I find that most people in my life have at least one “thing” they are collecting. It is often an insight into their personality and it is fun to hear people talk about something they are passionate about.
I have a 15,000 card Magic: The Gathering collection. Some years I’m into it, some years it just sits in boxes. I used to make some money trading them but it’s more effort than my usual work. It’s nice to get them out sometimes and go through them, lots of good memories.
Ive only got a few boxes, mostly from drafting. Do you have a “crown jewel?” I’d also be curious if you have a favorite set.
Not who you asked but I want to put a vote in for Urza’s. That set was so batshit and I constantly find gems from it I’m adding to my commander decks
I don’t understand “collecting”
Don’t get me wrong, there are a few categories of things I have a lot of, like film cameras, but that’s because I started with cheaper ones, and kept getting better ones as I became more sure that film photography was a thing I wanted to do.
But, for instance, I have friends who collect MLB bobbleheads just for the sake of collecting, and I’ll never understand that.
An ex had a collection of anime figures that cost him around 15,000 usd in total. Actual worth?
I’ll give you three fiddy.
Steam library
Too accurate.
^ This. I have 3,225 games on Steam and I’m always finding more that I want to try out.
No need for game pass when I already got a collection already.
Those damned Steam sales and humble bundles…
I collect games I do not play lol
I seem to be collecting vintage lenses. I stared by getting an adapter for my mirrorless camera and I just fell in love with the lovely character their ‘flaws’ give them.
Tools mostly though its not a big collection yet. Started with an antique bit brace at a swap meet 2 years ago. The restoration part of collecting is what I really like. Seeing a rusted piece of metal being functional again is so goddamn satisfying to me for some reason.
Vinyl records. I like to own copies of music I like. It’s much more satisfying to go through and find something to listen to.
Bottle openers from breweries I go to. Fairly small and they have by the bar. I don’t drink as much beer as I used to so that’s slowing down.
Same here with the Vinyl. Started DJ big back in the 90’s and haven’t stopped collecting since.
Record collector here too. I can tell you exactly when I started, and it was when I saw a copy of Beggar’s Banquet by the Rolling Stones for 50p in a charity shop. Didn’t even have a record player at the time. Now I’ve got 471 records and counting and spend far too much money on the hobby.
My wife and I collect souvenir lapel pins from places we travel to. We write the date on the back, and keep them in a shadow box on the wall in chronological order.
It’s nice as it’s not very expensive to buy them, and they don’t take up a lot of space to keep, and we have a nice little history of our travels at a glance.
I collect all kinds of things! Vintage trading cards, vinyl records, comic books, pocket knives, old photos come to mind! I’ve scaled back somewhat in the last few years, but I like to add to them every now and then
Tiger R-Zone games, and the consoles. It’s a nice collection, because the library is pretty small.
As far as I know, I’ve got one of the most-complete, if not the most-complete collections out there, and one day I’d like to donate it to an archive or museum for caretaking. At this point, the only confirmed game I’m missing is the incredibly rare soccer game (“Football”, as it was sold—and rightfully so).
The system brought me a lot of joy as a kid, despite its simplicity, and I think the difficulty to collect it makes it easy to be forgotten to history.
Flashlights, especially customized “Hanklights”. I’ve stopped for now because it’s hard to justify buying more at this point.
I know the feeling. I’ve got about 6-8 flashlights around the house at the moment and can’t really justify buying more. My SO thinks I’m barmy.
I collect hobbies.
Star Trek playmates figures from the 90s.
A completionist’s nightmare.
I’m almost there. 29 to go.
Fountain pens and inks. Nothing like enjoying the mere act of writing meeting notes with my preferred pen, ink, and paper.
A5 Clairefontaine 90gsm, and usually Pilot Iroshizuku Tsutsiji.
It is the perfect color to be appropriate for signatures and the like, while also being interesting and having the tiniest bit of sheen.
Haven’t used a Bic in ages, I just fill pens as needed.
Got a safari in F that’s perfect for tsutsiji and I just keep filling it.
Yeah, FP are my “thing”, helped along by the insane vari lets of available inks. If I sign something [wet], it’s with a fifteen dollar safari and that ink, or on (diamine) Sherwood green.
Anything else, and it’s not my sig.
Carnaval Emblems! In the province of Noord-Brabant, Netherlands it is customary to decorate your carnaval coat or “boerenkiel” (farmer’s coat?) with emblems from carnaval events or clubs.
I started because I completely fell in love with carnaval!
I’ve never seen these before! Thanks for showing a pic. I always like collections that show off artwork/creative design.
