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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Guardian community team

Tell us: share your experiences of collecting items

A fan of the Liverpool football team stands in front of the 1,278 jerseys displayed side-by-side on the floor during the Malaysia book of records event for the most number of jerseys on display of a single team in Kuala Lumpur on 11 April, 2018.
A fan of the Liverpool football team stands in front of the 1,278 jerseys displayed at the Malaysia book of records event in 2018. Photograph: Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty Images

For some it’s boxfresh trainers, for others it’s first edition books. Or maybe getting your hands on rare vinyl is your thing. If you’re still enjoying a lifelong collecting odyssey, or if you’re just starting one, we’d like to hear from you.

What sparked the collecting? What is, or was, your motivation? How has your personal collection impacted your life? Has it brought you in contact with like-minded people? Maybe friendships have developed, or perhaps relationships have become strained when your living space shrank as more and more items entered the home.

If you have turned your back on collecting, what prompted this decision? Did you keep the items, offload them to a charity shop or sell them to the highest bidder with not a flicker of regret?

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