As a kid I collected Baseball cards, matchbooks (not matchbox cars), comic books and I had an extensive mess of G.I. Joe - the 3 3/4" joes. Got rid of the Joes around age 10 or 12 or something around there. Sold the comics around 16. Gave my matchbook collection to my cousin who collected them as well. Moved when I was 16 so I sold the cards but kept my favorites and the really old ones. In 1997 I got pulled back into baseball & in 1998 started adding to my collection again, at least of my favorite players. A fella by the name of McGwire just got traded to St. Louis and was about to do some pretty big things. Started a small Wolverine comic collection again in 1996 & sold them again around 1998. The first time my wife and I stayed in a Bed & Breakfast, we bought a set of Foo Dogs. From there one set turned into about 20 sets along with other oriental statues. Then, around Christmas of 2001 or 2002, I received a Legolas and a Gandalf the White bust. I started with the busts and have every bust that I wanted and started picking up statues here & there. I also have three plaques and numerous United Cutlery pieces. There are seven and maybe nine more statues that I wish to purchase and about a half dozen other UC pieces that I wish to get. I started collecting comics once again in 1999, this time for good.