I don't really "collect" toys. Back when I was in my teens, I was in my Pokemon phase (I started later than most kids). My mom would find little action figures and neat toys, including a Pokemon Office Supply kit. It had a Poliwhirl tape measure, Clefairy tape dispenser, Bulbasaur pencil sharpener, and Pikachu stapler.

I stopped using the tape and stapler when they ran out, the pencil sharpener never worked, and the tape measure only had 28 inches.

But now, family and friends come to my house and give me toys. I tell them that I don't want them, but I can't throw them away. They end up in my toy box in my closet.

Now stuffed animals, that's a different story.