What do you find satisfying about collecting?

That feeling you get when that package arrives in the post.

Great topic!

For me, the best thing about collecting is the acquisition of a personal holy grail, the rarer the better. It's grand to just stand back and beam and breathe a little easier as you look upon one of your most highly desired wants now perched upon your shelf. Considering I've only been back into DB collecting for roughly five months or so, 2014 has been good to me so far with the addition of MegaHouse King Cold and DeAgostini Eis Shenron now added to my collection - two crown jewels I thought I would likely do without for a long time to come.

One thing I find pleasurable exclusive to collecting Dragon Ball items is this very forum. I've met many great, friendly, honest, fair people here, and it is because of them that I've been able to obtain the rare items I mentioned. Personally, I think it's always better when you collect something that many people are also into. I love checking the forum every day to see people's collections, customs and of course their purchases. I guess the only thing I really don't enjoy about collecting very much is the hunt. Sure, it can be fun searching everywhere under the sun for that elusive, rare item but sometimes it just gets tedious.

When you spend days, weeks and months at a time, checking every day and night for a single item, it can wear you down. That's why it's so awesome to be part of a community of collectors - especially those ready and willing to deal, trade and help each other out. Collecting isn't just about the collectibles for me, but about the people too. Almost all of my favorite pieces in my collection have a personal touch to them - pieces acquired by communicating and dealing with other people, not simply clicking "order" or "Buy it now". For example, it was M5 that sold me my first 9 Freeza Force figures that really got me hooked.

From Caps I got my Soul of Hyper Eis and Nouva Shenrons. From Ashelia, my MegaHouse King Cold. From Branjita, my DeAgostini Eis Shenron. So not only do I value each collectible, but also from where they came from. It's always just a great feeling scoring an awesome piece from a fellow collector. I participate on other collector forums (though no where near as much as I do here) and I must say the sense of camaraderie here outshines the other forums. Sure, there are a couple of stinkers here, but even they are more tolerable than elsewhere. Wandered a little off topic I guess, but what I'm saying is not only three cheers for collecting but for the collectors as well.

I don't think I ever feel "satisfied" with a new purchase until it's in my cabinet display. There's something about putting a new figure in there, or re-organising a shelf that makes you think "darn that's cool". It also happens every so often when I stop briefly to admire my little collection. I guess you could call that satisfaction.

i collect multiple reasons why i collect:

1. nostalgia purposes- DBZ is my all time fav anime, it has so much memories thats added to it
2. i like displaying them,
3. its my escape- i wont get into details but recently (last 3 years)some bad things happened to me, the person i love the most in this world was taken from me. Whenever i get depressed from thinking about it, the quick fix for me is to look to add to my collection or mess with it. hey its better than doing drugs and binge drinking. sorry to sound gloomy =)

but to answer thread, i just like thought of completing "the picture,"

i sometimes like Holding the figure in my hand and moving the joints and posing it..yea I am ashamed to admit it but I cant help but still play with the toys. like the SBC collection pop vegetas gloves and feet and pop them back in, change there armor around pose them together etc

Maybe just me but does figure collecting, or collecting in general, sometimes get depressing for anyone else? Probably just me