Obsessive Collecting

[thesloppy]

I have a friend that is working towards one of those massive rooms dedicated to shelves and shelves of vinyl records that he might have listened to once.


Three months ago I didn't have any fancy Japanese cooking knives. Right now I have seven and very much need to stop buying Japanese cooking knives.


What do you collect obsessively? Show me the thing you are most proud of.

[CrimsonFox]

You bought the Ginsu II that can cut through a nail and still remain razer sharp....didn't you...

[thesloppy]

I have been cutting through beer cans for like three weeks straight, as one does.

Unlike the mythical Ginsu, the irony/foolishness of fancy cooking knives is they become significantly more fragile the more you pay.

[CrimsonFox]

The most frightening fear I have is chopping my hands off with a potato mandolin.

[cuervo72]

At various points: baseball cards, Playboy magazines, Monopoly sets. Right now I buy books but it's not obsessive, just more than I can probably read.

[Atocep]

I'd say my steam collection but I'm not exactly proud of it.

[Toddzilla]

Baseball Caps. I have about 120 now.

My collecting took a big hit when Cooperstown Cap Co. lost their license to reproduce historic MLB caps. I still pick up 4-5 a year to add to the collection.

[RainMaker]

I have a lot of bobbleheads. Like hundreds. I have some strewn around the office and stuff, but most are in the crawl space.

Mostly got them from going to games. As a Bulls season ticket holder for like 15 years, I not only got them at games (they'd give 4-5 out a year), but they mail out a box of all the giveaways at the end of the year. And I live real close to Wrigley so attend a lot of Cubs games too.

Not sure I'd qualify as a "collector" but I have a lot and buy one every so often if they are cool. Keep telling myself to throw them up on Ebay but never get around to actually doing it.

[NobodyHere]

I collect dust.

[lungs]

When I farmed I collected bull semen.

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by lungs

When I farmed I collected bull semen.

Alright, everyone. We're done here. Pack up the thread. Lungs won

SI

[thesloppy]

Gotta catch 'em all!

[bhlloy]

I was going to say something about hockey cards. But yeah, I can’t compete with that.

[RendeR]

I got nothin.....

That compares to Bull Jizz, but I do have ridiculous amounts of "plastic crack" Miniature wargames models that I've built and painted over the years. I sold 3 large packing boxes of stuff and I still have no room on my shelves....

[Edward64]

I'm collecting calories like crazy.

I'm snacking way more WFH than I ever did traveling to a client site.

[Groundhog]

Originally Posted by RendeR

I got nothin.....

That compares to Bull Jizz, but I do have ridiculous amounts of "plastic crack" Miniature wargames models that I've built and painted over the years. I sold 3 large packing boxes of stuff and I still have no room on my shelves....

I've gotten much better at this lately, but got more stuff I've bought over the last 10-15 years than I'll ever need if I never bought another mini.


I used to collect comics, CDs, DVDs... those were the main ones that I spent a ton of cash on, comics in particular. Managed to curb most of those habits over the years. Still got hundreds and hundreds of comics sitting boxes that I guess I'll maybe get around to selling one of these days.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by lungs

When I farmed I collected bull semen.

There's money in them thar straws

[cubboyroy1826]

Hot Wheels for me. Primarily 1967-1972 Camaros, but I also have a bunch of 50s and 60s muscle cars as well.

[lungs]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

There's money in them thar straws

Definitely. Scarcity plus quality of genetics. Same idea with rules against artificial insemination in thoroughbred racehorses. Stud fees. DNA can be a cash cow if you play it right. I’ve obviously not played it right!