I collect Sports Memorabilia and Poker Chips

If you were to come in my room you would be shocked at all the autographs of sports stars I have. Everyone from Jordan, to Kobe, Lebron, Melo, Charles Woodson , Farve, Jeter All together I have 18 Basketball 4 Jersey's 3 Footballs  and 1 Baseball More than half the items were signed by the players in front of me. not bought via 3rd party. Most prized autograph is the Jordan Red Bulls Jersey Limited Edition 1 of 797. To give you an idea to frame a jersey cost about $700.00 A Basketball Display Case cost about $50.00. The entire collection is insured in case of theft. I am going to pass all this to my kids some day.  

I also collect Poker Chips from every casino hotel that I have been to. No monetary value but I think it's cool as hell.
Every Hotel on the Vegas Strip and a bunch off the strip
Every Atlantic City Hotel including Revel
Foxwoods
Mohegan Sun
Sand

I collected albums from the 60s (The Temptations, Supremes,  Four Tops) thru the early 80s, 1300 +/-. Destroyed in a flood.  (
Nearly impossible to replace at a tremendous cost. Stopped collecting that day.

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1) Books.  I have a substantial library spanning numerous topics, but most concentrated on business, science fiction, and politics.  Also have a number of books relating to sports, especially baseball and my team, the Yankees.   A few of my favorites go back further, such as an addition of Street & Smith's 1949 annual preview (which was 11 yrs. before I was born), and a 1960 edition of Who's Who in Baseball (which was my birth year).  Both were given to me by a neighbor many years ago, and are in less than perfect condition, but they are still cool to have.  I also have an early printing of the The Grapes of Wrath, and of All Quiet on the Western Front as well.  These came from my long deceased grandparents, and while they have collector vale, their sentimental value is significant.

2) Coins and old money.  I've been collecting this since I was child, have invested significant amounts in interesting (to me) and valuable items throughout my adult life, and now have a collection that is both valuable, and interesting.  Mostly this is concentrated on US coinage, with Silver Dollars and minor coinage being my main areas of interest.  I also have a few gold pieces, collect the Silver Eagles in both business strike and Proof annually, and even have a rare platinum quarter eagle.   Also have a certified Silver Eagle that was recovered from the vaults beneath the WTC after the Sept. 11, 2001 horror, which of course has sentimental value.  Four people I knew died in that, including an ex-GF.  

3) Star Trek.  Although this may seem trivial, the longevity of this iconic TV series spawned numerous collectibles, and I have a few.  My main area of interest is the books, publications (both fiction and non-fiction), and DVD's.  Althoguh I don't have everything, I have a lot of the coolest stuff.

4) DVD's and CD's.  I have many that I want, and continue to purchase those that interest me.  Many others are available on demand, so those of are lower priority since I can rent them.  The best ones?  I have an old VHS, Giants Among Men, which chronicled the 1986 NFL Giants, best team in Big Blue history.  Had to convert to DVD to edit out (mostly) damage to the old tape.  Also videotaped the NY Rangers winning the '94 Cup...tape still is still good, but also was converted to DVD.  

5) Hobby Related items.  I still have my Venetian Mask from the EWS parties, and wore it in costume last year at the Vegas Halloween M&G.  There were a couple of the original hobbyists there, as well as a couple of the providers, who understood.  The rest thought I was Phantom of the Opera, which didn't hurt by any means!  Not that it mattered...I spent of the week-end with one of the ladies who understood: she was at the original party in Florida back in 2009, and was surprised to see me there.  For about 5 minutes, after which we...

Thanks for the question - we need more of these...it keeps us together as a community.

I have close to 1200 music CDs...

I have 10 guitars...

I started collecting pocket lint, aluminum foil, string, rubber bands and other stuff in Junior High School. I'd stick them together to form giant balls of stuff.  

I had a ball of bread crusts that I squashed together but it got so big and heavy that I had to put it in garage. I checked a few days later and it was gone, replaced by a giant dead rat with a bloated stomach.

I began my pocket lint ball with my own pocket lint and carried it around with me. When I started collecting other people's pocket lint, that ball got me out of a few jams. "But Officer, I was only collecting pocket lint to add to my collection, see? (show big ball of lint) I wasn't trying to take his wallet, it just sort of came along by accident!"  

Aluminum foil collecting also started in JHS. Sandwich wrappers, candy wrappers, ... It got competitive and when a friend of mine came in with a foil ball twice as big as mine, I conceded and gave him my collection to settle the bet. Gloating as he rolled the giant balls out of the cafeteria, his ball hit a thumbtack that had fallen off the bulletin board, went !POP!, and left a skimpy little pile of crinkled foil wrapped around a broken rubber bladder. I was so disillusioned at the deception that I gave up collecting for a while.

I started making a giant string ball by HS and thought I could use that to get in good with the babes. I'd roll in with my giant string ball and ask them if I could pull the strings from their ... well, never mind. A few angry boy friends convinced me to start collecting gauze bandages 'cause I'd be needing them if I ever ask the girls again!

And similar sad stories about my other collections.  I even have a Tall Tale Collection that I'll share with you some day

Seems I collect ex wives, 2 so far.....

I'm a pretty serious knitter and collect yarn and knit lingerie.  The latter sounds strange, but when you knit your own panties you shape them perfectly to your contours and it's very feminine.  I've worn the panties to work sometimes (for regulars I know well) and the guys seem to like seeing something pretty that can't be just picked up for ten bucks at Victoria's Secret.  
I've made some retro pieces that I wear at home, too.  Rita Hayworth is my spirit animal and nothing lifts a bad day like putting on a warm, soft halter and briefs.

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I'm definitely a collector! :)

I collect sex toys, porn, exotic glass, wine decanters,  rare books, art, shoes and boots
XOXO,  
TL

.. I read a lot and listen to music every day so I have acquired many books, cd's and even more lps over the years.

I know it's kind of childish but something about hello kitty to me is really adorable. I collect little trinkets mostly but I have a wide variety of items. In Japan, each city has its own hello kitty hand towel (because in the bathrooms they don't typically have paper towels after you wash your hands, so places sell hand towels for ladies). I was really into collecting a lot of those at the time and they are cool to look at and remember my travels since I never used them, they are just wrapped in cellophane.

As for lingerie, definitely guilty on that front. I would say my lingerie collection at least gets good use because I wear a lot of it. I like Agent Provocateur because it is made really well and can outlast pretty much anything, so I wear that more than my other lingerie, to be honest.

I do save my concert ticket stubs and have every one from my first in 1981 to present. from AC/DC to ZZTOP. I am a rocker. I love live music

a collection of photos of my all time favorite ladies. Most ladies will gladly share pics with you via email exchanges. Sometimes you get a preview of the photo shoot before it posts in the photo section, or on their ad. Sometimes it’s a candid, a selfie, or even a vintage shot. If the lady really likes you, she’ll get you access to private hobby mixer pics. Those are interesting because you get to see what some of the well known gentlemen look like. C’mon guys, we need to shed a few pounds. Many times a lady will send you an explicit shot. If she trusts you, and I’ve never broken a lady’s trust, the private shots include face pics. Now you might think that I sit around, and debase myself using these pics. Because of the trust, and intimacy that went into our shared experience, they’ve taken on an almost sacred religious tone, and are off limits to such gentlemanly auto erotic activities.  

Of course there are some ladies who absolutely refuse to share any private pics, and that’s okay. That doesn’t effect how I feel about them, nor decrease the number of times I see them. One can always pilfer the occasional glossed up ad pic. But those do not take on that same divinely hallowed sense of connected spirituality, and get deleted rather quickly

My favorite item to collect is Case brand pocket knives. (That's where my handle came from) They are still American made and have a long history, even before the standard Casexx brand we know today. My oldest is a Case Bros. straight razor made between 1904 and 1915 when Case Bros. went out of business and sold the now famous XX trademark to some relatives who owned the company that's still in business today though it's owned by Zippo now. Also I will snatch up any older American made knives I run across. I enjoy the history that goes with them and sadly nothing much is American made any more

You know those tables on the sidewalk where they sell used books for, like, $1-5? I absolutely cannot pass by one of those without picking something up.  

When Symphony Space had a huge book sale this summer, I left with an armful. Every time I passed, I was tempted to go in again...but, I was like - 'Um, you haven't even finished half of those other books you purchased last time.'

And guess what? I read them ALL, cover to cover (OK, now I'm lying).

Lipstick, that is my favorite lol

I started collecting lipsticks. I'm a big fan of the color red but for some reason I can not go into a MAC or Sephora store without picking up a color, sad part is the only one I wear is red or nude but that's going to change this year lol, I'm going to put this collection to use.

I collect the following : snowglobes.....Skull decor.......stuffed monkeys.......rubber duckies.....and beads from Mardi Gras!

You guys are interesting as hell, ah sex is great but finding out

the things that people do outside of this and what they collect is amazing. At least to me

I collected hotel room keys...  

I guess that's called foreshadowing!

I collect sports bobbleheads. Have over 100, mostly from DC sports