Do you collect anytghing?

@ersmommy1 (12588)
United States
May 16, 2009 9:08pm CST
Stamps? Movies? (that would be me) How about type writers? Well Tom Hanks does! he collects vintage typewriters. He has over 100 manual models dating from the 1930s until the last machines were manufactured. And he has them shipped from all around the world, often spending more on shipping than on the instruments themselves. http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/getback-tom-hanks.html How long have you been collecting? What would you like to collect?
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@ds6413 (2070)
• United States
17 May 09
Hello ersmommy1 , I collect major leage used baseballs from games Ive been to,autographs of major leage baseball players on baseballs, baseball cards and some are autographed, autographed comic books by the artist, aome paintings by an artist I know and over 100 letters with drawings on them from that artist.
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@ersmommy1 (12588)
• United States
17 May 09
My brother collects baseball cards as well. He has quite the collection. 2,500+ cards last time I bothered to ask. It is an interest he keeps up with.
@ds6413 (2070)
• United States
17 May 09
Wow, that's a lot of baseball cards.
• United States
17 May 09
I do like to collect movies and books. I have a lot of books on all types of subjects. When we moved the last time, the movers were a little bugged because of all the book boxes. I packed the books in smaller boxes so that they would not be hard to lift, but I think we had over 50 boxes of books and the number has grown over the years. I have books from home schooling, natural health, children's books, reference books, computer books, religious books, novels (not many), classics, encyclopedia sets, etc. As if that isn't enough, I love to go to the library. I try to keep them neat and tidy in bookcases but sometimes they spill over -- I forgot to mention recipe books.
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@ajithlal (14716)
• India
12 Feb 12
It is always great to collect books. I have done it before. Now a days I do not do it.
@fasyahime (629)
• Malaysia
18 May 09
i do collect lot's of DVD of my favorite animation,movie,drama series,musical and live concert!i thinks i do collect since year 2002,but actively on year 2004!i can't remember how many DVD had i bought whether online or in the real store!haha
• China
18 May 09
i even don`t know why i like to collect the coins,and until now,i`ve had a big bottle of coins.but the question is i`m going to move and it`s hard to handle these coins,it`s too heavy ,i don`t want to take them. should i change them in bank or other way?
@hinsliu (35)
• China
18 May 09
I'd like collect stamps, I have a stamp book in my bookshelf dating from 1990 till now. When i am free, i will see those stamps. I like it very much. Mybe oneday it makes me earn a lot.
@rosekiss (30380)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 May 09
I have been collecting barbie dolls and also porcelain dolls. I don't know why I am, but I just like them and they might be worth a lot of money one of these days. My granddaughter must be collecting them too, as she wanted some of mine loo. She is only 7. so I guess that is ok lol. I want to collect the barbie dolls of the different countries. I only have one so far, and I want to collect more of them. Have a good day, and happy mylotting.
@lilybug (21107)
• United States
17 May 09
I don't actively collect anything anymore. Once upon a time in my younger years I used to collect castle sculptures and pig things. I had quite a few, but then things like clothes, diapers, and daycare became more important than those things.
@lynnemg (4529)
• United States
18 May 09
I collect Stephen King books. I buy the paperback copies to read and when I can find then pretty cheap, I buy the hardbacks to collect. Right now, I only have a handful, but over time, my collection will increase. I also have a few Wizard of Oz items. I like that movie a lot, and ever since I was little, I have tried to pick up little trinkets here and there, but, I have lost many that I used to have. Over time, I have let a lot of the things that I once collected go. I have moved so many times and lost so many things in the process, I have just decided that until I am in a place where I intend to live the rest of my life, there is no sense in re-starting any of my collections.
@thezone (9394)
• Ireland
17 May 09
I collect movie memorabilia. It may be posters, programs or props. I have a rather large collection. Unfortunately most of it is in storage as I do not have the room to display it all
17 May 09
I collect Indiana Jones bits, I only started the colleciton last year. I have a few old cinema leaflets dating back from the 80's and I also have limitd edition lego men and special limited edition lego bricks from lego-land. I would like to build my collection up more really.
• United States
17 May 09
collector of other peoples junk..lol..i collect frogs,clothes,apples,friends,antiques ,glass,jewerlry,kids,old things,ive got 3 garages full of junk i collect..my biggest collection is BILLS i cant pay i collect those daily eehehe
@technoobs (406)
• Philippines
17 May 09
I also do collecting ebooks that I can found online. Especially that of about Information Technology as well as my interests.
• Philippines
18 May 09
I used to collect stickers and stamps, but i haven't done so for a while now.. I still collect movies -- from VHS tapes, to cds and dvds. I haven't gotten around to buying bluray discs yet.. :)
• United States
17 May 09
I collect autographs, I like to meet the people in person or white to their record label. It is a fun thing to do.
@hotsummer (13835)
• Philippines
17 May 09
i don't collect things as a hobby mainly because i do't have the money to do so. but i plan to in case i would be lucky one day to be able to afford this one good hobby. i think that this hobby is so fulfilling and creates some sense of accomplishment to have some sort of collection of some thing you long to have always.
@carrine (2743)
• Philippines
17 May 09
yes i do, like watches, fashion stuffs, like earings and bracelets. and also i do have collections of bags but not for the expensive one. LOL
@uicbear (1900)
• United States
17 May 09
I collect porcelain houses made by a company called Department 56. They have several different styles, or villages, that you can choose from and, basically set up your own city, with landscapes and houses and little people. I know it might sound a bit corny, but the first time I saw one village set up, I was hooked and wanted to start my own collection. I have two villages, the North Pole Village(Christmas theme of course) and the Halloween Village. I take a few weeks before the actual holidays season to set it up and then leave it up throughout the season.
@krajibg (11923)
• Guwahati, India
17 May 09
Oh no not like that. when I was still a student I would collect stamps but not things like type writers. For that neither I had money enough nor interest to do so. But i appreciate the task of Mr. Tom Hanks.
@cmy1004f (381)
• China
17 May 09
I'd like collect all the thing which give me the feeling of cute, but this let more and more Mum call as rubbish adding in my room.
@asherem2 (257)
• Thailand
17 May 09
i do collect. i collect pebbles: smooth, shiny, round and different colors. i get them from my travels to the quarry, mountains and even rivers and seashores. what i do with that polish it well, and put different colored pebbles in a small basket ans send it to friends. i also collect toy cars of different models -