What do you collect?

[Something Amyss]

Pokémon. And the souls of the damned.

I seriously don't have many collections. I used to collect gaming books, but they got destroyed in a fire and it's too expensive to replace them.

I want to collect gargoyles.

 

[SSoSFAGTiaCaGwaP]

I collect used bus tickets and apple stickers.

 

[instantbenz]

equipment to make my life easier, knowledge, money and video game experiences. I think this is general enough that it almost fits everyone here

srsly tho, tha's what i collect

 

[KarlMonster]

With how often I use it,Doom the Boardgame may classify as something I bought for the collection value.Nobody ever comes over,and when I get people to play,we can never manage to finish our game.

I have that issue with Axis & Allies. Just had to have it, tried to play maybe 3 games? Never finished one of them.

OT: Everything seems to accumulate as if it were some manner of collectible. Somehow I've managed to keep a pile of books (about half are my old college textbooks, still relevant to my profession) and a small group of movies that I like. Oh, also I have a crate of vinyl records which are in the process of losing their sentimental value for me.

My current girlfriend is a TOTAL FANGIRL. (not that there is anything wrong with that) She collects absolutely anything related to her fandom. When I see her stuff, I come home and think:
"Man, why do I keep all this crap??"

Edit: if you guys collected money, why do you keep trading it for silly things like food?

 

[Penguin_Factory]

I collect special editions of video games, movies and books. I don't buy a whole lot of them since they're so expensive, but I love having them and I always arrange them on my shelves to show them off.

 

[MetalMagpie]

Cuddly bats.

I have been accused of collecting computers, but that's just because I don't like throwing them out unless there is absolutely no way I can make them boot up, meaning I currently own four desktops, three laptops and two netbooks.

 

[Blue Hero]

Robots and helmets. Mostly robots. I like robots. Robots are cool. I wanted to be a robot when I was young but now I just want robot arms.

And helmets 'cause helmets are cool. People wear helmets to protect their heads and the head is a pretty important part of the human body. If I didn't have a head I'd probably be dead or something, and a lot more people would probably also be dead if they didn't have helmets. Helmets are so useful.

 

[RoyalSorceress]

Oddly enough, I collect the fake cards you get in credit card offers.
The cardboard ones are lame, but sometimes I find plastic ones.
Wow, I'm weird.

 

[Reverend Del]

MTG: 3 lever arch folders full.
Pirates Constructible Strategy Game: 3 folders of cards, innumerable tubs of pirate ships.
Star Wars CCG: 2 lever arch folders full.
Star Trek CCG: 2 lever arch folders full (first edition only)
Warhammer 40k: 14000 pts worth of Space Marines
Dragons
Angels
Books
Star Wars Minis
Board Games
Heroscape

Yeah I think that's the lot.

Recently decided NOT to collect World of Warcraft card game on account of the fact I have way too much crap already.

 

[Gaiseric]

I used to collect swords and armor, but now I collect guns.

The pride of my collection(based on age and simply how different it is to everything else) is a C96 Mauser "Broomhandle" in 7.63mm Mauser from between 1915 to 1922. It is definitely something I bought just to have because with the money I paid for it I could have gotten something much nicer and more reliable.

It doesn't work properly anymore and I don't have the money to fix it right now, but I was damn fun to shoot especially with the stock mounted on it. Unfortunately it is a cheap Chinese piece of crap that wasn't built right(the stock I mean).

edit: I also collect all the ticket stubs and wrist bands from concerts.

 

[Brusveen]

Knives..

 

[Jezzascmezza]

I collect movies I enjoy, because they're fun to watch and look good on my shelf.

 

[Hamish Durie]

Pokemon
poop
toothpaste
coins
games
bottletops

now geuss which of those are fake

 

[MasterOfWorlds]

I collect swords, coins, and trophies from my victims nothing else.

 

[rvbnut]

Hourglasses

 

[Guffe]

Well.
Warhammer 40k Ork army a few years ago, still have them, not just buyin/painting anymore.
But never been a collector really...

 

[Queen Michael]

Free physical previews of books
Tori Amos albums

 

[DarkishFriend]

Posters. I don't own many, but I don't intend to throw away the ones I own and I like buying more.
Alcohol bottles. My friend has started keeping the bottles of the liquor and beer we drink.
CDs. I have over 300 cds and an old Rolling Stones album.

 

[BabyRaptor]

Body wash. It's my guilty pleasure.

My collection is currently sitting at 134 bottles, and no two are the same.