What do you collect?

[Lego]

Most of the time, when you visit someones house,apartment, or whatever, you'll notice DVD's,CD's,action figures,books, or something to that degree that people collect and either show off or not.

Myself, i collect plastic gundam models, like the one showed here:



Sure, some people think they're a waste of money, and even time. But i like to build and sometimes paint these models. It occupies time that i would spend braindead sitting on the computer,watching tv, or playing a video game.

As of now i have around 20 gundam models, and one Ingram from patlabor sitting on a shelf completed. Its a costly hobby, with most running in the 20-120 dollar range, but they're neat to show off when there finished.

I used to collect baseball cards and the like, but i ended up with two big boxes full of them.

[Uchiha-Itachi]

hehe cool [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] i thought you were collecting Lego though [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]

Well i collect Anime! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img] and moviez and PC-gamez.. used to collect Magic The Gathering cards though, but i quit 2 years ago.

[Lego]

Heh, nah, i do have a lot of lego's from my early years that are sitting in a tub that you can build stuff from.

I have a decent sized anime collection but nothing to rant on about.

I have to admit, and im sure ill get a couple haha's from this, back when i was around 11-13 i used to collect pokemon cards and the like, still have two books of em i think, prob worth next to nothing now hehe.

Never got into magic the gathering tough, something about it didn't intrest me.

[shadowmantis]

anything by nintendo. it's a sickness. i think nintedo mind-controlls people.

[Raven]

Nintendo is an extremely enjoyable sickness though, albeit expensive. Heh. I'm infected also. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

[r3n]

i go thru periods of time when ill obsess over something then get bored and move onto something else, starting from when i was about 5:

1. lego
got about 2 crates worth of the stuff lol
2. DBZ cards
3. Xmen cards
4. warhammer 40k (blood angels) + warhammer (skaven)
still got it all sitting under my bed collecting dust lol, love painting the models
5. magic the gathering
got quite a few rare cards, but i really sucked at playing it, jst liked the artwork [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]
6. movies

not including anime cos i dont think ill get bored of collecting it in a hurry

[shadowmantis]

well yeah, like, i'd start liking one band and buy all their cd's. or some gaming series. or cartoons. little stuff like that.

[KakashiSensei]

i'm such a geek but I do collect the model looking Mcfarlane figures. I have only 4 So far. I also like to get the really detailed anime action figures. Just got Gungrave in the mail and am getting Guts Black Swordsman soon. Sweeeeeet.
oh yeah my G/F hates them and calls me names all the time [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/img]

[sangai]

all of the original bandai dragonball z figures i still have em (all of them by bandai)

the newer dragonball z toys stopped collecting those

i have the pre made gundam wing figures by bandai (all of them but talgeese 3)

orginal transformers (love those things) used to be my older brothers

i got a ton of mcfarlane figures cause i know him (kinda) someone that works for him gave me a ton of his figures even some discontinued because of defect

I.E gatorade water bottle on the kujo figure (pissed gatorade off ) so its woth some money

the king kong figure about 50 bucks is pretty cocol

total amount of mcfarlane figures is about 32

[Mut]

i collect nothing, it's been a long time since i was 8.

[Swallow Your Soul]

Originally posted by: r3n

4. warhammer 40k (blood angels) + warhammer (skaven)

God I had a warhammer 40k craze when I was about 12 or 13...I never even got round to learning how to play before I stopped...I just liked the models and the painting and stuff [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img] I had armies of Blood Angels (whatever the blue ones were called as well) and Eldar or whatever they hell they were called...glad that phase passed so soon...

Its probably fair to say I collect DVDs (Family Guy, Simpsons, Futurama, Japanese films etc - I tend to get them when they come out) and Red Dwarf stuff - I've still got like every tape (series wise - not ltd edition stuff or anything like that) and DVD out so far...I don't watch it much anymore but back in my teens I was well into it...got em all off ebay years ago...I should really sell them and buy a new bass [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]

I buy video games as well...but rarely play them...games I've barely played that are on my shelf right now are Silent Hill 3 (played once for 15 minutes and I just couldn't be arsed), Simpsons Hit and Run, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (bought it for the multiplayer then no-one wanted to play it!), and I end up selling a load of em if they're shit (eg Starfox Adventures, Mario Sunshine etc...) plus even the good ones don't get played as if i wanna play a game i'll just play ut2k4...I should learn not to spend money :\

[Gods_Son]

never really collected anything, most collections just end up being a waste of money anyways.

[Lego]

Maybe so kono, but it gives me a sense of pride or something to do.

I used to also collection Star Wars Customizable Card Game Cards, wow, that was a mouth full.

It was a old card game where you could get a car like Han Solo, and the like. He would have some special attributes, and you know the rest.

And on the comment that i haven't had a collection since i was 8.

Some collections could get big bucks if you sell. I used to have two binders of pokemon cards, took them to a local flee market, made 120 dollars on both of them.

It all depends on what you collect [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

[Uzumaki Naruto]

tried to start a gundam model kit collection, but i came home one day went to my room and found all of my gundam model kits in pieces, dammit i knew i should have locked my room bc my nephew was spending the night over dammit, but now all i do is collect anime its the only thing that he cant touch

[Kagari]

I collect NES games, LOTR stuff, R.A. Salvatore books and naruto stuff.

I USED to collect Warhammer40k as well (Chaos Space Marines) but I stopped playing after I got laid in grade 10....after that, sex was better than miniatures.

[Rek]

... I collected...

Collected Star Wars action Figures in Elementary School, after Ghostbuster and TMNT...

DBZ figures and Gundam Models in Middle school (5 years ago) franchised pokemon cards to get lunch money...

Now, I collect used computers and Hotel Key Cards...

Hooray for key cards...

[A77ALiSTiC]

i collect movie theatre tickets. just mine, i dont want my friends' tickets. its kinda like an archive really. the first ticket in the collection is the ticket for gone in 60 seconds, and it was on the 14th of august 2000. then by the end of each year, i calculate how much money was spent on them, then i estimate the total ammount of money spent for cabs (going there and commin back), and the snacks bought (usually a coke and a snickers bar).. weird, i know, but i like doing it...

[JusDaMan]

I collect money =). well thats basically wat i do for a living since i'm a cash register guy. ahahaha.

now seriously...

I collect pictures of exotic foods i have eaten before...

Anywhere from rat meat to bat soup to beetles. Lol

[sangai]

bat soup you say sounds intresting

anywho

i also collect hockey memorabilia like signed sticks and pucks by players

[Destiny]

I used to collect Warhammer 40k too, Chaos Space Marines. All my money wasted lol
I also used to collect Ultra Fleer X-men cards, and Pokemon playing cards at one time, but after they brought out the 3rd pack, i just gave up trying to collect the whole damn thing.