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Message: [QUOTE="bluedude-98, post: 149543, member: 6526"] There is definitely overlap between the two and I don't think I can give greater insight than what people already said, but I [I]am[/I] reminded of an anecdote. I once saw this Facebook post of someone who was showing off his collection of Pokemon Colosseum. Not Pokemon Colosseum merchandise or memorabilia, no, it was his collection of copies of the game Pokemon Colosseum. I'm not sure exactly how many he had, but they were STACKS. And he had copies from every region, all in great condition. I think some people in the comments wanted to buy a copy but he refused them. He wasn't interested in selling any of them. My parents wouldn't buy me a Gamecube as a kid, so Colosseum and XD were the only two Pokemon games that eluded me growing up (not to frames this as trauma or anything lol, I was just curious to play the game as a Pokemon fan). At the time I was also looking to buy a copy and ebay prices were insane, so it was infuriating to me that one person was hoarding all these copies for apparently no reason. Now that person probably fancied himself as a collector, and he didn't exhibit the stereotypical hoarding traits. His room was spotless and the stacks were organized neatly. But the mentality is there. Why would anyone need more than one copy? When your "collecting" ruins the hobby for other people, it's really hoarding if you ask me. [/QUOTE]

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