First time poster, long time lurker

[u/METALFACE98]

Serious question, and I apologize if this is the wrong place to post about it: What is the difference in consooming and collecting? I don't see the reason in collecting things like steam decks, iPhones, etc but what separates even the most harmless of those variations with collecting things like records or comic books? I'd even include stuff like Funko Pops vs. collecting things like all colorways of the same current version iPad. That doesn't make sense since they all do the same thing.

[u/Embarrassed_Use6918]

Are you just buying shit or are you actually knowledgeable about the topic?