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“What Do You Collect?”: User Asked Pandas To Show Their Collections And 50 People Delivered
People just love collecting things, no matter what. And it's really amazing how different each collection is from one another. Some collect stamps, others toys, and others go even further and create their own ideas for a collection.
Which is why I thought it would be interesting to see what Bored Panda community members are collecting, and I wasn't disappointed. Some collections were really bizarre in an awesome way, some collections were more standard, but still very exciting to see. Without a doubt, there's a collection for anything one might conceive of.
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Kodak Cameras
Original 50s-60s Lesney Matchbox Cars And 8 (So Far) Of The Original Sweet Sixteen Hot Wheels
I Love Lunchboxes
Pez Dispensers. This Pic Represents About 20% Of My Actual Collection Started 5 Years Ago
Rocks & Minerals! I Don’t Believe In Chakras And Stuff Like That, I Just Think They’re Cool
I Collect Vintage Glass! Here's My Whole Collection So Far
Plants !!! Almost 40 Baby Indoor Plants. Many Were Found And Saved. Here Is A Small Sample
Art. A Lot Of Art. For The Last 35 Years, We've Been Buying Art. This Is One Wall. We Live In A Four Story Town House. The Stairwells Are Full
Watercolor Addiction - I Own More Paints Than I Can Use In This Lifetime
Tlr Cameras! They're All Functional, And My Oldest Is From WWI
As Many Really Cool Toys From The 60s And 70s As My Time Left On This Earth Will Allow
20th Century Toy Sewing Machines And 19th And 20th Century Sewing Implements. This Is A Tiny Sample!
Starbucks 'You Are Here' Mugs- Collected From All The Places I've Been, With A Couple From Places I Haven't Given To Me As Gifts
My favorite one is the San Diego mug, which is my hometown
I Collect Nostalgia From My 80’s/90’s Childhood
Artwork. More Spread Around The House And Probably Another Dozen Or So Prints Waiting To Be Framed. I Need More Walls!
Fountain Pens. This Is An Older Photo, I Have Quite A Few More Now.
I Collect Gemstones From All Over The World!
My Spoon Collection From When I Started Traveling Around 1970. Very First One Was Rhode Island. There Are Three More Walls Like This In My Dining Room. Cuba Is My Favorite
I Have Over 1000 Penguin Related Items. I've Been Collecting Them Since I Was Less Than 2 Years Old. These Are Just The Ornaments.
Vinyl Lps And 45's
1,685 Funko Pops (Many Not Pictured) W/ 82 More Preordered Between Now & September
Teacups From Thrift Stores. I Have Two Favorites. The One Commemorating King George Vi And Queen Elizabeth’s Visit Canada In 1939 ($8.00 At A Thrift Store In Winthrop, Wa), And The One Commemorating Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation June 02, 1953 ($5.50 At A Thrift Store In Spokane, Wa).
Oh brilliant, I like these and thrift stores the best place to buy them. I presume a Thrift store is what we call a charity shop in the UK? I had an Edward the V111 coronation cup but he was never crowned and some idiot broke it.
Yoga Pants... Lots And Lots Of Yoga Pants (This Is About Half Of Them...)
I Collect 'Space Age' Design Clocks, From The Late 60's And Early 70's
Late 19th And Early 20th Century Engineering & Technical Books
Stormtroopers
Antique Blown Glass De Carlini Christmas Ornaments
Xenomorphs, The Runner And Warrior On The Top Were The First Ones I Got And Were Also The Very Last Gifts I Ever Received From My Late Wife
I'm so sorry for your loss, but happy that you have a reminder every day of her love for you.
Stuffed Animals. Yes, I’m Obsessed. My Fave One Is The Sleeping Winnie The Pooh (The One With A Purple Outfit)
Bromeliads Are My Garden Jewellery
Biirrrddsss (I Have More But They Didn't Fit In One Pic)
Novels!(I Am A Book Worm Soooo Just Started A Year Ago^-^)
This is me, but I just LOVE to take a book in hand, not in mob(sorry if it sounds rude)
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Bookworms unite! You have a lot of the best classics in there. You're off to a great start!
I think, based off of the books pictured above, that you’ll like these ones. Try the Eragon series, by Christopher Paolini, Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer, and The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Stewart.
My grandpa had well over 5000 novels. he read so much. When he passed away my family got some, but so many had to be sold. My estimate was about 7300 novels. you better get a big house or just lots of storage.
I stopped collecting due to space issues. But there is no other feeling like sitting in your own library and browsing for books to read or reread. I'm at 7000 give or take a few hundred. Actually after my divorce there's room to spare, but collecting isn't the fun it used to be. Most books were collected before 'internet'. Going to towns, raiding the second hand book stores, never knowing what you would find. Having ecstatic joy finding the last part of a series. This joy is gone. Bookstores are gone. If I want a book I google and download it. Al the fun is out of it. Luckily the joy of reading stayed.
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May I make a recommendation? Read Betty Smith, most especially A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. It's an epic coming-of-age story set at the turn of the 20th century. One of the best I've read.
Great suggestion! I loved that story so much. I also loved The Dream Watcher by Barbara Wersa and anything by Beverly Cleary, Judy Blume and Astrid Lindgren
Load More Replies... I have a collection of The Little Prince. Books, collectibles, and two tattoos
Have you read any terry pratchett. He has a wonderful Disc series, plus more.
We have roughly 4000 books in our house. House is a small 2-up, 2-down English terrace house - biggest room is 12' 6" x 13' 2".
Yup. Caught me in 4k I see (^。^)
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I see little women in there as well as the sequels.... that book was my first big read when I was in first or second grade. I took it out from the library and just couldn't return it. I still have it. It launched my career in reading.
Oh! Yeah, it's a very nice book to read if you're into classics.
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This can get way out of control. I've got around fourteen thousand books, and I've read most of them. Most came from library sales, but then there were also a lot of books my husband had from before we met. We moved from our warehouse and live in an old (for America!) house built around 1740 with a few parts added on later. Because this place isn't anywhere near large enough to have the books, most are in storage, and were packed in 2014-2015. I've forgotten what books I do have, but we've been bringing them home rather sparingly, and I read everything in the box that comes home, decide which to keep and which to sell!
You keep them? I dispose of them unless they are non fiction. Must have had 1,000's over the last couple of years
I just like to read them again and again. I have another novel called "a little princess". Unfortunately I forgot where I putted it(*cough* *cough* inside the harry potter box *cough* *cough*) I read it like 36 times and am still interested in its storyline.
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Glass Animals
Cute Notebooks. 54 In Total. Almost Half Of Them Still In The Packaging
There are fabled, rainbow hologram mylar covered notebooks ...may you find some on your next quest.
Pokémon Cards, I Also Have A Second Case
My uncle gave me that case full of his old cards for my birthday a few years ago
A Quick Sample Of My Broom Collection!
My Vintage Toys And Cultural Dolls/Knick-Knacks Collections!
The Geisha is beautiful, I like the russian dolls and is that one a Miss Piggy?
I Collect Pen Pieces So I Can Reassemble And Fix Them (There’s Way More Than In The Image)
I do that too! when i get fidgety or want to break something/fix something that isnt my life!
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No matter what you do that you might think is weird, there is always someone else that does it too
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Yes, but dont hoard them all.. Save it for the rest of us
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At this point for me, Gray hair and trying to get rid of all the stuff I collected.
Yes, I know what you mean. I think when my mother died I realized I can't take any of it with me. And my family will have to deal with it. Idk, could just be the grief talking.
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It's interesting,a lot of people are collecting a lot of stuff. I wonder, is it some kind of human need to do so? I can imagine,back in the day, the Annas who came before me ,collected rocks, shells, feathers or shiny metals just for the satisfaction to look at them,feel them, maybe lay them down in a specific order or gift them to someone special. What a most pleasant thought 😊
I collect fountain pens. Starting with the one my grandfather who was a doctor used.
I collect stones from all the places I’ve traveled. They are all labeled. I’m going to will the collection to my nieces and nephews with the request that they return the stones to their original location. That way I get to encourage them to see the world, and I get be a small part of their travels after I’m gone.
I collect so many things it's ridiculous. I have been a vintage reseller for many years and now also run estate sales. I collect: Vera Neumann scarves and textiles, vintage purses, vintage printed cotton tablecloths and napkins, vintage kitchenwares, art, mid-century era cats in art and figurines, MCM furniture, CathrineHolm enamelware, antique spatter enamelware, 1950s enamelware(can you tell I like enamelware?) vintage brooches and bangles, 1950s-60s bar ware, mid-century ceramic antelopes, swug glass vases, vintage clothing...there's probably more things but really that's enough. lol Our house looks like a mid-century modern time warp.
I just found a Vera in my drawer. Was my Grams.
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I've never really been bitten by the collection bug. When I have up to 3 or 4 of an item, I usually feel that's enough and I don't need any more.
I collect cuddlies (another word for stuffed animals), mugs, rare money (largely British thing) and pin badges :)
It’s crazy. I grew up in a hording house and just looking at the first 10 pictures made my feel physically ill. What a surprising guttural reaction. I’m glad collecting things bring some people joy. It makes me want to set a building on fire, but you do you boo.
I wish I had contributed to this one. I have a great monster collection! Our whole house is filled with monster art, figurines, and collectibles.
I used to collect comic books (6000 of them) and now I am a magician (tons of it). I believe collectors live their life with passion!
i collect rabbit stuffed animals. my collection is at 26 right now but im fifteen so it will just grow haha
Decks of playing cards. I have over 400 unique decks in my collection. https://rickscards.blogspot.com/
Collecting books. Well, isn't it a common thing for everyone who has a bookshelf?
I already made a post, but something else I collect is those rainbow loom bracelets. I make and collect them, and I do the same with the bracelets you make with string.
I have an extensive collection of textiles (i'm a quilter; i collect fabric, which i cut into small pieces, then sew into quilts)
I collect books, which I intend to eventually read. It doesn't sound like much but during the pandemic especially, I go in to trying to find works of fiction (translated to English) from as many countries as possible. I'm up to 154 and I'm particularly fond of the ones that were very challenging to find or actually acquire like North Korea, Eritrea, Laos, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Belarus, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Mauritania, and Cape Verde. And finding ones written in their national languages. A lot of writers from former Soviet countries write in Russian or German because of a broader audience, so finding works originally in Ukrainian or Georgian was a feat. And India, English is most available, so finding ones originally written in Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Bengali, that was an accomplishment.
I collect pencils from all over the world they have to say. The destination on the pencil there's also a few pens because pencils are becoming alot harder to get hold of I started when I was 7 people also buy me them from around the world to.
I collect those mumin-mugs (pretty common in my country) and get childishly excited when a new one come out (twice a year, the season ones). And fridge magnets from every new place I visit. I love to look at them and keep the memories alive from each trip.
The only thing I collect are playbills and ticket stubs from all the musicals I've seen. I've seen 25+ shows live. Ofc I've seen a lot more thanks to the magic of cinema. But id love to add more to my collection!
I have the entire collection of Elfquest comics, the Dutch ones and the American ones, as well as the other Elfquest items. I don't have everything yet of the collection but I'm getting there
I collect books! I’ve been working on completing my Rick Riordan mythology collection!
I collect Funko's, cd's, playmobils, and stuffed animals (specially cats!)
I collect a few things. Kind of gather them from my adventures. Art, Shot glasses from places I visited, tiny figurines, horror movies, and plushes (including beanie babies). All these things I like and my place is oddly organize and clean. lol thank you for the existence of shelves.
I'm surprised not to see Euro coins here, people used to collect those, maybe it's not a thing anymore? Or wasn't allowed to be posted for some reason?
I have over 600 silver charms (of which 43 are mechanical), about 200 pieces of Vollrath enamelware (I use some to cook with but many are unused), metal Band-Aid boxes (including examples of the first three they ever used and two intact WW2 Band-Aid brand first aid kits), and every Harry Potter Lego set from the first 3 movies unopened.
My mom collects red rose tea teapot collectables. Just missing 14.
I mostly collected key chains from different countries but now I have to wait till I can finally travel
...........hello everyone i am an obsessive collector and it is so much fun !...............
I have a collection of collections. The Little Prince (40+), Tupperware (600+), Lily Bloom bags (50+), Lego, duplo, books (~1500), games (board, card, etc ~500), lularoe leggings (~100), yard decorations (metal, plaster, wood, etc 50+)
I collect balls, small ones so it fits to hand. Collection has industrial made balls like roll-on ball and ball from mice to hand made glass and color stone. I never ever buy those, couple from hundreds. It is almost religious experience when you found da ball from ground, it like comes to me. You can find ball from anywhere, abandoned places, center of city, recent balls are from houses what I have rented, glass and plastic, wooden and iron. Once I steal ball because I got lost from forest to cabin's yard, and there it was 9 cm diameter hollow black plastic ball waiting for me, screaming take me! That was also so that ball dint have any function, it was light, can fly around the yard, it didint have any context what i would have noticed in that please. this was good example from religious experience, i was so abashed what i saw, i got lost and then what i found missing black ball from my collection. Value is 50 cents so I did'nt think much i just took it :) and walk same way back.
No matter what you do that you might think is weird, there is always someone else that does it too
Load More Replies... Yes, but dont hoard them all.. Save it for the rest of us
Load More Replies... At this point for me, Gray hair and trying to get rid of all the stuff I collected.
Yes, I know what you mean. I think when my mother died I realized I can't take any of it with me. And my family will have to deal with it. Idk, could just be the grief talking.
Load More Replies... It's interesting,a lot of people are collecting a lot of stuff. I wonder, is it some kind of human need to do so? I can imagine,back in the day, the Annas who came before me ,collected rocks, shells, feathers or shiny metals just for the satisfaction to look at them,feel them, maybe lay them down in a specific order or gift them to someone special. What a most pleasant thought 😊
I collect fountain pens. Starting with the one my grandfather who was a doctor used.
I collect stones from all the places I’ve traveled. They are all labeled. I’m going to will the collection to my nieces and nephews with the request that they return the stones to their original location. That way I get to encourage them to see the world, and I get be a small part of their travels after I’m gone.
I collect so many things it's ridiculous. I have been a vintage reseller for many years and now also run estate sales. I collect: Vera Neumann scarves and textiles, vintage purses, vintage printed cotton tablecloths and napkins, vintage kitchenwares, art, mid-century era cats in art and figurines, MCM furniture, CathrineHolm enamelware, antique spatter enamelware, 1950s enamelware(can you tell I like enamelware?) vintage brooches and bangles, 1950s-60s bar ware, mid-century ceramic antelopes, swug glass vases, vintage clothing...there's probably more things but really that's enough. lol Our house looks like a mid-century modern time warp.
I just found a Vera in my drawer. Was my Grams.
Load More Replies... I've never really been bitten by the collection bug. When I have up to 3 or 4 of an item, I usually feel that's enough and I don't need any more.
I collect cuddlies (another word for stuffed animals), mugs, rare money (largely British thing) and pin badges :)
It’s crazy. I grew up in a hording house and just looking at the first 10 pictures made my feel physically ill. What a surprising guttural reaction. I’m glad collecting things bring some people joy. It makes me want to set a building on fire, but you do you boo.
I wish I had contributed to this one. I have a great monster collection! Our whole house is filled with monster art, figurines, and collectibles.
I used to collect comic books (6000 of them) and now I am a magician (tons of it). I believe collectors live their life with passion!
i collect rabbit stuffed animals. my collection is at 26 right now but im fifteen so it will just grow haha
Decks of playing cards. I have over 400 unique decks in my collection. https://rickscards.blogspot.com/
Collecting books. Well, isn't it a common thing for everyone who has a bookshelf?
I already made a post, but something else I collect is those rainbow loom bracelets. I make and collect them, and I do the same with the bracelets you make with string.
I have an extensive collection of textiles (i'm a quilter; i collect fabric, which i cut into small pieces, then sew into quilts)
I collect books, which I intend to eventually read. It doesn't sound like much but during the pandemic especially, I go in to trying to find works of fiction (translated to English) from as many countries as possible. I'm up to 154 and I'm particularly fond of the ones that were very challenging to find or actually acquire like North Korea, Eritrea, Laos, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Belarus, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Mauritania, and Cape Verde. And finding ones written in their national languages. A lot of writers from former Soviet countries write in Russian or German because of a broader audience, so finding works originally in Ukrainian or Georgian was a feat. And India, English is most available, so finding ones originally written in Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Bengali, that was an accomplishment.
I collect pencils from all over the world they have to say. The destination on the pencil there's also a few pens because pencils are becoming alot harder to get hold of I started when I was 7 people also buy me them from around the world to.
I collect those mumin-mugs (pretty common in my country) and get childishly excited when a new one come out (twice a year, the season ones). And fridge magnets from every new place I visit. I love to look at them and keep the memories alive from each trip.
The only thing I collect are playbills and ticket stubs from all the musicals I've seen. I've seen 25+ shows live. Ofc I've seen a lot more thanks to the magic of cinema. But id love to add more to my collection!
I have the entire collection of Elfquest comics, the Dutch ones and the American ones, as well as the other Elfquest items. I don't have everything yet of the collection but I'm getting there
I collect books! I’ve been working on completing my Rick Riordan mythology collection!
I collect Funko's, cd's, playmobils, and stuffed animals (specially cats!)
I collect a few things. Kind of gather them from my adventures. Art, Shot glasses from places I visited, tiny figurines, horror movies, and plushes (including beanie babies). All these things I like and my place is oddly organize and clean. lol thank you for the existence of shelves.
I'm surprised not to see Euro coins here, people used to collect those, maybe it's not a thing anymore? Or wasn't allowed to be posted for some reason?
I have over 600 silver charms (of which 43 are mechanical), about 200 pieces of Vollrath enamelware (I use some to cook with but many are unused), metal Band-Aid boxes (including examples of the first three they ever used and two intact WW2 Band-Aid brand first aid kits), and every Harry Potter Lego set from the first 3 movies unopened.
My mom collects red rose tea teapot collectables. Just missing 14.
I mostly collected key chains from different countries but now I have to wait till I can finally travel
...........hello everyone i am an obsessive collector and it is so much fun !...............
I have a collection of collections. The Little Prince (40+), Tupperware (600+), Lily Bloom bags (50+), Lego, duplo, books (~1500), games (board, card, etc ~500), lularoe leggings (~100), yard decorations (metal, plaster, wood, etc 50+)
I collect balls, small ones so it fits to hand. Collection has industrial made balls like roll-on ball and ball from mice to hand made glass and color stone. I never ever buy those, couple from hundreds. It is almost religious experience when you found da ball from ground, it like comes to me. You can find ball from anywhere, abandoned places, center of city, recent balls are from houses what I have rented, glass and plastic, wooden and iron. Once I steal ball because I got lost from forest to cabin's yard, and there it was 9 cm diameter hollow black plastic ball waiting for me, screaming take me! That was also so that ball dint have any function, it was light, can fly around the yard, it didint have any context what i would have noticed in that please. this was good example from religious experience, i was so abashed what i saw, i got lost and then what i found missing black ball from my collection. Value is 50 cents so I did'nt think much i just took it :) and walk same way back.
