The hobby of collecting consists of acquiring specific items based on a particular interest of the collector. These collections of things are often highly organized, carefully cataloged, and attractively displayed.

Since collecting depends on the interests of the individual collector, it may deal with almost any subject. The depth and breadth of the collection may also vary. Some collectors choose to focus on a specific subtopic within their area of general interest: for example, 19th Century postage stamps, milk bottle labels from Sussex, or Mongolian harnesses and tack. Others prefer to keep a more general collection, accumulating Star Trek merchandise, or stamps from all countries of the world.

Some collections are capable of being completed, at least to the extent of owning one sample of each possible item in the collection (e.g. a copy of every book by Agatha Christie). Collectors who specifically try to assemble complete collections in this way are sometimes called "completists." Upon completing a particular collection, they may stop collecting, expand the collection to include related items, or begin an entirely new collection.

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Working on these calanders for my Christmas gifts! Only making 4 but it's a lot of work collecting pictures and editing some of them
KLroberts (Karilyn Roberts) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:21:54 -0000
Working on these calanders for my Christmas gifts! Only making 4 but it's a lot of work collecting pictures and editing some of them
Man who spent 20 years collecting ecstasy pills as a hobby reported their theft to police cos some are dangerous http://tinyurl.com/ye7pg3g
alvaroyanguas (Alvaro Yanguas) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:19:00 -0000
Man who spent 20 years collecting ecstasy pills as a hobby reported their theft to police cos some are dangerous http://tinyurl.com/ye7pg3g
A guy collecting $ for veterans just rubbed my husband's bald head and showed us his missing finger.
knightstivender (knight stivender) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:17:49 -0000
A guy collecting $ for veterans just rubbed my husband's bald head and showed us his missing finger.
Scrapbooks from the Heart is collecting canned goods and other non-perishables for the local food bank. Bring in you... http://bit.ly/6gRfPO
SBFTH (Jennifer Wells) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:17:41 -0000
Scrapbooks from the Heart is collecting canned goods and other non-perishables for the local food bank. Bring in you... http://bit.ly/6gRfPO
We are collecting toys and donations for TOYS FOR TOTS! See you there... thank you all for making us your favorite restaurant...
pburrito (Planet Burrito) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:17:29 -0000
We are collecting toys and donations for TOYS FOR TOTS! See you there... thank you all for making us your favorite restaurant...
Started collecting hundreds and thousands about eight years ago, got about twenty now
mrchristune (Christian Azzola) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:17:22 -0000
Started collecting hundreds and thousands about eight years ago, got about twenty now

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