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.
5. Pit recollections from George
Former colliery blacksmith George Westgarth with some of his great work in 2007. It also included a selection of painted miners hats. | se
6. Pat's an inspiration
Pat Ross, from Farringdon, with her collection of scrap books on the Supremes in 2008. It helped Supremes singer Mary Wilson with information for her first novel. | se
7. Seen with sci-fi
Andrew Lawler from Monkwearmouth with some of his father Keith's sci-fi collection in 2013. | se
8. A great display
Harry Wynne alongside part of his collection of police memorabilia, which was on display at Sunderland Antiquarian Society in 2014. | se