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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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#1
Uranium Glass💚
Final score:
246points
HarriMissesScotland 3 years ago
It's beautiful. Can sometimes be found in thrift shops.
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Suzanne Haigh 4 years ago
I had some (nowhere near as much as you) but due to moving and husband if it is not his, bin! I doubt I have any left.
LagoonaBlueColleen 3 years ago
Wtf? You're husband doesn't let you have anything for yourself?
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Klas Klättermus 4 years ago
I don't believe these are made nowdays so try flea markets. They are lit with dark lights in the photo to shine up, but they are still a bit green without black light. They used uranium to color the glass green
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Wicked Moon216 3 years ago
I was wondering the same thing! I know about the history, but I don’t know if it is safe just to have. I know you can’t use it!
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Mia C 3 years ago
the level of radioactivity in uranium glass is very low, so yes
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#2
Kodak Cameras
Final score:
232points
Suzanne Haigh 4 years ago
Oh Gosh! I haver a Kodak that is over 50 years old, it still takes good pictures, problem is finding someone to develop them.
Glirpy 3 years ago
It is fairly easy to set up a dark room in your house and develop them yourself.
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Misty Rose 3 years ago
I love this!! I bought a Kodak ek2 last year coz I had planned to start a small collection. Seeing this, is just amazing!!
#3
Original 50s-60s Lesney Matchbox Cars And 8 (So Far) Of The Original Sweet Sixteen Hot Wheels
Final score:
221points
Wayne Gossman 3 years ago
I had a big collection of matchbox cars and decades later looked at them and all the rubber (tires) had changed and the wheels all fell off. Any ideas what went wrong?
Londo Cotto 3 years ago
Hot wheels? HOT WHEELS!!! Those abominations are the work of the Prince of Darkness himself and only exist as an expression of outrage and jealousy as hw gazed upon the majestic beauty of the Sacred Matchbox . . . . .
Suzanne Haigh 4 years ago
Unfortunately you have a problem there, you are going to have to build another cupboard, those are full!
#4
I Collect Rocks And Fossils
Final score:
215points
s. vitkovitsky 4 years ago
I have a Devonian sponge and some very smooth rocks with ferny type impressions, which are likely corals.
Lee Crane (Submission author) 4 years ago
My other half swears it's a megalodon but it's a small one if it is!
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Roxy Eastland 3 years ago
Come to the UK and go to the beach in Lyme Regis! This was the beach where Mary Anning made her amazing discoveries and still today you can literally just walk along and find your very own ammonite that has not seen the light of day for millions of years
#5
I Love Lunchboxes
Final score:
196points
UpQuarkDownQuark 3 years ago
My Star Wars lunchbox was stolen during recess in 2nd grade in 1979. If I see it on your shelf I’ll know it was you!
Devon Rains 3 years ago
Nice. I wish I had kept my Campus Queen lunchbox from the 60s. It had a magnetic game on the back. I miss it.
#6
Game Consoles
Final score:
194points
Hodor! Hodor? (Submission author) 4 years ago
There's another shelfs worth as well. Couldn't fit it all in one picture
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David Furritus 3 years ago
This is so awesome - but, why aren't your consoles hooked up to a Tv???? Sure, you'd be constantly going "what do I play today?", but at least the chose would be there...
Hodor! Hodor? (Submission author) 4 years ago
Not yet. I'll wait until the price drops & more games to be released
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Potato Puffin 3 years ago
Bottom right Nintendo is one I have that is still in my mums attic. I should go get it
#7
Pez Dispensers. This Pic Represents About 20% Of My Actual Collection Started 5 Years Ago
Final score:
187points
H.L.Lewis 4 years ago
I always manage to loose them. I have bought a few over the years. I remember getting a C3P0. Very cool collection you have!
Juno Roundtree 4 years ago
I love the display! My dad collects PEZ and we had special shelves built for what has now become “the PEZ room.” He’s 87 and has been collecting them for over 20 years. He doesn’t travel to conventions anymore, but they’re one of his favorite things. Such a fun thing to collect!
Martin Kaine 3 years ago
Have you been to the Pez Museum outside New Haven, CT? I was a fun little place!
Jessie Márquez 3 years ago
I was going to comment this too. A nice spot for PEZ collectors, for sure!
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Lexie Von Der Snoot 4 years ago
What's missing? There seems to be gaps placed intentionally with the expectation of later arrivals... or sudden departures may have occurred.
#8
Pathogens
Final score:
187points
H.L.Lewis 4 years ago
Do we even want to know what they are? They actually look cute. Which is scary!
Suzanne Haigh 4 years ago
They are not really pathogens just rubber toy models
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Lexie Von Der Snoot (Submission author) 4 years ago
Its only infectious to parents of small children. My house is infested.
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#9
Rocks & Minerals! I Don’t Believe In Chakras And Stuff Like That, I Just Think They’re Cool
Final score:
187points
Lightning_Thief 3 years ago
I like rocks and crystals for the same reason. That are beautiful and interesting to collect. I don’t believe in the healing properties and whatnot, I just like how they look
Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 3 years ago
Same! I have a lot of different kinds of crystals just because they’re so interesting. Couldn’t care less about the “mystical properties” but they’re so cool and shiny 😍
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Blackheart 4 years ago
This is a thing. I live like in the middle of nowhere, but near a place that people from all over the US come to dig.
Swanson Swanson 3 years ago
Me too. I cant help myself. Every time i move, the movers are perplexed by the small but super heavy boxes that just say rocks. 😄
#10
I Collect Vintage Glass! Here's My Whole Collection So Far
Final score:
186points
Sarjana Lastname 4 years ago (edited)
Everybody in Finland collects Finnish glass design. Thing here, buy and sell investment thing, small property. Funniest thing is that Finns don't really use Finnish glass products, those are in shelf and display. Then eat and drink from French Luminarc plates and other cheap imported dishes.
Skye Mayhem 3 years ago
Haha! I thought bullsht at first, but I'm holding a French Luminarc glass looking at my Finnish design glass. xD
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Stutter271 3 years ago
My nan collects this kind of stuff. She also collects the Betty Boop figures in a really big cabinet, it’s very interesting. Wish I had photos.
#11
Plants !!! Almost 40 Baby Indoor Plants. Many Were Found And Saved. Here Is A Small Sample
Final score:
186points
Suzanne Haigh 4 years ago
I love buying cheap plants, if I do not find them). Give them time and the small pathetic little thing will grown and grown and turn into a beautiful specimen
Lily Mae Kitty 3 years ago
I have 54 potted plants outside around my pool in the backyard. My indoors has c**p lighting or I'd have plants indoors too.
#12
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
Final score:
167points
s. vitkovitsky 4 years ago
What would you you say is the best way to hang art? I'm loath to use nails, thought of those Command strips, but wonder if they're strong enough.
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#13
Watercolor Addiction - I Own More Paints Than I Can Use In This Lifetime
Final score:
165points
Brivid 3 years ago
Yes, but I wouldn't be able to resist putting the yellow tacks with yellow paint, red tacks with red paint, and so on.
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Zwiebel Suppe 3 years ago
Buying art supplies and actually making art are two separate hobbies :)
Maria Mendez 3 years ago
I understand... as a quilter, i have more fabric than i can ever hope to use. I'm a TEXTILE COLLECTOR!
#14
Tlr Cameras! They're All Functional, And My Oldest Is From WWI
Final score:
156points
Blackheart 4 years ago
Same but broader range of cameras. I have 2 of the exact ones you have. Awesome!
V33333P (Submission author) 4 years ago
I'll use wiki for this one: "A twin-lens reflex camera is a type of camera with two objective lenses of the same focal length. One of the lenses is the photographic objective or "taking lens", while the other is used for the viewfinder system, which is usually viewed from above at waist level."
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As Many Really Cool Toys From The 60s And 70s As My Time Left On This Earth Will Allow
Final score:
149points
CindyLouWho1209 4 years ago
The pictures don't do the toys justice. My brother had a "Thing Maker." So much fun! Are you the original collector?
#16
Skulls. At Least 50 Species, And Over 100 Total.
Final score:
138points
Zophra 3 years ago (edited)
I teach High School Anatomy, of which we cover the reproductive systems, sometimes comparatively to other mammals. I bought a (raccoon?) baculum from ebay to pass around to the class. I am surprised how many students wanted a selfie witha penis bone. Potential for a possible collection there! :) (edit: I spelled baculum wrong, c'mon what kind of teacher am I? Sigh.)
RoseTheMad 3 years ago
Nice snakeskin too. I have a couple of skulls hanging around, most of mine are bird skulls though. I have a sheep skull though, and also a several feet long snakeskin kept in a jar. xD
Auntriarch 3 years ago
I've got a teaching skeleton in the living room. He's called Charlie. He likes dressing up
Sandy Kavanaugh 3 years ago
My friends think I'm warped for collecting skulls. The hardest part is to get the mandible, too!
#17
20th Century Toy Sewing Machines And 19th And 20th Century Sewing Implements. This Is A Tiny Sample!
Final score:
135points
Suzanne Haigh 4 years ago
Oh I do wish you lived nearer me. I have an ancient sewing machine, tiny but not sure if it is toy or full size. I keep it but not sure why. Can not put up a picture why but is like a Wilcox
Antony Aston 4 years ago
I collect vintage sewing machines and love restring them. I can't sew and have no interest in learning to!
Craftyparrott 3 years ago
Ok I need to know this person. I have 2 small and 5 regular size vintage machines not to mention the 2 I sew with
#18
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
Final score:
133points
Tracy Wallick (Submission author) 4 years ago
My favorite one is the San Diego mug, which is my hometown
amber 4 years ago
i didnt even know this was a thing! (I have never been to Starbucks)
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Tracy Wallick (Submission author) 3 years ago
Which one is your favorite?
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Tracy Wallick (Submission author) 3 years ago
And practical; I bring one to work everyday to use for coffee. So it's nice to look at, but it also serves a function.
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Tracy Wallick (Submission author) 4 years ago
I got that one after a work trip to Ottawa
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Shannon Murdock 3 years ago
I love my Epcot one. It's my favorite, and I use it at work all the time.
#19
I Collect Nostalgia From My 80’s/90’s Childhood
Final score:
133points
Flash Henry 3 years ago
I really need to get a nice display case for the My Little Pony collection.
#20
Artwork. More Spread Around The House And Probably Another Dozen Or So Prints Waiting To Be Framed. I Need More Walls!
Final score:
129points
#21
Fountain Pens. This Is An Older Photo, I Have Quite A Few More Now.
Final score:
128points
Zoe's Mom 3 years ago
There's something about a beautiful writing instrument but I can't put my finger on why. Lovely collection.
kcanded 3 years ago
They feel so perfect in your hand when you're writing. Like you should be writing only poetry with that pen.
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Ryan Bitzer 4 years ago
Do you have any Mont Blanc pens? A coworker told me she owned one for SIXTEEN YEARS! Then she lost the pen. :(
Leslie Burleson 3 years ago
This is great ! My son is autistic and he's been collecting pens since he was little. Fountain pens are his favorite
#22
I Collect Gemstones From All Over The World!
Final score:
123points
Vanessa Zitzmann 3 years ago
My husband brought some back from the middle east. Probably worthless but beautiful just the same
#23
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
Final score:
120points
Dee Stern (Submission author) 4 years ago
That's what I love about the spoons. They don't cost much and so darn easy to pack.
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Satya Bain 3 years ago
I have a collection like this. Not as big, not even close, but most I inherited from a great aunt.
Lily Mae Kitty 3 years ago
these have no value and are almost never made of sterling. all our grandmas collected them and they are everywhere. I run estate sales and we can't give these things away.
LagoonaBlueColleen 3 years ago
My Grandad had one of those boards with a collection of spoons. I'm not sure where they ended up after he died.
#24
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.
Final score:
118points
Kaiserfranzgirl (Submission author) 3 years ago
Yes! I dressed up as Pingu for World Book Day, as I also had a Pingu book!
Load More Replies... Leslie Burleson 3 years ago
Tomorrow is Mother's Day . I lost my mom a few years ago so I've been a little sad this week. My mom collected penguins too! I have her collection now. Thank you for making me smile thinking of my mama today
Audrey N. 3 years ago
I display all my penguin paraphernalia in one room. I call it my penguiporium.
Magnus Eklund 3 years ago
I hope you have the king of penguins somewhere. Feathers McGraw, the evil penguin from Wallace and Gromit!
#25
Vinyl Lps And 45's
Final score:
113points
Tammy Kirks 3 years ago
Same. And we listen to vinyl every night. I truly enjoy it! Nice collection!
#26
1,685 Funko Pops (Many Not Pictured) W/ 82 More Preordered Between Now & September
Final score:
111points
Zoe's Mom 3 years ago
Maybe but it's clean and neat and his house isn't falling around him so live and let live.
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Celia McReynolds Tinsley 3 years ago
What's the point of being rude simply because someone enjoys collecting something that doesn't interest you? If the collector isn't hurting you, or most likely anyone at all, how about saying something encouraging?
Kyle D (Submission author) 4 years ago
That's where a dining table would normally go. To the left there's a wall over half covered floor to ceiling with Pops as well. There also a few in the hallway.
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LoveLive Laugh 3 years ago
I have 4! Bucky Barns, Captain America, Groot, & Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Bucky is my favorite :)
#27
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).
Final score:
107points
Suzanne Haigh 4 years ago
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.
Mad Dragon (Submission author) 4 years ago
It seems they’re pretty similar. They both rely on donations from the public, but a thrift store in the US can either benefit a charity or be a for-profit business, and is usually staffed by paid employees . It’s my understanding that a charity shop always supports a charitable purpose and is often run by volunteers. Is that correct?
Load More Replies... Joe Brody 3 years ago
They look wonderful, but in my house, I would have to keep score who was breaking more, my nephews or my cats. You must have a very peaceful home. Good for you!
Mad Dragon 3 years ago
Not peaceful at all! Three cats and two dogs (and three clumsy humans). Many breakables have fallen victim to kitties pushing things off tables or a dog’s Tail of Fury. These and the other teacups are locked in the cabinet.
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peppermint 3 years ago
Oh hey I collect tea cups too! thrift stores are the best to find them :D
Samantha Melnychuk 3 years ago
Oh my goodness! You would like all the royalty China I inherited from my grandma then!
HarriMissesScotland 3 years ago
Just to add to the confusion, if a thrift shop is attached to something like mine is, Hospice care, the only paid employees are the asst. manager and manager. The rest are volunteers.
#28
Yoga Pants... Lots And Lots Of Yoga Pants (This Is About Half Of Them...)
Final score:
103points
Kookamunga 3 years ago
Just remember: patterned yoga pants are a privilege, not a right.
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Juno Roundtree (Submission author) 4 years ago
Not a single pair of Lularoe lol
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#29
I Collect 'Space Age' Design Clocks, From The Late 60's And Early 70's
Final score:
103points
#30
Late 19th And Early 20th Century Engineering & Technical Books
Final score:
100points
M O'Connell (Submission author) 4 years ago
That's quite the item to have in their library! My oldest book is from 1856, and anything much older is very difficult to come by in the US.
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Sasquatch The Almighty 3 years ago
Oh, man. I have some books that belonged to my grandfather. They'd be perfect for you. I've been looking for someone suitable to pass them to, they're no interest to me. Mostly steam engineering and the like. I'm not up with Bored Panda's rules, can you post contact details or send each other messages? I'd love to give you these books
Troy Parr 3 years ago
I have one such book, which includes a description of electric arc welding as being very new. It predicts that whole ships could one day be built using electric arc welding!
M O'Connell (Submission author) 3 years ago
I checked, My oldest metalworking book is from 1901, and shows ideal applications for electro-welding are "continuous streetcar rails, refrigeration piping in ice-making plants, and the production of wagon tire hoops"
Load More Replies... Zoe's Mom 3 years ago
Your collection is beautiful but I dislike the white bookshelf. (just a personal things) An older, bookshelf would really elevate this collection. Lovely either way. Oh, and I like your collection on top of the bookshelf as well.
M O'Connell (Submission author) 3 years ago (edited)
I built the shelves myself to fit that specific bit of wall. I made them early-on during the pandemic lockdown and proper wood was far too expensive. They are medium-density fiberboard finished in gloss oil paint. Thank you, the brass pieces belonged to my late grandfather.
Load More Replies... M O'Connell (Submission author) 4 years ago
My personal favorites are Civil Engineers Reference Book (Trautwine, 1937), Standard Construction Methods (Underwood, 1931), and 500 Things to Make for Farm & Home (Cook, 1944). They are all solid reference books, even today.
s. vitkovitsky 4 years ago
Thanks for the reply! One reason I asked was because I had read some very old National Geographics, and in one, they said gorillas were fetocious, aggressive beasts, despite being vegetarian! I suppose engineering gaffes would make themselves known quite soon, however.
Load More Replies... s. vitkovitsky 4 years ago
Are they informative or do they contain only old information that no longer applies?
M O'Connell (Submission author) 4 years ago
They can be quite informative, or at least provide a different perspective or method for solving a problem. Just because an answer is obsolete doesn't mean it isn't insightful, particularly when it comes to engineering. Especially as a hobbyist, most anything that was cutting-edge in the 1880s can be done at home by someone properly equipped.
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Cute Cat Dwawings
Final score:
98points
M O'Connell 4 years ago
I like how they are all basically the same, but have wildly different facial expressions.
Got Myself 4 Pandas 3 years ago
My daughter keeps drawing bunnies for me, I e got them all stashed in the drawer by my bed - I love them
#32
Stormtroopers
Final score:
97points
#33
Antique Blown Glass De Carlini Christmas Ornaments
Final score:
96points
Wicked Moon216 3 years ago
I had just one of these that belonged to my Grandmother (around 1945 or so), but then one of my cats knocked it off the tree about 14 years ago and smashed it. I thought I had it securely fastened to the tree, and tucked in a place where I didn’t think she would be able to get it. It completely crushed me. It was my favorite ornament.
Channon Doughty (Submission author) 3 years ago
I am so sad to hear that. I broke one of mine, which o picked out when I was 12 mo old, and was crushed. But I kept an eye on ebay and eventually found a replacement. I just save the search and check on it every so often.
Load More Replies... Brivid 3 years ago
I hadn't heard of these but I love them. My husband got me started collecting a new Christopher Radko ornament each Christmas. But these De Carlini are beautiful!
Channon Doughty (Submission author) 3 years ago
They truly are. I have loved them since my very first Christmas, 1972!
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Channon Doughty (Submission author) 3 years ago
We do. We have two, but they are good as long as I hang them high. One doesn't care, the rest on play with the bottom ornaments, so we hang safe ones down there
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#34
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
Final score:
95points
Easily Excitable Panda 4 years ago
I'm so sorry for your loss, but happy that you have a reminder every day of her love for you.
Kayjunmoon 3 years ago
Always a sign of love when a partner buys additions to your collection :)
Stephanie Ladd 3 years ago
I'm sorry. I lost my partner too. I'm glad you have those to cherish
mcborge1 (Submission author) 3 years ago
Thank you and sorry for your loss too, it's a tough thing to have go through.
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mcborge1 (Submission author) 3 years ago
There are a few shops in my city center that I visit with my daughter as she collects japanese plushies and they sometimes have some xenomorphs in so I can never resist, lol.. and now my local music shop (HMV) has started selling the smaller eaglemoss figurines. I've gotten five more since this picture was taken. :D
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Chinese Etched Glass Vases
Final score:
91points
#36
Stuffed Animals. Yes, I’m Obsessed. My Fave One Is The Sleeping Winnie The Pooh (The One With A Purple Outfit)
Final score:
90points
Captaindolly_767 3 years ago
I collect them too. i have almost every stuffed animal I have ever received since I was two. I have over 100 stuffed animals.
Elliebean13 3 years ago
I actually have more than that and I didn’t even think of myself as a collector!
Elliebean13 3 years ago
They make my room look quite kiddish, but I love them. image-6275...4e8f80.jpg 
#37
Brazilian Vinyl Records
Final score:
87points
Eduardo Kraszczuk 4 years ago
And... now I have "Ponteio" playing in my head
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#38
Bromeliads Are My Garden Jewellery
Final score:
85points
Barbara Galyon 3 years ago
Grow inside and summer outside. Thats what most people do. They dont like full summer sun anyway, they grow in treetops in nature.
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#39
Biirrrddsss (I Have More But They Didn't Fit In One Pic)
Final score:
84points
•SIMMER• (Submission author) 4 years ago
That is by far one of the prettiest of the collection (it's a swan, the person I got it from told me it's from an Italian glassblower)
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Novels!(I Am A Book Worm Soooo Just Started A Year Ago^-^)
Final score:
79points
Angel of India (Submission author) 4 years 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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Blurryface 3 years ago
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.
Abigail Ash 4 years ago
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.
Pan Narrans 4 years ago
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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Gold Medal Dyke 3 years ago
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.
Lily bloom 3 years ago
I have a collection of The Little Prince. Books, collectibles, and two tattoos
#41
Bandanas
Final score:
72points
H.L.Lewis (Submission author) 4 years ago
Some go back over 40 years, like tbe farm aid. Most of them from the last 10 years.
Anne McKinney 3 years ago
My grandma made me a quilt out of bandanas. It was so cool, one of my old roommates stole it.
#42
Glass Animals
Final score:
68points
Tim 3 years ago
If you would like to laugh VERY hard, listen to the sketch done by the Second City called Glass Mamet. It's Glass Menagerie as if David Mamet wrote it. Mamet wrote Glengary Glenross.
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Mad Dragon 4 years ago
Is that third shelf a bunch of Tetley Tea animals? I’ve collected those since I was a little girl.
chrissy goodman (Submission author) 4 years ago
i also think that the ones i have they stopped making. i looked into some of them and i didnt kno wen i got them cuz i was a kid but i have collection sets that go for like $5000 if u find the right collector. i have some on the first and second shelf too. i got each of them for like $1 or $2 so to think a group of 5 is worth 5k is crazy but they r like 26 years old the 2 china cats on the 4th shelf r even older. they r from ww2 time frame. my grandpa got them for my grandma who gave them to my mom who set them up in my room wen i was a baby and now i have them. the duck on the 4th was my dads mothers idk how old it is tho. the unicorn on the 2nd shelf is probably the oldest its a christmas ornament my grandma had since she was a little girl, shes 92 now so that says just about how old it is lol
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Wynter wolf 3 years ago
Woah my grandparents have a cabinet just like that (with glass animals in it)
#43
Cute Notebooks. 54 In Total. Almost Half Of Them Still In The Packaging
Final score:
65points
s. vitkovitsky 4 years ago
There are fabled, rainbow hologram mylar covered notebooks ...may you find some on your next quest.
Questo (Submission author) 4 years ago
Oo. I hope so. But it's been a while since i bought a notebook :D
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Lightning_Thief 3 years ago
I also collect notebooks! My favourite is a Hogwarts notebook I probably won’t use lol.
Questo (Submission author) 4 years ago
Try to use one or two. But then i just stop using them 😂
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Pokémon Cards, I Also Have A Second Case
Final score:
61points
Annabeth Chase 4 years ago
My uncle gave me that case full of his old cards for my birthday a few years ago
Hotrobot 4 years ago
Omg seriously have them checked to see if they are worth anything. I'm not big into Pokémon but am into Magic so same type of after market value. Please don't just toss them find a website that can price them take anything list over $5 to your local Game Store that sells Pokémon and sell them, they will probably also but the bulk (less than $5) too. I say this because I just saw on this site that some kid had to see his collection to save his dog and it broke my heart. Card collection is such a rewarding hobby and if you're not into it you could make someone else's day by giving them the chance to get a card they have always really wanted and you'd be helping a local independent business as most Games Stores are.
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David Blake 4 years ago
Same. I have like 3 shoeboxes full, plus all my holos(about 200) in a folder.
Magnus Eklund 3 years ago
Sadly I gave away some and threw away the rest of my old 1st ed collection.
Kevin Pearson 3 years ago
I have 3 men size 12 shoeboxes full of common and uncommons.. I have my rares and holos all in protective cases. I've been collecting since the mid 90s. I took a short break in the 2000s. Id estimate my collection in an upgraded condition to be at least 2k. Im planning on getting some of my much older cards graded. That should up the value another 5 or 6 houndred.
I am avoiding my homework (Submission author) 4 years ago
No not yet trying to
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A Quick Sample Of My Broom Collection!
Final score:
61points
#46
I Also Collect Hot Wheels
Final score:
55points
Juan Hernandez (Submission author) 4 years ago
Thx. They are my favorite of the collection
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#47
I Collect Kandi
Final score:
53points
#48
My Vintage Toys And Cultural Dolls/Knick-Knacks Collections!
Final score:
52points
Verena Gitterle 4 years ago
The Geisha is beautiful, I like the russian dolls and is that one a Miss Piggy?
#49
Stuffies
Final score:
50points
Kyndal T 3 years ago
I collect stuffed animals too! I have over 400 now and over half of them are beanie boos! My favorite is the large giraffe named Safari. I buy all 3 sizes of each so they got outta control so fast!
Juan Hernandez (Submission author) 3 years ago
Lol that sound cool. ;-; my collection has gotten out of hand since that picture 😭
Load More Replies... Juan Hernandez (Submission author) 4 years ago
U got a cool sister then 😎
Load More Replies... Zach Click 3 years ago
Those ones with plastic eyes can be used as a weapon. Fyi. Getting whacked by one hurts like heck.
#50
I Collect Pen Pieces So I Can Reassemble And Fix Them (There’s Way More Than In The Image)
Final score:
49points
Charlotte Yu 4 years ago
I do that too! when i get fidgety or want to break something/fix something that isnt my life!
#51
I Collect Cuties Stickers!
Final score:
25points
Aunt Messy 4 years ago
We have an entire kitchen cabinet door covered on the inside with fruit stickers.
s. vitkovitsky 4 years ago
Ditto! Ecuador, Costa Rica, Panama and Honduras banana stickers!
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Bored Retsuko 3 years ago
Feeling nostalgic ... I used to collect stickers as a kid. Maybe I should start again 🤔🥺
#52
This Might Seem Weird To Collect But I Collect Blades. To Throwing Knives To Machetes.
Final score:
25points
megan stultz (Submission author) 4 years ago
This is just one shelf of many!! I just couldn't fit them in one photo!
Ryan Bitzer 4 years ago
I follow a page on Instagram called "Blade Addict". Pretty cool. The show "Forged in Fire" is a knife-making competition on the History Channel. It was one of my favorite shows until the original host left the show.
Load More Replies... Eff the haters 3 years ago (edited)
It's not weird. Knife collections are awesome. Right now I have 3 knives and 3 multi tools. Just started but one of my friends probably has at least 10 including butterfly knives. I am restricted by what I can own as I live in WA but he's from Tennessee. Have you been to the knife works in Sevierville?
Eff the haters 3 years ago
Also do you have a knife that you daily carry? Mine is a Kershaw blur
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#53
Anything ‘Snow White’ ❤️💛💙
Final score:
25points
LagoonaBlueColleen 3 years ago
I always found Snow White the most aesthetically interesting out of the Disney Fairy Tales.
#54
This Is Only A Few Of Them, But I Collect Bunny Stuffed Animals.
Final score:
23points
Valerie G. 4 years ago
I once turned to a date before we entered my apartment and said "THIS has absolutely nothing to do with you", and showed him my stuffed bunny collection. His last name was Rabbit.
#55
More Games Consoles
Final score:
22points
#56
Books, I Have Over 500 Books That I’ve Collected Over The Years. This Is A Small Section.
Final score:
22points
#57
My Biggest And Longest Running Collection Is Stuffed Animals, Of Which I Have About 200. I’ve Been Since I Was Five! Here Are Some Collections That I Could Actually Fit In One Pic
Final score:
21points
#58
I Collect Warriors Books- Ive Read Up Until The Most Recent Two(?) But I Still Need A Good Many
Final score:
19points
Just A Banana. 3 years ago
I do n Wings of Fire, a little less impressive since there are only 26
LagoonaBlueColleen 3 years ago
My daughter had quite the collection until she got disinterested. Something about one of the characters getting killed out of the series and the quality of the stories getting weird. She sold them all for $150 quite quickly for another kid to enjoy.
Lily Mae Kitty 4 years ago
I accidentally bought the 1st 3 of these, not knowing they're for kids. They were adorable!
WatermelonTheDutchie (Submission author) 4 years ago
theyre one of my absolute favourite book series uwu the farther they go tho the more heartbreaking they get TwT
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And Games Both Bins Are Filled To The Top And The Bag Is Filled With Video Games
Final score:
14points
#60
Beanie Boos. So Many Beanie Boos
Final score:
14points
averystxrs 4 years ago
I know a man who has thousands of these, I'm related to him I think, but he has SO mAnY
#61
I Collect Various Anime Figures. These Are Just The Ones On Top Of The Desk.
Final score:
13points
#62
I Collect Alot. I Have Over 220 Plushies, And Counting. I Have Over 100 Schleichs. I Collect Cool Stuff Like Fossils, Old Army Stuff, Rocks, And Other Stuff. I Also Have China Cats And Alot More
Final score:
12points
#63
I Collect Animal Skulls/Pelts/Whatever Else
Final score:
11points
Blackheart 4 years ago (edited)
Skulls and skeletons are not so odd to collect. People interested in human or veterinary medicine have these, science teachers, and lots of artists have these too. They are cool! I have a dog, cat, horse, deer (male and female), and cow, as well as complete turtle shells. Just be careful with the teeth, sometimes they fall out!
#64
My Friends Gift Me Magnets From Their Travels. I Have All Us States And Many Foreign Countries
Final score:
11points
RoseTheMad 3 years ago
I had tons of magnets from my own travels, and from others that have been gifted. My fridge/freezer then broke, and when the old one got taken away, they took my damn magnets too. I never had the chance to take the magnets to thenew one >.<
TKA 3 years ago
Most likely. I’m in Ohio, US. My door to the garage, and other doors going outside are metal. (I had to check lol)
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Garment Tags! More Than 2000
Final score:
7points
RoseTheMad 3 years ago (edited)
I used to wear a lot of "alternative/gothic" clothing, some of the brands have interesting tag designs. I kept some of them, and had them bluetacked on my wardrobe xP
Red 3 years ago
I use them as bookmarks. Have a lot of alternative/goth/metal tags stuffed inside books.
Load More Replies... SocksNeverMatch 4 years ago
slowely review the tags. Is it for the creativity? the prce, the uniqueness? Hone your skill to a very specific genre. In collecting it is crucial to creat a niche. You will be surprised when you narrow it down..... Manufacture, popularity, where manufactured, hand made labels or printged on the garmit. This could be a cool collection. Identify specifics
#66
Bleeding Edge Goth Dolls. This Is A Scan Of The Cards From All The Ones I Have.
Final score:
6points
#67
Beanie Babies! There’s About 70 Of Them Now :)
Final score:
6points
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What do you think ?
Rench 4 years ago
No matter what you do that you might think is weird, there is always someone else that does it too
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Momogi 3 years ago
Yes, but dont hoard them all.. Save it for the rest of us
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Brett Connor 4 years ago
At this point for me, Gray hair and trying to get rid of all the stuff I collected.
Brivid 3 years ago
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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Anna Te 4 years ago
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 😊
Okasan Willis 4 years ago
I collect fountain pens. Starting with the one my grandfather who was a doctor used.
Paul Rabit 3 years ago
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.
Lily Mae Kitty 4 years ago
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.
Rozlyn G Wright 3 years ago
I just found a Vera in my drawer. Was my Grams.
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Rench 4 years ago
No matter what you do that you might think is weird, there is always someone else that does it too
Load More Replies... Momogi 3 years ago
Yes, but dont hoard them all.. Save it for the rest of us
Load More Replies... Brett Connor 4 years ago
At this point for me, Gray hair and trying to get rid of all the stuff I collected.
Brivid 3 years ago
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... Anna Te 4 years ago
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 😊
Okasan Willis 4 years ago
I collect fountain pens. Starting with the one my grandfather who was a doctor used.
Paul Rabit 3 years ago
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.
Lily Mae Kitty 4 years ago
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.
Rozlyn G Wright 3 years ago
I just found a Vera in my drawer. Was my Grams.
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