CHRISTIAN PEZ - PEZ COLLECTORS

É com orgulho que o PEZ CLUBE PORTUGAL coloca aqui algumas respostas, de um pequeno inquérito a um dos grandes coleccionadores PEZ francês - Christian Pez

It is with pride that the PEZ CLUBE PORTUGAL put some answers here, from a small inquiry of one of the greatest french PEZ collectors - Christian Pez

Foto momopez / Johann Pühringer

How start your collection, from what age and what is the first PEZ dispenser in your collection?
I read an interview in a magazine of a pez collector and I thought "Great collection, it doesn't take a lot of space!". I was around 35 years. I do not remember the first dispenser but it was certainly a Disney character.

How many years collect PEZ?
Twenty years!

How many PEZ Dispensers have in the collection?
Today exactly 2839, but some new one are on the way!

You collects only PEZ Dispensers or all products of PEZ Candy Inc.?
Only dispensers and small things "Pins, Star holders...

What PEZ Dispenser is the favourite of your collection?
Cow B.

You have a maximum value of money to give for a PEZ?
The maximum is what I can offer at the moment.

Where you buy PEZ?
Supermarket, Flea market, Ebay, others collectors, dealers...

What is the maximum amount you offered for a PEZ dispenser? 
I think it was 400€ for three no feet in bag (Mexican, Sailor and boy with cap).

Do you think PEZ Candy Inc. could be more innovative in some PEZ Dispensers repeated characters?
They make a good job and new things, for example Click & Play and Pull & Go.

What PEZ dispenser that does not exist and that you want PEZ Candy Inc, to manufacture one day?
Others singers like Beatles, Freddy Mercury, ...

Can you spend a day without thinking about PEZ?
No it's impossible!

What advice would give a new PEZ collector?
Don't spend too much at the beginning, learn before, there are a lot pez with exchanged stem, ask others collectors and use PEZ forum.

In addition to PEZ, collect anything else? What?
Yes, I'm collecting Citroen DS 1/43.

Thanks Christian! :-)