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One Man Collects 5,548 PEZ Dispensers

A New Jersey man’s collection of 5,548 PEZ dispensers earned him the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of candy dispensers.

Brian Trauman said his PEZ collection began when he found a bag of dispensers from his childhood at his mother’s house in 1999.

“I had a bag of about 100 in my closet at my mom’s place, and my mom decided it was time for her to reclaim that space…”

Trauman said he started out by getting some cheaper dispensers off eBay before moving on to the more rare and expensive items. He said several more PEZ dispensers came as gifts from friends and family.

The collector said some of the dispensers in his home have been valued at more than $10,000.

He said two of his rarest items are PEZ dispensers bearing the likenesses of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

 

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