I do want to make it completely clear though, that this is just *another* counting method option, it isn't meant to replace any of the existing methods that are out there.
At the beginning of 2008 when we had that topic about your best and worst of 2007, or what you got for the year... I started tabulating two figures for my collection - figures that counted (mostly convertable figures) and items that I had felt didn't count (non-convertable, roleplay, unleashed etc). As the number of non-convertable Transformers toys grew to about 300 by the end of 2008, it was just too much of a hassle keeping track of essentially 'two collections'. I have one collection, and need one figure to reflect that.

It just didn't seem fair to be buying hundreds of Transformers(tm) Toys that don't convert, and not be able to count them. They are toys, they get played with, and they are Transformers(tm)... so why don't they count in a 'Transformers toy collection'? The Geewunners like me need to realise that toys don't have to be convertable to be released under the brand name of 'Transformers'. And lately, there has been a lot of toy-product sold as Transformers(tm) that don't convert. If it is a toy-product, it is part of a 'toy collection'. And a 'toy count' is obviously incomplete if you don't count all the toys in your possession/collection.