Having, collecting and hoarding

[onlinebiker]

All three are very, very different.

‘Having’ means that you’re in possession of something.

‘Hoarding’ is the inability to throw anything away.

‘Collecting’ refers to acquiring specific sets of items without regard to their utility.

Of the three, hoarding is the only one that indicates a psychological problem.

By way of example, at any given moment, I have between 30 and 50 musical instruments in my house. But I’m neither collecting nor hoarding them - I trade them for money.

Boru

And those definitions are subject to perspective.


For instance - I have Saturns. Primarilly SC2s.

I currenty have 14 +. (Hard to say how many - as I have parted many out). 8 are drivable.

To me - it's simple - I like them, they are fun to drive and simple to work on. However - they don't make them anymore (almost 20 years) -and parts are getting harder to find. 

Some people think it's a goofy hobby. Some an obsession.

However - the latest one I bought - I paid $350. I paid my neighbor $150 to haul it home using my dolly and his truck (better suited than mine for longer hauls).

I put a couple days work in on it - using parts I had here. I could sell this $500 car easily for $2000. I have seen dealers asking $4000 for comperable cars.