What a beautiful collection!!!

oh what a sweet hearth

Lovely collection, I'm in love with it. If I may ask to much budget did you put in your collection

Omggggg i love this video omg glad i found it!! Cool collection!

Cuando los acercas a la cámara se aprecian mucho mejor ... Felicidades por tu colección, no cualquiera puede tener una igual..

Nice collection

nice collection ! new sub here!

Love it😀maybe i should finaly Do a review too🧐

Hola... Tienes una gran colección de hermosas y de gran variedad, sería genial observarlas con más Luz solar sobre ellas... Imagino que los colores son mucho más intensos.

Will be nice if you show your crystal slowly

Check out blue cap productions on youtube if you like crystals/minerals

Thaks for vidio like it i want sell ston and crystal