http://toyhaven.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/why-do-adults-collect-toys-also-big.html
"Well, according to wiki: It has been speculated that the widespread appeal of collecting (in general) is connected to the hunting and gathering that was once necessary for human survival. For some people, collecting things may be a symbolic way of asserting power over them."
"The hobby of collecting includes seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector. The scope of collecting is unlimited: "If something exists, somebody somewhere collects them." That is true even for toys as they come in all forms, shapes and sizes."
"Some collectors accumulate arbitrarily many objects that meet the thematic and quality requirements of their collection, others — called completists — aim to acquire all items in a well-defined set that can in principle be completed, and others seek a limited number of items per category (e.g. one representative item per year of manufacture or place of purchase). The monetary value of objects is important to some collectors but irrelevant to others. Some collectors maintain objects in pristine condition, while others use the items they collect, and still others collect items that once belonged to famous people."
"Collecting is for some people a childhood hobby, but for others a lifelong pursuit or one that begins in adulthood. Collectors who begin early in life often modify their aims when they get older. Some novice collectors start purchasing items that appeal to them then slowly work at learning how to build a collection, while others prefer to develop some background in the field before starting to buy items."
I've found that they've done another blog post about why they personally collect toys! I think after reading this I want to make a survey to people and find out if they collect anything and why to get a range of views.
"Every collector probably has his or her own reasons for collecting toys and I realized that mine is simply because toys are 3-D forms of art to me. I always enjoyed the visual arts and grew up reading comics rather than books or novels because comics were visually appealing to me and I was drawn to them. "
"I believe most collectors are very visual people and we really appreciate the visual arts in all its forms. Most collectors I know are designers - graphic designers, interior designers, product designers, all types of designers with one common link: it's all very visual. We collect because we appreciate all the work that went into making the toy or collectible - it is a piece of ART! Note: I said "collectors" and NOT "investors". "Investors" are people who buy toys to invest, hoping to make a quick buck out of the entire exchange with no love for the toy itself."
"I also find that collectors are people who have reached a certain stage in their lives where their basic needs have been met and they are able to look at a higher level of need or want. You won't find any serious collector in a third world country where their basic need have not been met, they are just looking to survive, not to LIVE"
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toyhaven (2007) Why do adults collect toys? Also a BIG thank you for the 15,000,000 (15 million) page views so far. Available at: http://toyhaven.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/why-do-adults-collect-toys-also-big.html (Accessed: 24 October 2015).
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toyhaven (2007) Why I collect toys. Available at: http://toyhaven.blogspot.sg/2011/02/why-i-collect-toys.html (Accessed: 24 October 2015).
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toyhaven (2007) An Ode to Collectors. Available at: http://toyhaven.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/ode-to-collectors.html (Accessed: 24 October 2015).
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