Do any of you enjoy collecting items?

[PRBori]

Adding to my collection, I'm finding out the hard way that I truly enjoy collecting silver pendants and rings. In specific I like to have full sets (pendant, necklace, earring).

Anyone else collects silver jewelry?

Note: this was part of another thread.. Not sure why it was moved. In any event, feel free to add items you currently collect.

[AureliaSeverina]

I used to collect postcards and am getting back into it. Also started collecting empty drinks cans.
I also 'collect' random things. Not sure it counts as a collection, because they don't seem to share any common features. Some of them are a Japanese abacus, a Chinese abacus, an old map of a city in INdia, an old map of London, a coffe sack, some wooden elephants and some glasses.

[EdmontonAspie]

I'm a strictly amateur and occasional coin collector, as opportunity allows.

[PRBori]

I'm a strictly amateur and occasional coin collector, as opportunity allows.

Coin collections are fun. I have a collection of international coins as well as a collection of old American coins. Just recently I looked over 2000 pennies to find old ones. Got one from 1919, 1920, 1942, 1944 and a few older up to 1978. I also keep all the ones I found from 2009 because that is the only year where the background differs outside of the new 2010 background. They only change so often that it warrants collecting them. ;)

[Megalomania]

Severed heads.





Actually, the only thing I can say I collect is books. When I was little I used to collect other stuff though.

[Vict]

I've got this fear of hoarding.

But I do keep a good number of books and movies.

[Einarr]

I collect books, scifi movies and music.
Specifically in digital format. At current I have over 20,000 pdf books, 50,000 mp3, and about 1800, sci fi Movies and Series.

[RedHead8808]

I have a pretty awesome collection of... uhm.... nail polish...

don't judge me!

[psykhe]

Note: this was part of another thread.. Not sure why it was moved. In any event, feel free to add items you currently collect.
Yeah, I also notice the thread was split. Probably because of necroposting, PRBori.

Well, I'm not into jewelry but I do collect stuffs like:


keychains
paper dolls (I still have 'em)
letters and cards from friends, admirers and lovers (I know what you guys will think, shut up :p)
stationery (I used to but not active now, still keep 'em though)
classic literature books

[Lillium]

I don't have many big collections, but I have mini-collections here and there and a few accidental collections (things that could be considered collections, but not out of purposeful collecting). Examples:

-Small river rocks, quartz, crystals, agates. I don't buy them at stores, I collect them as I find them.
-Books, I like to look for 1st editions and old books.
-Seashells and corals (also found, not purchased). I kind of went crazy with this and now have two shoe boxes full of them. Every time I found a type I didn't have, I'd pick it up.
-Vintage kitchenware (around 1930's-60's). I was wary of plastics, so I wanted to buy glassware instead. Turns out I could buy vintage (with better colors and patterns) for cheaper than new and I like they way they look.

[Eudoxus]

Do digital items count?...

[PRBori]

Do digital items count?...
Yes, they count. I collect gadgets, but they are single items not lots of a single item. :)

[OwenF]

I have a lot of books, but I'm not a true collector in the way that some people are. I don't worry much about market prices or about having first editions. If I have a rare edition or something that's valuable, I'm happy with that, and for aesthetic and tactile reasons I do sometimes like to get my hands on out-of-print hardcovers online or in used bookstores. Mostly, though, I'm collecting content.

When I was a kid I had a pocketknife collection and a modest collection of comic books. I still have a few of the pocketknives; some I gave away. I can't say for sure what happened to the comics. Most likely landfilled.

[Autumnleaf]

Interesting books and silver coins. There is something satisfying about finding half a roll of silver quarters in a register and knowing they are worth more than their face value as you swap them out for modern currency.

[hamlet9]

I collect books, rocks, fossils, skulls, antique Halloween postcards, and coins. I have a lot of silver jewelry from when I was younger, but I wouldn't say I collect it.

[stealthfighter]

Do digital items count?...

I've been collecting digital copies of great films for quite some time now. If I'll have enough money someday, I plan to collect the full Blu-ray editions.

[kohreval]

I had a lovely collection of 1970's beer bottles when I was replacing the insulation in the attic and tearing out a few walls. It seems the company that originally built my house had a three drink minimum for its employees :P

About the only thing I could say I collect anymore is stuff I find beachcombing (I usually walk the beach early each morning before the tide comes in). I have a nice collection of sea glass, but those are tougher to find now that I'm back to living on the Gulf side of Florida.

I've really stopped keeping stuff that doesn't have practical use. Even the beachcombing stuff gets handed out to friends who use them in crafts projects.

[mllebrie]

Souvenir keychains from interesting places. Preferably bought by myself, from places I've been.

[NoGrayArea01]

Bullet casings, coins, and Tabasco Bottles.

[minusmg]

I would be a pretty poor geologist if I didn't have a collection of my own mineral samples. I also collect rocks which display significant textures.

[Coralaisly]

Teapots, teacups and tea balls

Pajama bottoms (I think I have 15 pairs right now, I just got rid of a bunch)

fun socks

witchcraft supplies and statues of deities from various places around the world. This is my favorite as this is what I decorate with. I love studying religions, rituals and what people believe.

[Alderamin]

Travel souvenirs

Foreign money

[storm eyes]

Not really, I try to collect my thoughts sometimes, that's a trip.

[peppersasen]

Postcards and maps. I always get some when I travel. With maps, they become more valuable if they're slightly worn from use during the travel (although half of my collection is mint). I have them in many forms, I have a handkerchief map from MUJI. And a fold map that opens up like a lotus of [certain part of NY] that I like to use as I read to follow the main character of a certain book around.

Edit: HOWEVAR, sometimes I have maps from places I've never been to (not that I lead people to think I've been to those places). :blank:

[jfc]

MP3's. I've spent far more time the past 10 years or so researching, finding, ripping, dowloading, organizing, and tagging, than listening.

[CaelestisPeste]

I collect movie tickets and money (from different countries).

[Fustercluck]

Too many books.

Fossils -- mostly early Paleozoic era. I have a rare anomalocaris grasping appendage I probably paid too much for and stopped collecting them since.

Also... various size molts left behind by my baby horseshoe crabs.

[mind_wander]

I collect movie tickets and money (from different countries).

Which countries? I have one from China,Taiwan,Japan. I also collect US tv shows,Japan tv shows, and some Chinese tv shows, and old/current US movies.

Here are samples what Japanese Yen looks like:
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I do have some the coins and the paper versions: $1000,$2000[This is so hard to find],$5000, and $10,000. I got tired of seeing it on the Japanese tv shows,so one summer trip heading in Japan airport,as a pitstop I've managed to get some of them.

As for Taiwan dollar here is what it look like:
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I do own the ones listed. These look pretty cool and the shapes,sizes,and color differs.

[Selene]

Not yet but I may eventually get down to collecting micrometeorites. I think it's pretty cool though I'm sure such a collection is utterly useless.

[Distance]

No real collecting beyond having tons of books. But I only keep these to reread over time. The ones that weren't worth rereading have been given away.

[heartless]

i collect nice beers. to drink :D

[Warrior]

I like to collect things - for a while. At some point, I start to look at the collection as something that sits around and doesn't seem to have much of a purpose. At that point, I really lose interest, stop, and usually get rid of the collection shortly thereafter. Over the years, I have collected rocks, coins, stamps, baseball cards, baseballs, and a few other things. I don't collect anything these days.

[Nostalgia]

I use to, I collected G1 Transformers toys, Original Art prints and engravings, classic antique books, Art deco sculptures and lamps, Miscellaneous WW2 German military items (helmets, daggers, books), Stamps, movies (had over 1500 - 2000 DVDs)

Now days, I don't collect anything. I sold all my previous collections, kept few of the favorites here and there, but I am done with collecting anything from now on. I prefer to travel light.

[Frexspar]

As a teenager I started to collect Goofy memorabilia for whatever reason, but then it became a situation where everyone would get me anything Goofy big or small. Then I had a compilation of all this Goofy junk and it was taking over my space. I threw it all out in one fell swoop when I realized there was no point in it.

I now have a general inclination toward sea turtles, but I keep it under wraps otherwise everyone and their neighbor finds me the "perfect" gift. I like them, but I don't need to own ever single one that exists on coffee mug, shot glass, figurine, or t-shirt.

Generally speaking, I am anti-collecting mostly because I grew up in a very cluttered household which subsequently has made me extremely opposed to clutter.

[rhee]

I collect odd rocks, feathers, crystals, fossils, seashells, and other oddities I may find while hiking. I also collect mortar and pedestals.

[PRBori]

My new collection items are..

This beautiful black bear figurines by Jeff Flemings - totally in love with this...
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and American Girl Dolls, in specific the Mini American dolls
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as well as the Girl of Many Lands collection (no longer available) and their stories truly amazing.

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They are simply beautiful and awesome to collect. :)



I know, I know, what the #%%$ does an adult doing collecting dolls...I know, but there is something about this dolls that I can't put my hands on it. They are beautiful and very detail and the book that accompanies them makes them more beautiful, which is why I'm attracted to them.

[Numbers]

I started collecting baseball cards in the 80's. 90% are worthless, scrub players but they are all in mint condition. My "prized" pieces are a complete set of Nolan Ryan cards...always had a place in my heart for him, we were from the same town. Other than that, in the future I plan to start a coin collection and a gun collection.

[spock84]

- Comic books
- Music
- Movies
- Random stuff that accumulated on vacations, even receipts

[TrueLagoon]

Currently collect:
- My favorite TV shows and movies
- Coins (just U.S. state quarters as I come across them)
I used to collect:
- Souvenirs of every major city I go
- Transformers action figures

[Distance]

Forgot about my Star Trek series collections. The only one I don't have is 'Star Trek: Enterprise'.

[jjm0401]

I collect small glass bottles. I try to avoid too many different multicolored types. I typically select blues, greens, and non tinted.

[Firebrand]

Game Programming Books. Expensive hobby at ~$60 a pop. This is one of 4 shelves I have (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.).

[katatonic]

Hello Kitty items. It started as a joke many years ago and now every single present I get is Hello Kitty related. It's a rather large and embarrassing collection. I also collect foreign coins. I don't seek them out but keep them if I find them. It started when I worked at Starbucks and we would often get foreign currency mixed in. I have a nice collection of cameras. A few vintage Polaroids, Cannons and a few randoms. I have about 100 pairs of 7/16" plugs for my ears, and a bunch of random sizes. I would consider that a collection.

Other than that I have a large collection of makeup and nail polish. It's alarming but I can't stop myself.

[Eyedears]

words and aphorisms (verbivore here ;D ); also yarn, except that I slowly but surely use that up for my Tabitha work (making clothes for the needy)

[Espadrille]

I spend a lot of time outdoors and have started collecting feathers and stones that I pick up because of their color or texture. I'm not sure why I do this - it feels a bit primitive. But then I wouldn't mind living in a cave or some wild place. ;D

[Elena]

Skulls, skeletons (animal wise) and quite morbid items. I spend a lot of time outdoors and have started collecting feathers
Same :nice:

[Espadrille]

Skulls, skeletons (animal wise) and quite morbid items.
Same :nice:

I neglected to mention that I do pick up bits of road kill - bones with teeth are interesting and I did pick up a skull near a beaver dam. I should look it up and see if it might actually be a beaver skull. It's about 4.5" long.

[Guu]

I am done with collecting anything from now on. I prefer to travel light.

Same here. As a child there were things that captured my imagination and sent me into "fits" of collecting anything and everything related to the subject... But after a while I would lose interest and find myself with a bunch of useless trinkets.

In fact, it would be more prudent for me to be posting in a "Do any of you enjoy throwing stuff away?" thread.

[MrControll]

Mostly, trading cards. Useful in my other hobby of playing the various games.

Other than that, mostly the programs from various theatre performances I have seen.

[PugC]

Lots of books, but I tend to give away the ones i know I won't reread. I also have quite a few games. Probably enough to call it a collection, but here also, i keep only the games I believe I will play again. So I can't say its a collection per se. its more a gathering and acumulation of things I like and have a need for

[CaelestisPeste]

I collect movie stubs. I already have two Dark Knight Rises tickets. I plan on getting a third one soon. :)

I also secretly collect toenail clippings.

[LiamN]

I collect guns... And one can never have enough bullets and magazines. Especially high capacity magazines. Before they're illegally banned again.

Republic! Not Democracy Americans... Know the difference!

[Antares]

Fountain pens. I'm not a pure collector though; as a rule I never buy a pen I'd feel queasy inking, those pen that are only good for a display cabinet (because they're full of diamonds and rubies and whatnot, or are extremely beautiful, must be very carefully handled), not for use. If I can't use it, I won't buy it. Any pen I collect must be able to take abuse. My "good" collection (pens I consider collectible, not my everyday throwaway <$50 pens - No, I'm not that rich. You'd have to be into fountain pens to understand):

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Visconti Homo Sapiens Steel Age

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Montblanc LE Writer's Edition Franz Kafka

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Montblanc LE Writer's Edition Carlo Collodi

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Lamy 2000

Next up, possibly
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OMAS 360 Vintage LE

It's not a very big collection, but these babies cost money. Lots of it. And I'm only two years into the collection. I'm hopelessly addicted.

I also travel a lot, so I informally collect currencies. I forget to take currencies out after one or two trips and amuse myself with the thought that I have four currencies in my wallet right now and they just surreptitiously got there, without deliberate intervention. I don't go out of my way though, so I will take them out when I remember.

I still collect playing cards from all over the world. When I go to a place or country I find exceptionally memorable, I try to find a set of themed playing card specific to the location. I also collected symphony tickets, bus/subway tickets (from foreign countries) just to remind myself where I've been.

Classical literature as well. If I have room, I will buy any book commonly considered Classic. I also like Classical books. You know, books in Latin and Greek. I would collect them, but they cost a fortune (>$40. And no, this does not make my fountain pen collection contradictory in the least :P)

[CyborgKitten]

I like to collect.. things. Just SOMETHING that's around that I can save the memory with. Little, worthless, cool things that have sentimental value.

but if we're talking actual collections, I collect Maneki Neko things. lol. I have almost an entire tea set, and a few little glass figurines.

[Hugh]

I collect anything related to frogs. I have realistic plastic frogs, from artwork frogs...
I have a battalion of them lined up in my bathroom...

[Zhen]

I used to but now I'm so over acquisition...less is more! Too much stuff = feels burdensome.

[LiamN]

I used to but now I'm so over acquisition...less is more! Too much stuff = feels burdensome.

Well. I can't bring myself to "throw away"/sell my guns, but I do agree-- Less is more!
And I have discarded many things I thought I needed, which was really more of a 'want'.

Nothing but rare history books and guns on my end...

[Deadlock Riff]

I collect anything related to frogs. I have realistic plastic frogs, from artwork frogs...
I have a battalion of them lined up in my bathroom...



My great aunt does the same thing. She's been collecting since she was in her teens. In her house the entire second story is dedicated to frogs and frog related things.

[weka]

As an avid football fan, I like to collect (well -- buy) and keep jerseys. I've gotten a few with some interesting back-stories. Other then that, I don't collect anything else.

[John F Kennedy]

I bring home interesting found objects from the street and alleyways, and I buy very old books that are kind of "cute". I like unusual objects.

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My great aunt [...] In her house the entire second story is dedicated to frogs and frog related things.

I think with time a good idea is to be selective and just get the best frogs out there.

[Shinganist]

Kubrick toys, vinyl records, fortune cookie fortunes

[BigMaraSpence]

Comic books are my only real collection. I only started reading them about a year ago and I have upwards of 200 of them. Does that count as an addiction, or am I just an escapist?

[Jordano612]

I'm a collector of foreign and historic currency and interesting oddities to display on my bookcase. I also got a big metal fortune cookie that had money in it for christmas once. Now i collect fortune cookie messages and stash them in there. It makes me feel fortunate to read some words of wisdom out of a giant fortune cookie.

[Purplelightbulb]

Movies, and objects of any kind that hold significant nostalgia.

[The Dan Keizer]

I used to try to collect things regarding any interest of mine. Books, toys, various collectibles, video games... But lately I have pulled a 180 on all that and I view that frame of mind as something that cheapens my passions.

I really only still have my mammoth vinyl collection, some of my favorite books and movies and that's about it. I actually have been seriously considering dumping my vinyl lately, which would have been sacrilege to me 5 years ago or even 2 years ago perhaps.

I've been looking at it like this, as an example: One of my favorite albums was one I never purchased, Weezer's first record. I never bought the CD when it came out as a teenager and I passed on the few vinyl copies I had a chance to buy over the years. It just never seemed like the right time to buy it even though I loved it, simply a matter of fate.

But now out of all the bands I have loved over the years and been captivated by at various points I can only think of that Weezer record and a couple others that I also do not own that still to this day impact me the way they did when I first heard them as a youngster. Every time Buddy Holly comes on the radio I still crank it and sing along. Every time Say It Ain't So plays it still gives me goose bumps. And god forbid somebody play In the Garage at a party or up at the bar or something because I might start crying.

But all that wax I got in the basement, just sitting there, I can take it or leave it unless I get the odd itch to hear something in particular. I love Judas Priest, I love Nirvana, I love the Melvins, I love Iron Maiden and MANOWAR and Jethro Tull and Black Sabbath and Alice Cooper. But once I had the albums and listened to them over and over and over and gazed at the record sleeve any old time I wanted to they started meaning a little less.

By hoarding all that shit I pulled them down out of the heavens and brought them down to earth. They aren't even down to earth, they're in the fucking basement. Wasted. I took something profound and used it until it was round and plain as a pebble.

[Jade333]

I collect matchbooks from different restaurants and places I've been and knives.

[Zsych]

Used to collect coins, comics, novels, DVDs, etc.. I did a major housecleaning though. Down to a practical amount of stuff.

[YorkshirePud]

Used to collect knives. Now seem to be getting a lot of cargo shorts.

[painfulltruf]

I seem to be getting past it.

[Async]

Yes and No.
I have stuff that I enjoy looking at. But at the same time, if anyone who ask me for me for them, I probably would cheerful hand them over.

I like stuff but I don't like to tie to things. So now and then, I purge.

I do wonder what it is like to live in a car for awhile. Probably will change perspective of what are truly essential & meaningful to oneself

[Status]

I used to be a huge collector. Especially if it was rare or obscure stuff. Lately, I've been trying to purge as much as I can. Trying to keep my life as minimalistic as possible.

[Dancingqueen]

Books, but since I got an ereader they're just collecting dust. Time for a purge.

[M14Brony]

I enjoy collecting and shooting firearms.

[Bunker Man]

I used to collect rocks. Now I collect books.

I have a coin collection, but it was a gift.

[Coralaisly]

I forgot about Hello Kitty stuff... I own a ridiculous amount of Hello Kitty merch.

And chopsticks. I've an insane amount of chopsticks.

Nail polishes... My nails don't hold on to polish, so I'm always having to reapply

Patterns for sewing

Pictures of items I like. I have entire folders of dresses and shoes and furniture etc... they're almost like inspiration... or something.

Painting / drawing supplies. Half my storage unit is filled with this.

[The Frozen One]

Coins. I've various U.S. coins and coins from several other countries as well. I also collect hockey cards and memorabilia.

[Mindfreak]

I collect antiques, vintage jewelry and various beads.

[Moxiie]

I collect a lot of found objects - things that capture my interest.

Like this:

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and my collection of bugs:

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[ellesaav]

I am very much obsessed with collecting things. I collect McDonald's toys, Sanrio merchandise, anime and manga related merchandise, jewelry, purses, and so on. But I do ensure I'm not hoarding or living in a collection museum.

[Zhen]

i used to be really bad with rocks, shells and i wanted to start on teapots/glass/ceramics cos i love their aesthetics...but eh...i'm over STUFF it's all just extra crap i don't need in my life...i like the lightness i feel with simple/basic/minimalist.

[WinterSolstice]

When I was 4-7 years old: Hot Wheels, stopped because couldn't handle keeping them ding-free
7-13 yrs: POGs, got too many, then fad died. Stopped
13-21 yrs: Gundam Model Kits, got well over 200, realized they were a pain to move, reduced to 50
21-27: money problems, dabbled in many things, nothing significant
27+: It is now becoming software synths

When I collect something, I COLLECT.

[icecreamnocake]

I used to collect Altoids tins. It started out as a joke and got way out of control. Lol... Oops.

[Wysefool]

I collect CDs (Mostly Power Metal or similar "Oldschool" genres) and recently I've been buying tapes too.

B-Horror Movies, Concert DVDs, Anime.

I have a small manga collection too but that was mostly from when I was bored in rehab... Actually a lot of my collection comes from then, avoided alcohol but became a shopoholic!

[RedCatRibbon]

post cards, stickers (i.e. from wine bottles, or store bought), tags (i.e. from clothes), perfume bottles, pins, plushies

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oh! and I've been trying to collect coins and different currencies.

[Underachiever]

Watches.

Current collection:
-Fossil Arkitekt FS2095
-1967 Omega Seamaster Geneve Automatic (Turler signed)
-1950s 17J 10k Gold-Filled Longines Manual
-Seiko SE-SNA799 Chronograph

At the moment I'm saving for an Armida... I might break down and just buy something else, though -- I have the itch for a new watch, and I have always liked the Seiko Skx009... Then again, a used Tag Heuer would do nicely, too. So many choices! I'll just stick it out till I can afford the Armida...=/

(If any of you know a thing about any of these watches, I applaud you)

[Phenomellama]

I collect headphones. I only count nicer ones. Currently have:
Sennheiser: EH-150, CX-680, HD515, HD595, HD600 (my babies)
Koss Portapros
Beyerdynamic DTX 710's

That's all I can think of off the top of my head. No pun intended.

[cherryflats]

i collect bubblegum. but i also chew it, so i guess im not really a typical collector.
the different flavors and the pretty wrapping/packaging is interesting to me. i have quite a bunch of packs :P

[Doc Savage]

old maps and books.

[stopwinking]

Yup.
So sentimental of me .
I must be INTP.
or ...what's the other cliche 'sentimental/hoarder' MBTI ?
An S probably, right?

Because 'only' S's have any interest in anything even remotely corporeal and material, right?


I am a hoarder. But,it's all organized.
I have a lot of sentimental things and a lot of my childhood objects,including clothes
I have a lot of my old papers and journals and books.
I recently made myself halve my book collection, because it had started to take over.

My dad, who I suspect was an INTP was the same, only very very organized about it with a lot more stuff.And he was very neat and had containers within containers for lots of projects he never finished or that he'd meant to do again for fun but never did.

[Plaprad]

I have several collections going on ATM. I have a box somewhere of my military memorabilia, as well as a bunch of old aircraft parts in storage.

Here are a few I have out,
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The helmet was for training and the engine cone I painted to make a candle holder. Works pretty good.

I also have a bit of foreign money laying around.
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Can anyone guess where I spent a good deal of time?

Also just some random knick knacks on my desk.
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[Jordano612]

I use to collect beer caps and had like 30 different kinds until I decided to throw them away. Now I collect random items to place on my bookshelf such as words of wisdom, interesting 3d puzzles, pieces of art, unique objects of nature. My book shelf is pretty neat looking with all of its random and unique objects lol. I also collect foreign money, and had a stocking full of it hidden up in my drawer. Now it's gone and I don't know where it went! Very upsetting.

[sed0007]

I collect car magazines from the 40's through the 60's; and 1/18th scale die-cast automobile models from the same time frame..

[Nietzsche]

Rocks, Black Metal LPs and patches, books, the red strands of my hair, broken finger nails, dead bugs, flakes of dead skin. There's probably more.

[Dasterlyn]

Sweatshirts. Warmth <3 Irony <3

[removealldoubt]

Wedding rings and ex-husbands, lol... oh wait, that isn't funny <_>

[Jordano612]

Always and forever. Items of significant interest.

[annaelizabeth]

books, books and more books. I will buy a book and not read it for a year, then all of a sudden that books becomes relevant to me so I pick it up. It's funny how it works like that.

also lots of scarves to keep warm since I'm usually freezing.

[Tiki]

Oil, thought its mostly WTI, some south Texas crude as well. I also have an extensive, and ever growing rock collection.... About 30 still need to be catalogued. Hell, ive surpassed 300 samples last month!

[Atamagahen]

Yes, I very much enjoy collecting things.
I consider my games and systems as somewhat of a collection, I don't ever sell them. Exotic and cultural items. Boats, sloats, nick nacks and petticoats. Just miscellaneous items, really.
Not petticoats nor boats and sloats, however.

[Jordano612]

Since I'm at the Gulf, I've been collecting cool sea shells.

[Aeroflot]

I like collecting books and the Criterion Collection.

[Analyze]

I like collecting strips of green paper.

For some strange reason, people are willing to trade me incredibly useful and tasty things for this green paper.

[Underachiever]

Hmm... I forgot to add that I also correct records -- I have about 300 of them. Nothing incredibly rare (mostly classic rock), but I do have the Lynyrd Skynyrd "Street Survivors" album that had the flames on it, but was pulled from shelves after the plane crash. My copy's double sleeved and doesn't have a single scratch or scuff on it anywhere...^_^

[stopwinking]

This all depends on One's definition of 'items'...
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[Jeroen De Dauw]

Do commits count?

I like collecting strips of green paper.

For some strange reason, people are willing to trade me incredibly useful and tasty things for this green paper.

You must be one of those crazy americans, getting all focused on one particular color of paper. How silly.

[Monte314]

I used to be an avid coin collector. I still track for key dates in change and the like, but do nothing serious anymore.

Also, I keep hundreds of ticks in my left ear; they sing me to sleep at night...

[Minerva]

Boy toys... Those are objects and thus items.

[babsa]

No, actually, i don't collect anything. Funny eh?

[Ziast]

I keep a collection of animal organ in jars.

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O.o

[ReasoningMind]

I collect dust nowadays but do not enjoy it.

[vulpesvulpes]

For the last few years I have been collecting decorative papers. I started shortly after a friend gave me hand-painted paper from India.

It's an odd thing to collect, I know, but I love the uniqueness of the papers. I have received papers from all of the world and it is definitely incredible to see some of the craftsmanship. Some of my favorites include: Katazome (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.), hand-stitched papers (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.), and Chiyogami (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.).

[BlSH0P]

i collect different collections

O,o

[Proximus]

Books. I don't have that many I think. 3k or so now.

[whitepine]

Always have loved to.
Stamps
Rocks
Bones

[storm eyes]

Watches, every time I break up from a significant relationship I buy a watch. The last one cost me two and a half grand, guess it was highly significant.

[Dung]

Only golden turds by Wim Delvoye are worthy of Dung's collector cabinet.

[alt lit]

Glassware because every drink deserves a unique glass. Glassware is a pure expression of aesthetic structure and shape, line and curve, edge and angle. Add liquid for dimensions of light, shadow, and color.

I enjoy working with a glass of [whatever] on my desk late in the afternoon so sunlight streams through the glass and across my desktop, variegated by liquid and dispersed by geometry.

[Jordano612]

I collect historical objects, things like bottle caps to feel how many different drinks I have experienced, interesting art pieces, odds and ends.

[Modestest]

I always seem to have some sort of collection going, but life gets in the way and I either sell the collection, it gets stolen, or I just lose interest.

Over the years, I've collected, more or less chronologically:
Ticket stubs (concerts, movies, events, etc)
Coins
Football cards
Comics
Magic cards
Books (in general)
CDs
Records
Old-school video games
Books (first editions only)
Concert posters of shows I went to
Refrigerator magnets of places I went to

Of all of those things, only the tickets, posters, and magnets survive to this day. Probably because they only have sentimental value to me and zero value otherwise; also, they're fairly easily transported and can double as artwork for a new apartment in a pinch. And they're free or like $2 at the merch table somewhere, so who cares.

One of these days I want to start collecting local art from the places I travel to. But so far I can barely afford the traveling itself, which is the important thing. So that'll have to wait.

It's just occurred to me that I'm now only collecting experiences, which can never be taken away from me. Holy shit.

[NekoNeko]

I always seem to have some sort of collection going, but life gets in the way and I either sell the collection, it gets stolen, or I just lose interest.


I read somewhere (maybe in Jung's "Psychology Types" at introverts chapters , or somewhere else) that introverts in general love collecting things.
I collected Yu-Gi-Oh! cards ,posters with bands when I was little and many other things ,but lost them eventually...

Now I collect ear-rings , movie posters, movie dvd-s, anime posters, movie tickets , pens ,books about Japan or written by Japanese authors.

[Contrapreneur]

Only things that are meaningful to me. I like to travel, and I collect money from countries I visit. I always try to save at least one example of every common coin and small bill. Other than that and other little things I associate with places I visited or people I knew, I'm not much of a collector/hoarder. I go through my material possessions every now and then and get rid of stuff I don't have a use for.

[Auntie]

Asian ceramics. Particularly Siamese, Vietnamese, Malaysian and Chinese.

I study them, and especially adore shipwreck finds. Flawed but so fascinating to study their provenance.

[QueenofHearts]

For me, I like to collect:

Books
CDs (If I like most of the songs on a CD)
Historical pictures
Retro dresses

[Sethis]

I used to collect bottles of nice and rare beers. I still have them although I stopped getting new ones for now.

[Contrapreneur]

I used to collect bottles of nice and rare beers. I still have them although I stopped getting new ones for now.
Do you drink the beer and keep the bottle, or do you keep an unopened bottle of the beer?

[Norpiper]

Nothing. When I die my kids aren't going to have anything but empty whiskey bottles to sell for 10 cents a piece.

I spent three years going to dead people's houses and clearing out their estates. I've seen what happens to what people collect. After they croak it goes to auction, because their kids think the shit is stupid, sells for 1/20th of what was originally paid for it by the deceased. Then is bought by a dealer, who takes it to the swap meet and sells it to another collector, and the process starts over. This is only if a lawyer doesn't get involved, if he does he gets it all.
I cringe when people say, " oh, you know about antiques and collectibles, let me show you...."
Two hours later I think, and if you die and I was to come in here and value your estate I would write it down as NCV, " No Commercial Value."

[Scribe]

Now that I look at it I guess I collect candles, books, calligraphy pens, and tarot decks.

[Avery]

I collect books, spoons, sea shells, candles and post cards from places that interest me.