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It's quite simple, got some new Olympic Memorabilia? Post it here!
Lately I've been stumbling upon some things in local 2nd hand stores:
McDonald's 2008 Fuwa glasses:
The wierd thing is, when these were out, I wasn't even aware McDonald's was selling them. I remember going to McDonald's during the summer of 2008, on the hunt for 2010 pins, and I never ever saw these for sale. It's possible these were limited to certain regions of Canada. Anyway, I'm now on the look-out for the other three mascots.
Found the Sydney 2000 Coke glass for 50 cents. I actually bought the Vancouver 2010 Coke glass brand new.
Calgary '88 beer steins/mugs
Found them for $1.99 apiece. The mascot one is great for getting the kids started on beer.
Last weekend when I was over on the Island (Vancouver Island) visiting my parents, I stopped by a 2nd hand store in Parksville. I added a few books to my Olympics library:
Montreal '76:
The one with the jacket is the Olympic Sports Official Album, published by Sports Illustrated. It's not in the best condition, but it is all intact. The red cover book is the Pictorial Record of the 1976 Olympic Games - The Official Publication of the Canadian Olympic Association, published by proSport Canada. I don't know if there were other books published for Montreal, but I am still on the lookout for the Official Program. These two books cost a whopping 99 cents apiece.
Calgary '88:
Share the Flame - the official torch relay book, and the Official Program. I've been looking for these two for quite awhile. Both were also 99 cents apiece. I've already got the XV Olympic Winter Games commemorative book so I was happy to complete my Calgary library - that is, unless there are other books about the Calgary games which I am unaware of.
The Olympic Games - 80 years of People, Events and Records - Edited by Lord Killanin and John Rodda
In fairly ok condition. There is one colour plate (page) missing, but all the black and white pages are intact. Published in '76, not a bad book covering the history of the first 80 years of the games. Also got it for 99 cents.
When I was coming back from the island last Tuesday, the gift shop on the ferry still had some pins left, only two designs though but they were pins I didn't have yet so I picked up one of each. They were the Swedish and Russian goalie mask pins.
Today I got a few other items at the local 2010 liquidator: a Team Canada Luongo T-shirt, another 2010 Coke glass, and pin trading lanyard Set A (the one with the mascot hockey and slalom pins).
