Many people like building up a collection of something that they like. It could be postcards, toys, DVDs…anything. Most of us add to our collections every once in a while and the collection doesn’t take up too much room in the house. There are some people who take growing their collection to the extreme. They spend tons of money on adding to their collection and they don’t seem to mind when it starts taking over their house. If you think your collection’s impressive, wait till you check out these 9 record-breaking collections that will make your jaw drop.
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Pokemon Memorabilia
Lisa Courtney of the UK has amassed a record-breaking collection of more than 16,000 pieces of Pokemon memorabilia. She seems to have it all: she’s got plush toys, board games, figurines, posters, trading cards…she even has several thousand items that are duplicates! Her collection easily takes up more than a full-sized bedroom and she’s visited Japan several times to add to her collection.
2. Trolls
Sherry Groom has built up a huge collection of trolls. She’s spent many years building up her record-breaking collection, which includes over 3,500 unique trolls. She says anyone staying over will probably have nightmares thanks to the thousands of trolls she’s got all over.
3. Winnie the Pooh Memorabilia
Deborah Hoffman of Wisconsin has twice broken the record for the largest collection of Winnie the Pooh items. She first broke it with 10,002 items, then more recently broke the record again with a certified collection of 11,485 items.
4. Fridge Magnets
Louise Greenfarb from Henderson, Nevada, is nicknamed ‘The Magnet Lady’ for her record-breaking collection of magnets. She owns a staggering 35,000 different fridge magnets and has been working on her collection since the 1970s.
5. ‘Do Not Disturb’ Signs
Rainer Weichert from Germany has built up a huge collection of 11,570 ‘do not disturb’ signs from around the world. In fact, he’s collected these signs from a total of 188 different countries! It’s safe to say this guy can get some peace and quiet whenever he wants.
6. Plastic Food
Akiko Obata has a really impressive collection of plastic food items, the kind that kids play with. Her collection includes 8,083 pieces of plastic food. Go to her house and you might struggle to spot the food you can actually eat.
7. Traffic Cones
David Morgan from the UK has built up a unique collection of traffic cones. He has roughly two-thirds of all the different types of traffic cone that have ever been made. In total he has 137 different types of traffic cone.
8. Back Scratchers
If you’re ever in need of a back scratcher, you could borrow one from Manfred Rothstein, who just happens to have 675 of them! This collection includes back scratchers from more than 70 different countries.
9. Teddy Bears
Jackie Miley has a record-breaking collection of over 8,026 teddy bears, which includes ones from all US states plus 26 different countries.
