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We had a thread about toy buying being similar to an addiction, but it was more about the social stigma surrounding toy collecting and whether it was better or worse than the one associated with drug use. This seems to be more about the addiction itself.

As for the OP, I used to be a lot like that. But once I got married and had kids, most of my hobbies and frivolous spending went out the window. I used to collect all sorts of things ranging from comics, movies, music, toys, t-shirts, CCGs, you name it.

Now the only things I collect are Transformers, MU, G.I.Joes, Thundercats, PR Samurai and certain DVD "sets" (like all Stephen King-based movies and all comic book movies). I will occasionally buy one-off toys from other lines if it's a certain character, but that's about it. And it's a very short list of specific characters too.

About the only thing that feels like an addiction to me is collecting Transformers. But I've been doing it since they were first released, so it's become a part of me. I think the longest I've gone without buying a new TF is two weeks (excluding December, where I'm banned from buying them by my family).

As for the other lines, I will rotate through them so one week I might buy a Joe and the next week a couple MU, then maybe a PR Samurai or Thundercats toy after that.