Jeese, I'll tell you that it pains me right now not to be able to collect much of anything. Mainly because I'm fresh into the military and we are always moving around. "bring only what you need to live with". Yet, upon my departure I would probably maintain myself so as not to over collect. My dad collects everything, it just becomes so bad that some of my family has to move out of 10,000 sqft house due to all the collection. Everything comes from his past, it would suck if he had to clean it all out and possibly rid of half his possession. Yet I see it being better for him to lessen his load. He could make money from it, have less to worry 'bout and have more room around the house. Yet he claims that one man's trash is anothers treasure. I don't see his stuff as trash, but more as a major inconvenience. I even opt to go clean out the basement for him when I go home. I use the military and his predicament to example myself off of for the future. Yet even I have my weakness and may collect a few dvd, cds, magazines and books or pictures. danny;)