Who's got the biggest non-Guinness World Record Transformers collection

[BigTransformerTrev]

I'm not sure if this thread is meant to be serious or not, but if it is then you're going to need an agreed upon way of counting toys for the purposes of comparison which would be the case if you want to determine the biggest collection. If we're not comparing then the counting method doesn't matter.

For example, let's look at these toys:
* G1 1987 Targetmasters
* G1 1988 Targetmasters
Do their Nebulans count separately or not?
If the answer is "No," then you have 20 figures (Blurr, Crosshairs, Hot Rod, Kup, Pointblank, Sureshot, Cyclonus, Misfire, Scourge, Slugslinger, Triggerhappy, Landfill, Quickmix, Scoop, Quake, Needlenose, Spinister, Artfire & Stepper)
If the answer is "Yes," then you have 40 figures (Blurr, Crosshairs, Hot Rod, Kup, Pointblank, Sureshot, Cyclonus, Misfire, Scourge, Slugslinger, Triggerhappy, Landfill, Quickmix, Scoop, Quake, Needlenose, Spinister, Haywire, Pinpointer, Firebolt, Recoil, Peacemaker, Spoilsport, Aimless, Nightstick, Nightstick, Blowpipe, Fracas, Caliburst, Flintlock, Silencer, Holepunch, Tracer, Boomer, Ricochet, Sunbeam, Zigzag, Tiptop, Heater, Hairsplitter, Singe & Nebulan)
That's a significant difference. Imagine two collectors, both of whom own all of the G1 Targetmasters and their weapons. One decides to count the weapons separately while the other does not. Both collectors are reporting on the exact same toys in their collections, but one collector's count appears twice as large as the other's.

Neither collector's method is more or less correct than the other. There is no inherently Right or Wrong way to count your toys. And as I said, if collection count numbers aren't being used for comparison purposes, then who cares? But if you are comparing then differences in counting method can greatly skew numbers and yield false/incomparable data. Data can often be misrepresented by fudging criteria - politicians do it all the time. Like when they report increases in employment but without necessarily qualifying what sort of employment is increasing or decreasing (e.g. part time vs permanent etc.).

So quite frankly, IF the purpose of this thread is to compare collection counts, then I think that it makes sense for people to use a common counting method. You can just tell us what your criteria is and we can all follow suit, or you can use a commonly agreed upon criteria, that's up to you. I personally use the UCM but if you want to use your own criteria, then that's fine but I'll need to recount my toys according to whatever that criteria is. My UCM count is in my signature, obviously.

P.S.: If anyone knows what Guinness World Record's counting criteria is then perhaps we can use that.

Then how do you plan on determining the largest collection size if everyone's using a different criteria? That would be like using different units of measurement to accomplish a common task. It just doesn't work, as NASA learnt when they used both metric and imperial measures for the Mars Climate Orbiter which disastrously disintegrated while entering the upper Martian atmosphere.

I'm just going to assume that this is a joke thread then unless you help me understand precisely how this would actually work.

It's really quite simple:

Time to whip it out boys and girls... I mean men and women, coz that would be totally inappropriate for this board. Don't be shy. Lets celebrate your TF collection count. No polls, no count too small, no prerequisite, no definitions. Just whip out your size.

Just list how many Transformers you think you have!
THAT'S IT! THERE IS NOTHING MORE TO IT

We all know on this site Griffin has got more than the rest of us so Galv isn't really looking for a winner. He is just giving people a chance to say "Hey, I have X amount of toys - isn't that cool!". It's supposed to be fun

Here, watch me:

“I had about 2000 when I stopped keeping score, reckon it's about 2500 now. All official - no 3rd party (except for 2 Quintessons ).”

See? Easy eh!

Go on Gok, you are a darling of the media now since your and Griffins excellent Hasbro interviews - strut you stuff and tell us how many you think you have by any counting method you deem worthy