What rules do other people use when they catalouge their collections?

[Slag]

You might be interested in having a look at this Universal Counting Method but feel no pressure to follow it.

Hmmm. I agree with most of it. Bit upset about pre-tf's not counting

I count my Robot Heroes and my PVC but any other merch such as shirts, bedspreads, video games, glasses, posters (the list goes on and on lol) I don't count. If I did I think my collection would be nearly twice as big, especially if I counted my comics as well

I always considered Metroplex and all his off-siders as one, In saying that, i do have a spare 6-gun and Fastrack displayed separately ATM.. I could consider Fastrack a fig by himself, but not 6-gun (he doesn't transform into anything, just parts for a city).. That would be my yard-stick. If they can transform from robot into a vehicle or anything in it's entirety then it counts. if it can only transform from robot into part of something else, it doesn't (and vice versa . a pair of duocons i count as 1)
Yep, i'll go with that for now
and if it can't transform i don't count it
aaand. Just to throw a spanner in the works. If had something mib , I would just count it as one.... Which could get confusing where combiners, tape pairs and micromaster patrols are concerned...