Guinness World Record for the biggest collection of Transformers

[Raider]

Go for it mate. If nothing else it would be a great record for insurance purposes

[G1Optimal]

Would not suprise me if some of these collections could have third party robots to be true to the record there should be an official Hasbro-TakaraTomy category.

[Jetfire in the sky]

Would not suprise me if some of these collections could have third party robots to be true to the record there should be an official Hasbro-TakaraTomy category.

Agreed.

[GoktimusPrime]

I think that's why rule B exists...
"b. The collection must be assessed and counted by two independent witnesses at least one of whom must be a representative from a relevant, established and recognised society specialising in the subject area of the collection submitted."
So at least one of the witnesses needs to be a person with expert knowledge on Transformers. e.g. another reliable/trusted collector

[Galvatran]

I wish members on this board weren't so modest about their extremely massive collection count to the extent of being apologist. Nothing wrong with talking up what has been a labour of love over many years of collecting.

[CHILENO20]

I wish members on this board weren't so modest about their extremely massive collection count to the extent of being apologist. Nothing wrong with talking up what has been a labour of love over many years of collecting.

Guess they just don't want to brag about it.

[BigTransformerTrev]

a. The assessment of the collection must take place in a public place or in a venue open to public inspection.
b. The collection must be assessed and counted by two independent witnesses at least one of whom must be a representative from a relevant, established and recognised society specializing in the subject area of the collection submitted.
c. The record is based on the total number of different individual items in the collection.
d. Duplicates will not be counted.
e. All items must be, or have been, commercially available. Homemade items will not be counted towards the final total.
f. If items are usually paired (i.e. earrings or cufflinks) the number of matching pairs must be given.
g. A concise, clear and audited inventory must be submitted for all claims either including thumbnail pictures of all the items, or labelled with photo names, so as to allow the log book to be cross referenced with the images.
h. Claims must be submitted by the owner with a brief history of when (year) and why the collection began. It is also of interest to know where the collection is housed and if there is a particular favourite, giving reasons why.

See, the first rule is kinda ridiculous if you are talking a collection of thousands, unless they counted you opening your home up to the public. Otherwise it could take weeks to pack up all your figures, find a place to display them thats secure, set them up, have the record done, pack them up, transport them home and then set them up again.

Ironically it's almost feasible for me. All my collection is still boxed up from the move 18 months ago, I'm on school holidays so I have a bit of time on my hands and Im sure the local high school would let me use their gym.

But what would be the point? I know that Griffin has nearly 3 times as many as I do, I'd feel like a total fraud going for the record because I'd know it wouldn't rightly be mine.

[Sinnertwin]

I'd do it if I had a spare 1k to kick around.
Why not? It'd be a glorious feeling to have your name listed by Guiness as having the largest TF collection recorded by them.

[griffin]

I'd do it if I had a spare 1k to kick around.
Why not? It'd be a glorious feeling to have your name listed by Guiness as having the largest TF collection recorded by them.

That's one of the reasons I'd like to have a crack at it - not to allege that I have the largest collection in the world, but to have the "Guinness Record", which would be a distinction that I would emphasise to others if I did end up getting it.
And I'd also be hoping that someone else with a bigger collection takes the title off me fairly quickly too, as I wouldn't be wanting non-fans thinking that my collection is as big as it can be... and I don't want to be a target of the haters who would rightly claim that I don't have the world's largest collection.
For me, the real bragging rights would be after I loose the record, as I'd be more comfortable saying that I was once a Guinness Record holder, which would be just as much of a talking point as being a current Record holder.



(there's no guarantee that I'd be able to get the record either as there are so many conditions... so don't let it stop you if you wanted a crack at it as well)

[GoktimusPrime]

See, the first rule is kinda ridiculous if you are talking a collection of thousands, unless they counted you opening your home up to the public. Otherwise it could take weeks to pack up all your figures, find a place to display them thats secure, set them up, have the record done, pack them up, transport them home and then set them up again.

I'm assuming that it's the former -- your home would be, on the day of the record setting, become like an Open Home for members of the public to come and witness the counting and official declaration.

Ironically it's almost feasible for me. All my collection is still boxed up from the move 18 months ago, I'm on school holidays so I have a bit of time on my hands and Im sure the local high school would let me use their gym.

But what would be the point? I know that Griffin has nearly 3 times as many as I do, I'd feel like a total fraud going for the record because I'd know it wouldn't rightly be mine.

^This so much. I think it's a matter of intellectual honesty that only a person with the largest known collection should attempt this record, and among all of us here, griffin has the largest known collection. And that's not a bad thing to claim -- you can honestly say that it is the largest known counted collection. If the record is later broken, that's fine, but none of us knew about that person's collection number until they broke griffin's record.

griffin's been quote open about his collection for years with videos and photos available. And I agree with what griffin said that if he sets the record then it will hopefully draw out people with larger collections. Basically this is a good chance for griffin to set a benchmark. It's similar to say records set in sports, and especially during the days of the first records-keeping. Records are meant to be broken, but they cannot be broken if they're never set in the first place! Take Usain Bolt for example. He had to break someone else's record to become the fastest man in the world, and there may be a day when someone else will break his incredible record. But this doesn't diminish Bolt's record, it just means that he was the fastest man at the time. And this is why the Guinness Book of Records is published annually. griffin may set the record for say the largest known Transformers collection in 2019 or 2020, and if someone breaks it later, that's fine - they will become the reigning champion for a future year. But the fact remains that griffin's was the largest known collection at the time that the record was set. There may be someone out there who's faster than Usain Bolt, but Bolt is the fastest recorded sprinter in the world.

And at 7000 odd toys it's not unreasonable for us to assume that he may have the world's largest collection -- or at very least, be one of the largest. It's not like say attempting the record with only a thousand figures. Another thing you could add is that it's the largest collection of Transformers in the world where every figure is on display. There may be collectors with even larger collections... in storage. Man, those kinds of collections would be even harder to count. For griffin the counters can walk around the room and count off each shelf. But for someone with toys in boxes, they're going to need space to carefully unpack and count each individual toy. Then that sucker's gonna have fun repacking them back into storage!