The Six Stages of Collecting

[stkhlmdk]

Not sure where I would put myself in these stages (probably stage 2) but its fun reading

http://astoundingartifacts.blogspot.com ... cting.html

[Shaunyboy]

Thats really good.

I would probably argue having kids is a big factor to moving between stages. My entire collection is locked away in the loft where little hands can't grab and little teeth can't chew! It means there is a postponement in the displaying of things.

Having said that, I think I'm in the stage where the signal to noise ratio improves though, I think it said stage three? However i seem to take a big step back into stage two whenever I see something on eBay I like and haven't got any of...... right then is when I start bidding like a mad man!

[paulitoy]

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That's an interesting read! [well, better than Ironblood's midlife crisis anyway... ]

I am definitely well into stage 3, nearly at the end of it and hopefully will be at stage 4 some time this year!

Cheers for the link!

[Sundance]

i'm in a vague area of 3 and 4.

[SteveD]

Hmm, is there a pause button on the stages? In fairness I'm bordering on 4, with hints of 3.

[gung-hoeddie]

Stage 4

[Red Laser]

Stage 3

[SteveD]

Hmmm, just been admiring my custom repro cards (thanks to Pauli!) and thinking unless a miracle occurs and a moc snowjob appears on eBay I'm sitting pretty in the 4 zone.

[Chopper]

Stage 3, for sure.

[tintinlostsnowy]

God knows where I am in that sequence it all depends on which collection and what day I decide I want to do what.