Many of us love to collect. It's a passion - but these Sunderland people really are a step above.
Here are nine collections which made the pages of the Echo. They included police memorabilia, the Supremes, sci-fi figures and even glass eyes.
We found all these photos in the Sunderland Echo archives. Read on to find out more about each of them.
1. Passions of the past
This inspirational lot had collections to be proud of. Have a look.
2. An intricate display
Margaret Elliott put her collection of lace on show in Seaton Holme in Easington Village in 2003.
3. Bottling it up
Andrea Allart from Sherburn was setting up her collection of old bottles for display in East Durham when we caught up with her in 2004.
4. Ron's a retro star
Ron Lawson pictured in 2007 with a small sample of his huge collection of Sunderland pub photos.
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