"(1) the acquisition of, and failure to discard a large number of possessions that appear to be useless or of limited value; (2) living spaces sufficiently cluttered so as to preclude activities for which those spaces were designed; and (3) significant distress or impairment in functioning caused by the hoarding."
"While a collector finds beauty and value in one type of thing -- porcelain statues of Chihuahuas, vintage Star Wars figures, flags from every country -- the hoarder finds beauty, and thus a reason for keeping, almost everything."
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/dirty-secret/201012/what-is-the-difference-between-compulsive-hoarding-and-collecting
Sholl, J. (2010) What is the difference between compulsive hoarding and collecting? Available at: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/dirty-secret/201012/what-is-the-difference-between-compulsive-hoarding-and-collecting (Accessed: 31 October 2015).
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