Darth Cruel
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A pic is all the answer I need to give........
That's not really "in the woods", though. It is more like..."just next to the woods".
Are you a Collectaholic?
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That's not really "in the woods", though. It is more like..."just next to the woods".
Havok
Super Freak
I wouldn't consider myself a Collectaholic, but it is addicting. At least not yet anyway. 
Saya
Super Freak
Better question: Is there anyone on this board who isn't?
mkcc30
Super Freak
glyoung99
Super Freak
All right, what word did you replace with "collecting"?
DarkArtist81
Super Freak
1. Have you ever lost time from work or school due to collecting? While I was working it did...damn Priority Pre orders. I had to find a computer to order before I could get back to work.
2. Has collecting ever made your home life unhappy? No... My Wife understands. And it helps pay bills when I sell stuff.
3. Has collecting affected your reputation? Yes, it's actually improved my rep. Thanks to collecting, I now do this for a living!
4. Have you ever felt remorse after collecting? Sometimes, when I think about how much money I piss down the drain for it.. But everyone has a vice.
5. Has collecting caused a decrease in your ambition or efficiency? Not really, the computer is more of a efficiency decreaser.
6. Has a collecting "dry spell" at your favorite spots caused you to seek out other collection sites as soon as possible? No...
7. After a great find, have you had a strong urge to return and get more? Or to visit every other collection store on the internet? No, I take things one figure or statue at a time.
8. Do you often collect until your last dollar is gone? Not really... But I come close sometimes.
9. Have you ever borrowed to finance your collecting? Never
10. Have you ever sold anything to finance collecting? Yeah, other figures... but nothing crazy.
11. Have you ever been reluctant to use "collecting money" for "normal expenditures"? (Remember, a maybe is a yes.) Not really, unless it's a Flexpay item... damn fees.
12. Has collecting made you careless of the welfare of yourself and your family? Not at all.
13. Have you ever collected longer than you planned? This is a strange question...
14. Have you ever collected to escape worry or trouble? No, collecting causes me worry sometimes.
15. Have you ever committed or considered committing an illegal act to finance collecting? Nope.
16. Has collecting caused you to have difficulty sleeping? Not unless it's Spooktacular.
17. Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you the urge to collect? No...
18. Have you ever had an urge to celebrate any good fortune by a few hours of buying collectables? (Note that habitual surfing the sites just to look at items is a mild form of such behaviour. Yes or no, depending on regularity.) Not unless that good fortune is more money to spend.
19. Have you ever considered self-destruction as a result of your collecting? No.
2. Has collecting ever made your home life unhappy? No... My Wife understands. And it helps pay bills when I sell stuff.
3. Has collecting affected your reputation? Yes, it's actually improved my rep. Thanks to collecting, I now do this for a living!
4. Have you ever felt remorse after collecting? Sometimes, when I think about how much money I piss down the drain for it.. But everyone has a vice.
5. Has collecting caused a decrease in your ambition or efficiency? Not really, the computer is more of a efficiency decreaser.
6. Has a collecting "dry spell" at your favorite spots caused you to seek out other collection sites as soon as possible? No...
7. After a great find, have you had a strong urge to return and get more? Or to visit every other collection store on the internet? No, I take things one figure or statue at a time.
8. Do you often collect until your last dollar is gone? Not really... But I come close sometimes.
9. Have you ever borrowed to finance your collecting? Never
10. Have you ever sold anything to finance collecting? Yeah, other figures... but nothing crazy.
11. Have you ever been reluctant to use "collecting money" for "normal expenditures"? (Remember, a maybe is a yes.) Not really, unless it's a Flexpay item... damn fees.
12. Has collecting made you careless of the welfare of yourself and your family? Not at all.
13. Have you ever collected longer than you planned? This is a strange question...
14. Have you ever collected to escape worry or trouble? No, collecting causes me worry sometimes.
15. Have you ever committed or considered committing an illegal act to finance collecting? Nope.
16. Has collecting caused you to have difficulty sleeping? Not unless it's Spooktacular.
17. Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you the urge to collect? No...
18. Have you ever had an urge to celebrate any good fortune by a few hours of buying collectables? (Note that habitual surfing the sites just to look at items is a mild form of such behaviour. Yes or no, depending on regularity.) Not unless that good fortune is more money to spend.
19. Have you ever considered self-destruction as a result of your collecting? No.
darkchylde80
Super Freak
1. Have you ever lost time from work or school due to collecting?
Hmmmmmmm I do surf and try and find collectibles whilst at work, so yes
2. Has collecting ever made your home life unhappy?
Oh yes, my partner thinks i'm crazy. If I buy a collectible and she wants a new table and chairs or something for the house i'm in big doodoo.
3. Has collecting affected your reputation?
4. Have you ever felt remorse after collecting?
Yes, when I spent $500 on a custom predator bio helmet and a couple of days later my exhaust fell off my car.
5. Has collecting caused a decrease in your ambition or efficiency?
No, if anything it has increased it. I need to succeed to feed my addiction!
6. Has a collecting "dry spell" at your favorite spots caused you to
seek out other collection sites as soon as possible?
Yes, i'm not loyal I will go with anyone
7. After a great find, have you had a strong urge to return and
get more? Or to visit every other collection store on the internet?
No, never really been a flipper. One if just fine!
8. Do you often collect until your last dollar is gone?
Yes, all the time.
9. Have you ever borrowed to finance your collecting?
Credit cards rule
10. Have you ever sold anything to finance collecting?
Let me think, other collectibles, Xbox games, consoles, stuff for my car, so yes
11. Have you ever been reluctant to use "collecting money" for
"normal expenditures"? (Remember, a maybe is a yes.)
Oh yes, both are kept very much separate!
12. Has collecting made you careless of the welfare of yourself
and your family?
No, I always see my family right and spoil them rotten. Helps with my guilt!
13. Have you ever collected longer than you planned?
All the time
14. Have you ever collected to escape worry or trouble?
Again, all the time. Life is so hard, all I want is for the pain to go away
15. Have you ever committed or considered committing an
illegal act to finance collecting?
I do draw the line on this one.
16. Has collecting caused you to have difficulty sleeping?
Hmmmm dreaming of 1:1 scale busts count?
17. Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create
within you the urge to collect?
Anything to keep the minime inside me happy, it stops the little voices in my head
18. Have you ever had an urge to celebrate any good fortune
by a few hours of buying collectables? (Note that habitual surfing the sites just to look at items is a mild form of such behaviour. Yes or no, depending on regularity.)
If you've got it, may aswell spend it!
19. Have you ever considered self-destruction as a result of
your collecting?
I try to keep my hand away from that button.
Hmmmmmmm I do surf and try and find collectibles whilst at work, so yes
2. Has collecting ever made your home life unhappy?
Oh yes, my partner thinks i'm crazy. If I buy a collectible and she wants a new table and chairs or something for the house i'm in big doodoo.
3. Has collecting affected your reputation?
4. Have you ever felt remorse after collecting?
Yes, when I spent $500 on a custom predator bio helmet and a couple of days later my exhaust fell off my car.
5. Has collecting caused a decrease in your ambition or efficiency?
No, if anything it has increased it. I need to succeed to feed my addiction!
6. Has a collecting "dry spell" at your favorite spots caused you to
seek out other collection sites as soon as possible?
Yes, i'm not loyal I will go with anyone
7. After a great find, have you had a strong urge to return and
get more? Or to visit every other collection store on the internet?
No, never really been a flipper. One if just fine!
8. Do you often collect until your last dollar is gone?
Yes, all the time.
9. Have you ever borrowed to finance your collecting?
Credit cards rule
10. Have you ever sold anything to finance collecting?
Let me think, other collectibles, Xbox games, consoles, stuff for my car, so yes
11. Have you ever been reluctant to use "collecting money" for
"normal expenditures"? (Remember, a maybe is a yes.)
Oh yes, both are kept very much separate!
12. Has collecting made you careless of the welfare of yourself
and your family?
No, I always see my family right and spoil them rotten. Helps with my guilt!
13. Have you ever collected longer than you planned?
All the time
14. Have you ever collected to escape worry or trouble?
Again, all the time. Life is so hard, all I want is for the pain to go away
15. Have you ever committed or considered committing an
illegal act to finance collecting?
I do draw the line on this one.
16. Has collecting caused you to have difficulty sleeping?
Hmmmm dreaming of 1:1 scale busts count?
17. Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create
within you the urge to collect?
Anything to keep the minime inside me happy, it stops the little voices in my head
18. Have you ever had an urge to celebrate any good fortune
by a few hours of buying collectables? (Note that habitual surfing the sites just to look at items is a mild form of such behaviour. Yes or no, depending on regularity.)
If you've got it, may aswell spend it!
19. Have you ever considered self-destruction as a result of
your collecting?
I try to keep my hand away from that button.
1. Have you ever lost time from work or school due to collecting? - No
2. Has collecting ever made your home life unhappy? - YES
3. Has collecting affected your reputation? - YES
4. Have you ever felt remorse after collecting? - YES
5. Has collecting caused a decrease in your ambition or efficiency? - NO
6. Has a collecting "dry spell" at your favorite spots caused you to
seek out other collection sites as soon as possible? - NO
7. After a great find, have you had a strong urge to return and
get more? Or to visit every other collection store on the internet? - YES
8. Do you often collect until your last dollar is gone? - YES
9. Have you ever borrowed to finance your collecting? - NO
10. Have you ever sold anything to finance collecting? - YES
11. Have you ever been reluctant to use "collecting money" for
"normal expenditures"? (Remember, a maybe is a yes.) -YES
12. Has collecting made you careless of the welfare of yourself
and your family? -YES
13. Have you ever collected longer than you planned? - HELL YES
14. Have you ever collected to escape worry or trouble? - NO
15. Have you ever committed or considered committing an
illegal act to finance collecting? - NO
16. Has collecting caused you to have difficulty sleeping? - YES
17. Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create
within you the urge to collect? - NO
18. Have you ever had an urge to celebrate any good fortune
by a few hours of buying collectables? (Note that habitual surfing the sites just to look at items is a mild form of such behaviour. Yes or no, depending on regularity.) - YES
19. Have you ever considered self-destruction as a result of
your collecting - NO
I'm a seriously a sad, sad dude!!
2. Has collecting ever made your home life unhappy? - YES
3. Has collecting affected your reputation? - YES
4. Have you ever felt remorse after collecting? - YES
5. Has collecting caused a decrease in your ambition or efficiency? - NO
6. Has a collecting "dry spell" at your favorite spots caused you to
seek out other collection sites as soon as possible? - NO
7. After a great find, have you had a strong urge to return and
get more? Or to visit every other collection store on the internet? - YES
8. Do you often collect until your last dollar is gone? - YES
9. Have you ever borrowed to finance your collecting? - NO
10. Have you ever sold anything to finance collecting? - YES
11. Have you ever been reluctant to use "collecting money" for
"normal expenditures"? (Remember, a maybe is a yes.) -YES
12. Has collecting made you careless of the welfare of yourself
and your family? -YES
13. Have you ever collected longer than you planned? - HELL YES
14. Have you ever collected to escape worry or trouble? - NO
15. Have you ever committed or considered committing an
illegal act to finance collecting? - NO
16. Has collecting caused you to have difficulty sleeping? - YES
17. Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create
within you the urge to collect? - NO
18. Have you ever had an urge to celebrate any good fortune
by a few hours of buying collectables? (Note that habitual surfing the sites just to look at items is a mild form of such behaviour. Yes or no, depending on regularity.) - YES
19. Have you ever considered self-destruction as a result of
your collecting - NO
I'm a seriously a sad, sad dude!!
IronFingaz
GO CELTICS!!!
You can't be retired if your still buying items. I would say you are just chillin'.
And at first i thought the thread said "Are you a catholic"
creature4000
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1. Have you ever lost time from work or school due to collecting?
Staying home to catch the delivery man so I can SIGN for the item.
2. Has collecting ever made your home life unhappy?
Explaining to my wife I NEED this.
3. Has collecting affected your reputation?
Family thinks I'm strange.
4. Have you ever felt remorse after collecting?
Why oh why did I spend this much money.
5. Has collecting caused a decrease in your ambition or efficiency?
Spending too much time online or staring at my collecatble = yes
6. Has a collecting "dry spell" at your favorite spots caused you to
seek out other collection sites as soon as possible?
Need to find a fix for that fix!
7. After a great find, have you had a strong urge to return and
get more? Or to visit every other collection store on the internet?
who hasn't???
8. Do you often collect until your last dollar is gone?
Close... too Close
9. Have you ever borrowed to finance your collecting?
NO!
10. Have you ever sold anything to finance collecting?
yes
11. Have you ever been reluctant to use "collecting money" for
"normal expenditures"? (Remember, a maybe is a yes.)
YES.
12. Has collecting made you careless of the welfare of yourself
and your family?
No
13. Have you ever collected longer than you planned?
yes
14. Have you ever collected to escape worry or trouble?
yes.. some people eat icecream when depressed I bought toys.
15. Have you ever committed or considered committing an
illegal act to finance collecting?
Day Dreaming!
16. Has collecting caused you to have difficulty sleeping?
Spooktacular
17. Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create
within you the urge to collect?
Should I buy this or that??
18. Have you ever had an urge to celebrate any good fortune
by a few hours of buying collectables? (Note that habitual surfing the sites just to look at items is a mild form of such behaviour. Yes or no, depending on regularity.)
yes
19. Have you ever considered self-destruction as a result of
your collecting?
It's bringing me down!
All that said... I'm cutting back now!!!! Only the Dead,some marvel and anything Jabba related for me!
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