# What do you collect **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 26, 2003, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-collect/209645 "2003-10-26T11:19:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Miabella](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@Miabella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miabella)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-collect/209645/41 "2003-10-27T01:35:11Z")
Growing up, I was really into horses. I collected model horses, and I have well over 100 of them. They are still on shelves collecting dust in my old room at my parents’ house, and everytime I visit they tell me I need to deal with the model horses. When I get the time and energy, I’ll probably package them up and sell them on eBay. Turns out there is a huge collector’s market for them, and the ones in my collection are all discontinued and some are quite rare. ---
**Author:** ![zoogirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b9bd4f/32.png) [@zoogirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoogirl)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-collect/209645/42 "2003-10-27T01:37:19Z")
Kid, the Younger wants me to say that he collects train stuff (models, rail spikes, pictures etc), tools and lawnmowers, including a couple of ride-ons. ---
**Author:** ![Tikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-collect/209645/43 "2003-10-27T01:39:39Z")
I e-Bayed my way to a small paperweight collection (approx. 30) when I had money. My favorites are by John Hamon-Miller of Hannibal, MO. I would love to see his studio someday. I’ve accumulated over 100 (maybe 150 by now) refrigerator magnets. Some are store-bought and some I’ve made with cross-stitching or just things I’ve found. It’s amost time for me to go into my Christmas ornament collecting frenzy again. Wish I had more money. **sigh** I plan to pass these on to my little nieces when they’ve grown up. ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-collect/209645/44 "2003-10-27T02:34:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by The Scrivener \* > \*\*Pink flamingoes. I have yet to buy one; friends and family just give them to me. > > \*\* I rescued a pair of home-made flamingos because it seemed too cruel to throw them out (they disappeared years ago). But people started giving them to me, and then I found a few very lovely ones myself … How did it start with you? ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-collect/209645/45 "2003-10-27T02:38:34Z")
I collect old Jeep and Willys magazine ads. I currently have: a 1906 ad for the J.N. Willys Company of Elmira, NY, two Overland ads (1917 and 1925), one Americar ad (1940), four World War II Model MB ads (1943-1944), two Jeepster ads (1948 and 1949), two Jeep Station Wagon ads (1948 and 1951), a 1953 CJ-3B ad, a 1954 Aero ad, two CJ-5 ads (1955), two Wagoneer ads (1965 and 1968), and two CJ-7 ads (1975 and 1979). ---
**Author:** ![Extraneous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/0ea827/32.png) [@Extraneous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Extraneous)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-collect/209645/46 "2003-10-27T02:40:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eutychus \* > \*\*[Sorry, I just can’t.](http://disneyshorts.toonzone.net) \*\* My God man - you are truely lost! Lord, forgive him, he knoweth not that he sins… [sub]Death to the mouse and all his kin![/sub] ---
**Author:** ![sunstone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunstone/32/3372_2.png) [@sunstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunstone)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-collect/209645/47 "2003-10-27T02:42:00Z")
Folding pocket knives under 4 inches in length. Succulent plants. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Babbington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Mr.Babbington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Babbington)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-collect/209645/48 "2003-10-27T03:28:05Z")
Gideon Bibles. ---
**Author:** ![unclviny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e274bd/32.png) [@unclviny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unclviny)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-collect/209645/49 "2003-10-27T03:32:33Z")
Motorcycles, currently I have 3, a 1966 BSA A65H, a 1952 Triumph TRW and a 1936 BMW R2. Wheat pennies, I have about 7 gallons right now. Inline motorcycle trading cards. Records, about 700 now, I thinned out when we moved, now I have a collection of “bad” records. I accumulate a lot of stuff but most of it is for eventual resale (silver ingots, brass grease guns, motorcycle trading cards, British and European motorcycle parts). unclviny ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-collect/209645/50 "2003-10-27T03:34:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by vunderbob \* > \*\*Dust. \*\* I collect dust too! Do you have particle #634-842-A? I NEED that dust! ---
**Author:** ![madbuttface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@madbuttface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madbuttface)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-collect/209645/51 "2003-10-27T03:36:24Z")
Netsukes…those cool mini handsculpted japanese things. Mad magazines 😛 …i got about 300 from america, australia, england and one from Germany. They all contain different material, even the ones with the same cover and number. I also have a small collection of Spike Milliagan books, about 20. ---
**Author:** ![pervert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@pervert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pervert)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-collect/209645/52 "2003-10-27T03:37:57Z")
I have a small collection of live computer viri. They have to be found infecting an aquantence’s computer as opposed to downloaded specifically. I only have a hand full around 10. ---
**Author:** ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-collect/209645/53 "2003-10-27T03:40:51Z")
Max Racks cards and Go cards, around 250 of them. I’ve only picked them up in NYC but I’m pretty sure they have them in other cities. Polished stones. I think I’ve got 50-60 of them. You can’t take me to a Nature Company type store without me buying a handful of them, my friends mock me. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-collect/209645/54 "2003-10-27T04:21:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by unclviny \* > **Wheat pennies, I have about 7 gallons right now.** I was going to include my QUART of wheat pennies/silver, all collected in change. I’m glad I didn’t now. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-collect/209645/55 "2003-10-27T14:18:30Z")
The pink flamingoes thing started because I’m a native Floridian, transplanted to NJ. I even have one in the form of a X-Mas tree ornament. I keep them in the kitchen, where they can flock together… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-collect/209645/56 "2003-10-27T16:17:28Z")
Colophons, Chick Tracts, and hosta. ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-collect/209645/57 "2003-10-27T18:49:28Z")
Didn’t notice any of the geekier collectors checking in (although I just skimmed, so maybe I missed someone.) Here we go: Star Wars Figures Star Wars Beanie Buddies Star Wars Lego sets Comic books (not hardcore, only 3 or 4 active titles at a time.) Board Games Ravenloft products (a Dungeons & Dragons setting) Magic: The Gathering cards (off and on. Currently off.) ---
**Author:** ![Jammer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@Jammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jammer)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-collect/209645/58 "2003-10-27T19:14:09Z")
Back when I was a teenager, I managed to talk my parents into allowing a beer can collection. I had about 3000 unique cans before I eventually gave it up and sold out to a friend when I went off to college. I had some really good cans, I wish I could get that collection back now. I also collected some football cards and comic books before that, but nothing very substantial. I don’t really collect anything now. Over the years I picked up a couple of non-collecting hobbies and really don’t have time for it anymore. Jammer ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-collect/209645/59 "2003-10-27T20:41:24Z")
SF books and magazines. I have somewhere around 6,000 (I’m in the process of indexing them.) It is a collection, not an accumulation, because I buy to fill in gaps, not because of quality. I accumulate jigsaw puzzles, especially map themes. No idea how many, just too many. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-collect/209645/60 "2003-10-27T20:48:29Z")
Well, I have collected original animation art - and coins. And lots and lots of books. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-collect/209645.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-collect/209645.md?page=4)