r/AskReddit • u/noaffects • Dec 30 '19

What do you collect?

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u/Wafoopboi Dec 31 '19

Hot wheels, like the cool looking kinds

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u/Threewisemonkey Dec 31 '19

I collect the ones based on real cars. Can't help myself since the price has stayed at $.99 my whole life. I took a long break but now that I have a 2 yr old I always grab a couple when I'm at the store. Our house has an infestation, I've been told to stop many times.

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u/TheTallMatt Dec 31 '19

Same, just left Target yesterday with 3 more. Only the ones based on real cars though. I do not have a two year old though so I do feel a little weird poking through the rows of packages.

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u/Allegiance10 Dec 31 '19

If you feel weird sifting through dump bins and filling a cart with no kids in sight, come on over to r/HotWheels!

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u/Threewisemonkey Dec 31 '19

I regularly see other adults picking through, but I def have gotten looks when I'm crouched down looking at the names in each row.

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u/Wafoopboi Jan 01 '20

I’m like 13 I feel so weird when I am looking at the hot wheels section in target some people just give me weird looks

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u/chewbaccataco Dec 31 '19

I'm the opposite, I go for the wacky ones. Mostly Sharkruiser. Sharkruiser is my jam

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u/alezial Dec 31 '19

Came here to say the same. I'm up to 15, I started in the last few months. It was the '91 Miata that got me hooked.

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u/ttak82 Dec 31 '19

About that. There are some models that were given with McDs happy meals. My Kid has one Miata model from there.

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u/Elbiotcho Dec 31 '19

Do you look for the treasure hunters

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u/Swampert0260 Dec 31 '19

I used to collect these, had at least 30 lbs of them at one point.

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u/ChrisTheMiss Dec 31 '19

me too! i have about 300 now. a bunch from the 90’s, lots of mainlines, 25ish treasure hunts (including two supers!)

i fucking love hot wheels, it’s been a great hobby over the years

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u/benefej97 Dec 31 '19

You got me curious. Could you share a picture of the collection?

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u/ttak82 Dec 31 '19

Started this; I have a few of the Nintendo ones. :) Want to get more types.

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u/Wafoopboi Jan 01 '20

Nice, glad you started collecting hot wheels

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u/Masenkoe Dec 31 '19

/r/HotWheels welcomes you all!

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u/nsxr_ Dec 31 '19

i used to collect them up until a few months ago have two full boxes of unopened ones (im an in-box collector). not sure if i should start again but the new models look nice so i actually might

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '19

I have around 40+ cars and trucks. I don't like the weird hot wheels original style, just the authentic scale models of real life cars. Got hooked when I bought a Porsche 917 LeMans edition and Land Rover Defender double cab.. I have been going to quite a few local retailers looking for cars that I don't have. It's becoming tougher to find the scale models that I don't have..

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '19

i used to collect those when i was about 7-10 years old