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Collectors

dialogue 1

Jingjing:　Mark, what's that you're___?

Mark:　It's a __ book.　I have too many of these from my__ years.　So, I'm taking photos of the pages then putting each____ in the recycling bin.　I was just ______ the pages one last time on this one.

Jingjing:　You've found a good way to _____ in your house.　How many_____ do you have?

Mark:　_____, now.　I used to have a ___ or two.

Jingjing:　You were quite the ____.　It's good that you're not too much of a____, though.

Mark:　Yeah, it's sad to ______, but not too sad when I have a ____.

Jingjing:　I know lots of kids read __________.　What got you_____ when you were a teen?

Mark:　I had a neighbor with a______, including several _______.　He would just let me borrow them and read them, without _____ they were.

Jingjing:　I know values can ______, if someone has a______ copy.

Mark:　His were in_____, but not_____.　Anyway, there were comic book stores near my house.　I'd go ___ a week.

Jingjing:　Are any of those stores still___?

Mark:　______.　I saw one or two.　My favorite shop was still there.　But when I went in to chat with the ___, she said they were ________ staying in business.

Jingjing:　That's a pity.　Did you ever collect______?

Mark:　Not really.　My dad had a stamp collection that he_____ to me.　Somehow, I managed to___ a few baseball cards also.

Jingjing:　Is there anything you still __, that you wouldn't want to ____?

Mark:　Remember those_____I told you I had?　I still have them, even though I_____ them.

Jingjing:　Are any of them_____?

Mark:　_______.　Also, there are two or three I still want to buy, like the Hermes______ tie, and one with _____ by Dunhill.

Jingjing:　Good luck ____ them.　Have you ___ on eBay?

Mark:　Many, many times.

dialogue 2

Jingjing:　Mark, what's the___ thing you ever heard of someone____?

Mark:　I had a buddy who ___a bit of hair from each of his____.

Jingjing:　That is weird, and____.

Mark:　I thought so too.　He had them all_____ in zip-lock bags.　He told me he recently dated a ___ just to get a __ for his collection.

Jingjing:　______?

Mark:　No, I just ________.　Actually, I just read a news article about____.

Jingjing:　Oh yeah?　What's that?

Mark:　People are collecting something called _________—NFTs.

Jingjing:　What ____ are those?

Mark:　They're similar to ____.　Each one is like a___, super-long _____ or SKU.　But it can only be sold for ____.

Jingjing:　OK, ______.　_____ NFTs do, and why do people ____ them?

Mark:　Each one is______ a digital image.　That way, one person can ____ the image, even though lots of people use ___ of the image.

Jingjing:　Give me an example.

Mark:　Sure.　There's one called Nyan Cat, which sold for____.　It's a popular picture of a ___ flying through space and leaving____ behind it.　It looks like it came out of a Nintendo game, all 8-bit and simple.

Jingjing:　I think I can_____ that.　______ an NFT?

Mark:　You could get another kind of_____.　But it's actually easier to __ a piece of ___and then sell it as an NFT.

Jingjing:　Hmm, that's something I might ___.　And I'll_____ to friends of mine who are collectors or ___.

Mark:　Something has to be really___ to___ 500K.　But it's always_____.

Jingjing:　Well, interesting topic, Mark. ________!

new words and phrases

hard copy –

pack rat –

golden age comics –

mint condition –

handed down –

part with –

Are you for real?

fungible –

SKU –

You're losing me.　-

cryptocurrency –

pass word along –