What else do you collect? Why?

I used to collect a ton of things. Not so much anymore, but I do have a few things that I regularly look out for...

- Just about anything Bigfoot/Sasquatch related. Books, movies (decent ones), statues, figurines, photos, specials, etc... Anything really.

- Vintage Nude Photos. Only tasteful stuff from the late 1800s and early 1900s. Nothing too raunchy or graphic. More art than pornography. Unfortunately, originals from this time period tend to be kinda pricey, so most my collection is reprints, but that works alright for me.

- Muppet Stuff, especially Fraggle Rock. Anything and everything Muppet/Fraggle related. Only has to be unique, well-made, or fun.

- Battle Beasts. Love these little rubber armored animals from the late 80s. While technically I don't collect them anymore because I have a complete set already, there are three playsets I don't yet have that I'd like to one day.

- Classic Video Games & Consoles. Most notably Sega Genesis. Don't really have the money or space to get into it a lot right now, but I do have about 100 or so Genesis games (wanted to concentrate on that systems first because it was always my favorite).

- Vintage Books. Hardcover Western and Romance novels mainly, but anything that looks/sounds interesting. Gotta be from the early to mid 1900s or later and has to have at least 75% of the original dust jacket in-tact.

I have a few Bowen busts, but I don't have the space or money for the full statues. Also, I tend to favor the off-beat characters like Fandral, Power-Man, and Titanium Man. I have a couple DC Direct Black and Whites; Lee Bremejo Joker and Paul Pope Batman. And three Kotobukiya statues; Invisible Woman, Scarlet Witch, and Wonder Woman. (really looking forward to the Zatanna!)





I'm a pretty big film buff, but I'm not sure I can say I "collect" them. I'm sure just for movies I break 500 between Blu Ray and DVD (not counting TV shows, docs, and music). I do sort of go at it with a collector mentality though, cause I try to get the best versions of films (hence having several Criterion editions) or pretty cases, like steel and regular book editions. See, I also don't keep movies I don't like... so things I was luke-warm on or enjoyed once, but didn't want taking up space I sold. Maybe I could say I collect Westerns, because last time I counted I had over 50 and it's my favorite genre.



I'm a comic guy for sure. I don't have a count on the amount, but I have 15+ short boxes worth of singles, and in the neighborhood of 300 trades and GN's. My comic collecting is very similar to my movie collecting. I don't keep what I don't like or want to store, so I'm sure if I never got rid of anything it'd be about double that. I don't really collect for any sense of value, so I get the format that is the easiest/prettiest/whatever. Things like superhero stuff I tend to prefer in singles, since I want that monthly fix and want to be able to read in real time (which is especially helpful in the case of crossovers and events). I tend to prefer non-superhero and indie type things in collections as they tend to read better that way and are more standalone and nice to pull off a bookshelf. However, there is absolutely no rule cause I have tons of indie stuff in issues and tons of superhero trades.

On a slightly separate note; it's good to support the singles as that's what ensures series continuing and then even being collected at all.

Also, I used to collect knives as a kid (oddly). I don't really have a collection anymore, but maybe 5 folders of various brands? And I always (pretty much) have one on me.



The closest thing I have to how you collect Bart is Starscream. Mostly figures (like 50+ now?), but I have comics that feature him, and I had a custom t-shirt made.





Honestly, when it comes to gaming, "hording" might be more accurate for me, lol. I still have every console I've ever had. Which is a SNES, N64, PS1 and 2, Dreamcast (which I F'n love), Xbox1 and 360 elite, and a Game Boy Color and DS lite. Actually, I did get rid of my Game Gear at some point.


On books, I don't necessarily go for old, but I do love Hardcovers, so mostly I will get all the Hardcovers for a series/author I like. So I have every Chuck Palahniuk fiction, all 5 Song of Ice and Fires, and the four Appaloosa novels.


hehe, took a while to do all the quotes and responses in one post... nobody can fairly accuse me of trying to boost my count, lol.

I collect gargoyle statues and old movie posters. And I'm talking legit one sheets and not the overproduced copies found at Spencer's and the like.

I don't collect figures anymore but...

I collect pint glasses with logos from various micro breweries I've visited.

I currently have 15 glasses from Ohio, South Carolina, Florida and Canada.

Basically, if I go on a trip or vacation I make it a point to check out local micro breweries so I can get a glass for my collection. Also, trying the beer is a pretty good incentive as well.

Indeed

Man, antiques roadshow is one of my favorite shows ever.

My parents love antiquing, so I grew up going to flea markets and the like. The roadshow is where its at, man. And, like you said, chicks dig it too. So that's a plus.

Sports collectibles, video games

I know all about Ale8 man !
I'm originally from Kentucky. It's pretty much a delicacy there.haha