Cobotron wrote:Maybe it's time I finally count them.
People ask all the time, but I've never taken a head count.
I think maybe I don't want to know.
I know I don't want to know, because then my wife will know.
Cobotron wrote:Maybe it's time I finally count them.
People ask all the time, but I've never taken a head count.
I think maybe I don't want to know.
william-james88 wrote:Cobotron wrote:Maybe it's time I finally count them.
People ask all the time, but I've never taken a head count.
I think maybe I don't want to know.
I know I don't want to know, because then my wife will know.
william-james88 wrote:Cobotron wrote:Maybe it's time I finally count them.
People ask all the time, but I've never taken a head count.
I think maybe I don't want to know.
I know I don't want to know, because then my wife will know.
Its either fear or laziness holding me back from the task. Not sure whichCobotron wrote:Maybe it's time I finally count them.
kurthy wrote:william-james88 wrote:Cobotron wrote:Maybe it's time I finally count them.
People ask all the time, but I've never taken a head count.
I think maybe I don't want to know.
I know I don't want to know, because then my wife will know.
Also begs the question of how to count? Do you count by how it was packaged or individual robot modes? Example would be UW Menasor as one but CW Menasor as six and CW G2 Menasor as one.
Then there's issues like headmasters, targetmasters, SS Blackout, and don't get me started on the different ways to count Metroplex or Grand Maximus.
Va'al wrote:what is claimed to be the Guinness World Record beating Transformers collection - currently recorded at 1000 figures
Ryan Yzquierdo wrote:There are many fans around the world that have far more than 1,000 Transformers toys. I've been collecting for 34 years non-stop. I probably have close to 7,000 or 8,000, though I've never actually counted my collection. I do not own unlicensed Transformers products like the "current" record hold does. My collection is entirely legit Hasbro or Takara Tomy licensed Transformers products. I am the owner of Seibertron.com, one of the world's largest Transformers fansites, which has been around for 18 years. At a minimum, I have photographed galleries on Seibertron.com for over 4,200 individual Transformers toys (most of which is from my personal collection) which you can view at https://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/galleries/ ... which I have claimed for years is the world's largest collection of Transformers galleries. I'm not really interested in claiming that my collection is the "largest", I'm just disappointed that Guinness didn't do easy due diligence to verify that the current record holder's claim was valid. Looking forward to talking with someone from Guinness in the near future.
Guinness World Records wrote:You are almost there! But before you continue please read below, where you will find the General Rules and evidence requirements for all records in this category. These rules are there for you to better understand the record you are applying for. By clicking Continue at the bottom of the page you will submit your application to Guinness World Records. If you think you are unable to follow all the rules and provide all the evidence below, then please go back and choose a different record. If your application is accepted you will receive a full Guidelines pack, including ALL specific points relating to this record. You cannot attempt a record until you have received a full Guidelines Pack.
'largest collection' records
Please make sure you follow ALL these rules: 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 recognized 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. If items are usually paired (i.e. earrings or cufflinks) the number of matching pairs must be given.
Please make sure you supply the following evidence: • One cover letter must be submitted providing full details of the person attempting the record, including details on age, nationality, background and 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. Please also indicate the date, time and exact location of the counting process, your chosen witnesses and your final record attempt measurement. • Two witness statements confirming the exact number of items in the collection, that the guidelines above have been adhered to and that all the items in the collection are relevant to the subject matter. The witnesses must list the points that they have verified during the attempt. • A concise, clear and audited inventory must be submitted for all claims. This may come in the form of a spreadsheet or log book. The total number of items in the collection must be clearly stated on this inventory, which must be counter-signed by the two witnesses. • Photographic evidence of all the items of the collections, individually or in groups, should provide evidence to confirm the size of the collection. • Video evidence of the person counting the collection showing the objects being counted to confirm the final number of the collection. • Schedule 2 should be signed by you when you are sending in evidence which you either own or have permission to allow Guinness World Records to use. • If you include any photographs or video in your evidence which you do not own or have permission to allow Guinness World Records to use, then you must include Schedule 3. • Media articles (newspaper, online, TV or radio) should be submitted as part of the evidence requirements. This is not compulsory evidence. Please read the Guide to Your Evidence document, where you will find further information about the evidence requirements and evidence templates. It is paramount this document is read before you submit your evidence.
Duplicates will not be counted. e. If items are usually paired (i.e. earrings or cufflinks) the number of matching pairs must be given.
Emerje wrote:I think the worst part is the obvious fluff stipulations like what your favorite is and why, what does that have to do with the size of your collection? I can understand some of this since there's a chance that a group of friends could get together and claim their collections are a single collection.
I guess that guy from the video got away with several of the stipulations simply by luck. His office may be considered a public space and he probably has had media coverage before. Gotta get cracking on that museum, Ryan.
Emerje
ausbot wrote:Why get them to beat a record? Very uninspiring.
Seibertron wrote:Rated X wrote:ScottyP wrote:One day the person with the actual largest collection will go public with it and I look forward to seeing it. It's not mine, by a long shot!
Neat seeing someone's collection though.
If Guinness says this is the largest collection why would you dispute them?
Because it's not the biggest, not by a long shot. I have a far larger collection, and I doubt even mine is the largest. I've estimated for years that I own around 8,000+ Transformers. Over 4,000 of which I have photographed for this site. When you've been obsessively collecting only Transformers primarily for 34 years, 1,000 Transformers is an extremely easy number to surpass.
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