What do yall collect?

@bevarnow Physics faculty, so I usually have experiments in different fields. These also have practical use in real life by doing your won electrical wiring, or at the very least know if the mechanic has done his job right. Science experiment work is great if you want to be a physics teacher as you can learn physics easier through practical work, actually understanding what all those presentations with theorems and math are telling you.

@bevarnow Thank you! I'd eventually like to get cushions and such that match the aesthetic more, but for now plushies and mismatched watermelons it is.
Watermelon is, indeed, my favorite fruit! I also feel like they go along with my personality pretty well: mellow on the outside yet vibrant on the inside. Something like that!

@bevarnow
When my mom started buying Cuties mandarins, I enjoyed the stickers they'd apply to them. It was typically seasonal-themed and had some sort of cute slogan which I'd enjoy looking at when grabbing one to eat. Well one day it occurred to me that since I enjoyed these stickers, why don't I save them? So I began to add them to a small notebook I had. Eventually this lead to grabbing all of the fruit/vegetable stickers I could find, even going as far as picking them off produce in store and filling my arms with them to apply to my notebooks (this was serious business). Eventually I stopped this and would just add what we purchased, but eventually I got tired of collecting dozens of the same Del Monte banana stickers, so I just eventually stopped. Maybe some day I'll get back to it and be more intentional about not collecting so many duplicates (or make some sort of art out of them), but I still do enjoy looking at the diversity of them, and apparently, I'm not alone, as there's a database with then thousands: http://fruitsticker.de/4images/index.php

Currently collecting Chinese novels

Mostly retro video games from the PS1/PS2 days, old-school anime DVD's, and figurines of video game and anime characters. I don't go overboard with it though, but like to treat myself to something rare and special every now and again for the shear love of collecting hard-to-come-by and valuable merchandise.

@TrophyhntrYuffie What would you say is one of the rarest items among your collections?

@bevarnow It's hard to say what the most priciest or rarest ones would be in my collection, but to give an example, I own Parasite Eve 1 and 2 on PS1, Silent Hill 2, 3, The Room, Origins, Downpour, and Homecoming (PS2/3), All three Shadow Hearts games on PS2, and the Trilogy for Spyro on PS1 (The Collector's Edition) I know that there are more rarer and expensive games out there to buy on consoles like the PS1 and 2. Games I would like to eventually be able to afford would be the first 2 Clock Tower games, I own the Third one, and the first Silent Hill game on PS1.

Manga. I think I'm at around 1k volumes now. Space is beginning to become a problem, so I slowed down on it a little. I found that I was buying new sets and just storing them in boxes. I also collect soccer jerseys.

I used to collect video games and CCGs. I've been losing interest in games as I've gotten older so I kinda just stopped that for the most part. In terms of CCGs, I don't have anyone to play with so I stopped that too. I'm kinda tempted to sell off most of the game collection tbh, they don't mean as much to me anymore.

@Stone76
How do you stop all the manga from getting damaged?

@traed Damaged in what regard? Cause I've never had a problem with that

@Stone76
Getting bent up, crumpled, torn, water damaged, faded ink, yellowed paper, mouldy etc

@Stone76
Getting bent up, crumpled, torn, water damaged, faded ink, yellowed paper, mouldy etc

@bevarnow Pretty cool to see another militaria collector on MAL. I collect mostly uniforms.



Pic related is a little outdated but everything here is a whole uniform including the pants, and authentic except for the Rhodesian brushstroke which is a reproduction, and the Class As and woodland jacket infront of it were my dad's from his time in the army. I've since added a pre-Afghanistan/1970s-era Soviet uniform.



I also have an extensive collection of 7.62x39 AK magazines from different countries. On the far left are three 20-rounders from North Korea and Hungary. Then are my 30-rounders from USSR, East Germany, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Russia, Pakistan, China, Yugoslavia, Croatia, Finland, and Egypt. After that are 40-rounders mostly from USSR, Romania, and Bulgaria and 75-round drums from China and Romania.

@Lost_Viking Oh very nice very nice. I wish I was able to get my hands onto some firearms related stuff. What are these two uniforms? The one on the right is giving some sort of Chine Type ## vibe, but I don't recognize it.

@bevarnow The first one is Russian VSR-93/Dubok, in almost brand-new condition for it's age.
The second is Afghan Spec4ce Forest, which the Youtube channel Uniform history has some good videos on:

The main things would be manga, anime, figures, patches/pins, CDs, digital games if those count, and I'll occasionally collect some other things that strike my fancy. Got a bunch of Frieren jigsaw puzzles, if I find those fun, I might just start collecting those more. I have a few physical game collections, focused around Two Worlds and Cing, plus a few holdouts for GBA and DS that I've kept. Really though, I want to start saving more money/donating to charity, and only collect stuff I truly want, maybe pick up some hobbies that are creative rather than consumptive. Plus, I'm basically out of space, since I limit myself to what I can fit in a single room, to keep myself from getting too out of control. Training myself to appreciate digital manga and ebooks for that reason.

@Sadahon What type of patches and pins do you have?

@bevarnow at the moment, I'd reckon about half bands/music stuff, and half various pop culture things like anime and gaming. Stuff comes in and out as I reevaluate my tastes and whatnot

I actually have a few morale patches too that I couldn't pass up, but I don't have anything to stick em to lol

I just collect movie tickets(just for a sentimental reason, bcs the texts will disappear overtime), tgc cards, game(digitally, i guess every gamer do this naturally), and novels. Nothing fancy since I'm broke af.

I just started collecting menu card from a certain cafe, and want to collecting more mask so i can do another low budget cosplay.

@Sadahon Anything thing your collection that you find interesting that it even exists?

@Scavendgarr What type of novels do you collect?

Aside from anime merch / manga I collect-
Wheat pennies
Foreign currency
Flamingo stuffed animals

I'd like to also start collecting pinned insects again, but I don't really have the space for that currently.

@x-day I find currency collecting fascinating. I have some Japanese invasion currency and some mark notes from the time of hyperinflation after WWI. What kind of foreign currency do you like to collect most?

Aside from anime merch / manga I collect-
Wheat pennies
Foreign currency
Flamingo stuffed animals

I'd like to also start collecting pinned insects again, but I don't really have the space for that currently.

@MrYujufudan

Nice! I have a lot of German currency from wwii passed down from my great grandfather (he was an American soldier so no one gets the wrong idea lmao)

Since my collection started with what was given to my by my great grandfather, I like collecting currency that I have a sort of sentimental connection to. I have quite a few foreign family members / friendships so currency from them just feels more special? It's also a great conversation started to talk about their history and where they grew up. A lot of people have a lot of memories tied to money, good and bad.

My favorite currency by looks at the moment is the 25,000 Iraqi dinar. But I'm also biased for sentimental reasons there too since my boyfriend is from Iraq, so I've been especially interested in Arab currency lately.

This is so frustratiing. Me too. But less cause you dont always get a ticket when you buy anymore. But ig its good too so you can throw them out easier some day because of it but theyre just fun and nice to have. Its a little bummer if you really liked a movie or moment and want to keep the ticket.

I dont really collect anything anymore. But ive not thrown out some card collection i have but its just one folder.

@x-day Why flamingo stuffed animals specifically? Your favorite animal I could only presume

@x-day That's really interesting. I don't have any German currency from WWII, but I do have a German issued spoon. Apparently their silverware was worth taking. Is the dinar from the time Sadam was in power or some other time?