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I collect everything Pro Set (not the Leaf stuff) including posters, boxes, wrappers, die cast truck and Wheaties box, card wise less than 2000 for a master set though some I will never get

Not sure if I would call myself a super collector yet. I collect all things Raiders. I have around 10 to 15,000 Raider cards and all sorts of memorabilia. My awesome wife just picked up a autographed Jim Plunkett helmet for me. 

I probably fall a little short of true supercollector status but have two player collections that come close.

My Doc Gooden collection includes 700 different cards from his playing career, and a few non-card items. However. I don't collect his more modern stuff and perhaps have only 20 or so of his post-2001 cards. 
 

My Hank Aaron collection is also limited to playing career baseball cards and is missing only some scattered oddball items. I also have all of his bobbleheads prior to this past year and a very extensive collection of playing era magazines where he's on the cover.

I'm no "Super Collector" for say, but I do have a few Detroit Tigers / older memorabilia pieces in my collection that would raise an eyebrow or two.While my collection is a nice mix of vintage / current day items, I really like obtaining older pieces from people who have a story to tell with the item. For example, I picked up a 1968 World Series used ticket from a guy at a local garage sale who brought out other items for me to look at...he just so happened to have the game ticket with the items too. He told me the story about how his dad pulled him out of school and took him to Game 2 of the World Series in St. Louis. Another would be a vintage scorebook from Tigers Stadium where someone was at the game, kept score in the score book, noted the winning pitcher and the score on the front cover and then took the time to attach the original game ticket to the front cover of the score book too. Items such as the onces I mentioned, and a few other more highly sought after pieces, will be preserved and displayed for as long as I can hang on to them. 

The only reason I even collect trading cards is because of my Ted Musgrave collection.  The only cardboard I'm missing are a couple of 1/1's.  I have quite a bit of merchandise too.  I don't think any retail merchandise can really be considered 'oddball', but a couple of my scarcer pieces are a BellSouth employee promotional diecast car & hauler set from 2000 (mine is an un-serial numbered approval sample) and a 1997 Hot Wheels Season Summary edition car and card that don't appear on any Hot Wheels checklist I've ever seen.  In 20+ years of watching eBay daily, the one I have is the only example I've ever seen come up.

The real prizes of my collection are items that weren't mass produced.  I have an unused decal of Ted's name, one that was intended to go over the 'door' of the race car.  I have a few pit crew uniform shirts.  I have some concept art made by the design firm that created the paint scheme for the car.  The crowning piece of my collection is an actual race-used helmet.

-Tom

I collect a few people who grew up locally. Terry Steinbach is my biggest collection. Have 30+ 1/1s, only needing a handful of cards to have all of his cards. Gary Mielke (Texas Rangers) i know him, so i collect anything i find of him. I have a Topps Contract, Topps orig negative from his 1990 Topps card and a game used Jersey. Dana Kiecker (Red Sox) and Gene Glynn (coach) are a couple others. Always fun to add missing cards of them. 

My collecting focus has been to amass as many Mel Ott items as I can afford (primarily cards, but other pieces if I can justify the space).

Deion Sanders (Football + Baseball - Rookie to Current) is my "super" collection. I'm not sure the true definition of a super collector, but he's where all my money goes when buying cards for my main collection since the 90's.  I thoroughly enjoy the chase, especially of the mid 90's insert card's of Deion. If any of you have buried in your boxes please keep me in mind for a possible trade! Numerous on card autographs and multiple colored patch relics are some of my prized cards in the collection. 

Evan Longoria Super Collector here.  Close to 4K unique cards, years 2006 thru 2017 currently.  I have every bobblehead made to my knowledge, 20+.  Posting pieces of my collection everyday on Instagram for over a year and a half (longoria3fan).  Favorite item is his signed batting gloves from the game where he hit his very first home run. Most unique item is probalby a commissioned piece done for me by Tim Carroll.   The cut card artwork is a representation of Longo's 2008 Topps Heritage Rookie card.

I am an AJ Allmendinger super collector. Anything with his name I try to pick up. Currently have about 50 diecast, almost 500 different cards, many many hero cards, and 6-7 pieces of sheet metal from his cars. Even have one of his race used firesuits!