I joke about AES collectors, but more power to them if that's how they want to spend their disposable income. The difference with video game collectors is I see a lot of people spending money they don't have on worthless things like video games. It's not just AES, I've seen it on other forums. Guys with literally no savings account having to sell games to pay for rent, or a child's birthday gifts. A buddy works with a guy who had to sell his PS4 to buy new tires for their family car. I know people with 7 figures worth of cars. None of them cleaned out their savings account to purchase them. I'm into watches and know many collectors. None have had to sell a watch to pay rent. It's not collecting anything that I have an issue with, it's when people who can't afford it waste money they don't have on a hobby. Going into debt over a hobby is stupid. Plain and simple. People can defend it however they want, but it's financially irresponsible.