

Lots of people collect things, but few have collections so unique that it causes others to stop and take notice. Each collection featured here is something unusual and quite impressive, however. You could call this a collection of truly unique collections.
Whether itโs a collection of long-lost teeth from a past dental office, or a collection of bowling balls from a bowling fanatic, these eccentric collections are sure to make you do a double-take. Without further ado, here are 75 of the most odd-ball collections found on this side of the internet.
Used Staples Collected By Office Staff Since The 1980s
What you are looking at is a giant bucket filled with staples removed from documents, TPS reports, and other things that people in cubicles have to deal with. An office building has been collecting these staples since the 1980s.


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6-Year-Old Tire Sticker Ball
This auto mechanic shop peels the stickers off of tires and has created a little ball. Rumor has it, this giant ball has become self-aware and is planning to buy the shop and become the new owner.


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Arrowheads Collected On Private Property In Southern Arizona
This is a very cool collection of arrowheads that someone has found on their Southern Arizona property. Each of these arrowheads likely has a very interesting backstory.


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JediWithAnM4/Reddit
2-Years Of Collecting Sea Glass In A Bottle
The collector here has spent two years gathering up sea glass and putting them inside a bottle. Why have they done this? To make a cool photo like this, of course.


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BlueDingoMagic/Reddit
14-year-old Chess Master
This chess aficionado may not have his own show on Netflix but he looks pretty proud of the medals he has collected regardless. We are assuming none or few of them say โparticipantโ on them.


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NXHQA/Reddit
600 Editions of Monopoly
The woman in this photo has collected over 600 editions of Monopoly. That may sound like a rather ridiculous thing to do, but Monopoly has put out so many interesting special editions that this collection is likely worth quite a bit of money.


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eoin27/Reddit
Shark Tooth Collection
What you were looking at here is a collection of sharks teeth that someone has rounded up. We are assuming that it took them years to complete this collection. Either that or they discovered a Megalodon shark and performed oral surgery on it.


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000Demon000/Reddit
Sand & Dirt From Everywhere This Collector Has Visited
Lots of people like to take sand or dirt from places that they visited and keep them as a memento. This well seasoned traveler has built up quite the collection.


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jkarnsy/Reddit
Rubber Duck Collection At Airbnb
Guests at this Airbnb might be a little perplexed by the giant collection of rubber ducks on display. How strange it must be to loan out their ducks to strangers who wish to take a bath.


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Alphabets Assembled By Clotilde Olyff From Stones Collected At The Beach
This collector has been gathering stones that look like letters in the alphabet. They then arrange them in order or to spell out interesting things.


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Peirced Out State Quarters
Here we see a collection of state quarters that have been pierced out to create an interesting aesthetic effect. Itโs not clear if these would still work in vending machines or not but they look great!


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OfeyDofey/Reddit
Crows Deliver Gifts To Bar Employee Who Feeds Them For 3 Months
This is a collection of stuff that some grateful crows have been delivering to the employee of a bar who has been feeding them for 3 months. The employee started feeding the birds and after awhile, the birds figured they should show itโs not a one-way relationship.


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Doctor Keeps Every Picture A Kid Has Ever Drawn For Them
The doctor in this photo here keeps every single picture a kid has ever drawn for them. Other doctors are a little bit more picky and have more room on their wall for things like X-rays and medical documents as a result.


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Drewskie888/Reddit
Inherited Pencil Sharpener Collection From Grandfather
The person who took this photo inherited a collection of unique pencil sharpeners from their grandfather. Said the person at the reading of the will โoh, great, thatโs cool.โ


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Mattygraddy/Reddit
Perfectly Round Rocks with an Egg, Dorito, & Watermelon Rock
There is something oddly satisfying about a perfectly smooth and rounded rock. There is also something oddly satisfying about rocks that are shaped like a dorito, egg, or watermelon rock.


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Periodic Table of Elements With The Actual Elements
This person has put together the periodic table of elements using jars of the actual elements. Then, for reasons undisclosed, there is a pair of 3D glasses on the second to top shelf.


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Electricfoxyboy/Reddit
Lost Apple Varieties
Meet Tom Brown. Tom Brown has a hobby. He collects lost apple varieties and displays them to anyone who is interested. Perhaps you are such a person.


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bukithd/Reddit
Giant Bowling Ball Pyramid
This person has decided to create a giant pyramid made out of bowling balls. It looks pretty cool but weโre a little worried that someone is trapped inside.


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BuildingsonFire/Reddit
Grandma With Epic Birdhouse Collection
This womanโs grandchild took a photo of her sitting outside of her house that has a large amount of bird houses attached to it. Her home is basically a bird suburb.


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Moeiekoe/Reddit
Antler sheds Collected From The Woods
No, this person didnโt hunt the worldโs weirdest-boned animal, they have just collected shed antlers in the woods and put them on display and shaped them to look like a deerโs head.


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Baker359/Reddit
Vinyl Collection Organized Alphabetically
This person here has a vinyl collection which when organized alphabetically stretches out all across their top floor. When organized within the cloud, however, it takes up much less space.


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mr_gr1mm/Reddit
Every Lego Shield Ever Made
Collecting Legos is not unique. Collecting just shields from Lego characters is. Here you can see famous shields like Captain Americaโs along with random medieval Lego versions.


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Tusserte/Reddit
History Teacher Has Presidential PEZ Collection
This history teacher believes the path to knowledge lies within Pez dispensers. They have this collection of Presidential Pez dispensers on display in their classroom.


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ParanormalPoptart/Reddit
Items Swallowed By Children
Here we have a collection of objects removed from the upper gut of children by the pediatric gastroenterology service. We see coins, keys, a couple of guitar picks and even a fishing hook displayed.


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BoxesofCats/Reddit
Collection of Weapons From The Royal Armouries In Leeds, UK
This is a collection of weapons that is on display at the Royal Armories in Leeds. Now, we are not experts on this but putting a large amount of swords on a ceiling seems like a bad idea. Hopefully they are not in an earthquake prone region.


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mwng2020/Reddit
Amazing Dice Collection
Dice might not seem like something a person would want to collect but the collector from this photo disagrees. Here we see a wide range of dice all arranged by color


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Dr_lugh/Reddit
Map Of US Made With Hotel/Motel Keys By Travelling Salesman
Here we see a traveling salesman who has made a map of the United States out of keys he took from hotels and motels along his travels. A previous US map made out of stolen shampoo bottles did not come out looking as nice.


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llamantha/Reddit
Losing Presidential Candidate Bumper Stickers
This person puts losing Presidential candidate campaign bumper stickers on their car. Perhaps they figure other drivers will be more courteous to them out of sympathy.


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kefkaownsall/Reddit
Lifelong Collection Of Matchbooks
This is a collection of matchbooks that a person has taken their entire lifetime to collect. It would just take one match for the whole thing to go up in flames.


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rukittenmerightmeow/Reddit
Childhood Star Wars Collection
The person from this photo says that it is the last remaining evidence of their childhood Star Wars collection. This is a throwback to simpler times before anyone real or fictional had the name Jar Jar


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Shop Collection Of Things Pulled From Flat Tires
Here we see something of a wall of fame from an auto mechanic shop. All of these items have been pulled out of flat tires.


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meepmorpart/Reddit
1-Years Worth Of Train Tickets From University Student Commuting To Class
This picture is of a university studentโs collection of train tickets gathered over one year of commuting to class. Itโs possible they were studying either urban development or sustainable transportation.


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Seth_101/Reddit
Pez Dispenser Collection Displayed At Restaurant
Lots of people really seem to enjoy collecting Pez dispensers. Thatโs good for Pez, because you donโt hear a lot about people actually enjoying the candy. All of these Pez dispensers were on display at a restaurant.


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TheRealOne523/Reddit
Collection of Heart-Shaped Rocks
The person in this photo claims that they have collected all of these heart-shaped rocks over many years. Another theory is that these are the actual hearts removed from really bad people.


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tinrinca/Reddit
366 Bottle Caps Arranged By Color
Lots of people collect bottle caps but it is really how you display them that makes all the difference. Here this person has arranged all of their bottle caps by color.


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Kagamoosha/Reddit
Bottle Opener Collection
Lots of people collect bottle caps but few collect bottle openers. This person has a collection of very unique versions of bottle openers up on display.


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ryanpolselli/Reddit
Money From All Over The World
Money can be a rather expensive item to collect. This person has collected money from all around the world. As these bills grow older and more rare, they will be worth far more than their stated monetary value.


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llamashakedown/Reddit
Collection of Micro-Gadgets
Here we see a collection of green micro gadgets. All of them are micro gadgets, and all of them are a neon green. How this started is anyoneโs guess but the end result looks pretty cool.


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batbrat/Reddit
Fridge Magnets Collected From Travelling
The person who posted this photo noted that their parents collect fridge magnets from places they visit. They evidently do quite a bit of traveling because they have ran out of room on their fridge and are now using their microwave for this purpose


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wednesdaay/Reddit
Gameboy Games Mosaic
Check out this epic display of gameboy game cartridges. If you would have told us that gameboy never even manufactured this many games, we would believe it.


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Mezmoron/Reddit
Destroyed and Ugly Golf Ball Collection
Some avid golfers will keep a collection of balls that they used during games that went particularly well. Not this collector, however, they have decided to keep a collection of golf balls that were utterly destroyed.


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AmishAirline/Reddit
Antique Medicines Displayed At Pharmacy
This display of antique medicine is visible at someoneโs local pharmacy. After all, what else would instill you with confidence in medicine than examples of all the times through the years that doctors had things wrong?


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LNZ1/Reddit
Collection Of Creatures Found In Australian Home
This person has actually collected this bevy of creatures from around their Australian home. Many of these frightening insects were alive when the homeowner discovered them. Now they live forever on the wall.


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Dimkaberlin/Twitter
Erasers Shaped Like Food
What you were looking at here is a collection of pencil erasers that are all shaped to look like food. It is sitting there just waiting to confuse and perhaps suffocate a hungry toddler who thought they had stumbled upon a treasure trove of candy.


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SecretAgentKatManx/Reddit
Regular Size and Tiny Spoon Collections
A collection of large antique spoons is not that interesting. A collection of tiny antique spoons is not all that interesting either. A collection of large antique spoons underneath a collection of little antique spoons is kind of interesting, however. Well, here is that.


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Epic Bow Tie Collection
Itโs not clear why in the 21st century people still wear ties and bow ties. Menโs shirts close just fine without them. This person appears to really love bow ties, however. They have collected a bunch.


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Jeremiah213/Reddit
Collection Of Sand From Beaches All Over The World
Collecting sand from beaches someone has visited all over the world is a popular hobby. This person has put all of the sand in the same vase however and labeled it. This is a very cool looking sand collection.


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Chamaleon/Reddit
Vintage Camera Collection
Here we have a vintage camera collection up on display. Whatโs truly interesting is that there will come a time, in fact we me be there now, when most people alive wonโt even be able to recognize what these are.


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MrRabinowitz/Reddit
Game Collection
You are not looking at the wall of a video game store, this is a personโs private collection. They noted on Reddit that their girlfriend helped build the shelves for them. Weโre not sure if thatโs the last thing the girlfriend did before leaving, however.


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Collector Only Wears Yellow Chuck Taylors Since 2008
Hey, do you like yellow Chuck Taylor shoes? Well this person has been wearing only those since 2008. They definitely do seem to have been worn down through frequent use.


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bkielbaszewski/Reddit
Wine and Whiskey Collection
You are looking at a very large collection of wine and whiskey. This photo was taken before the pandemic, however, so most of this is probably gone now.


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CZmikeyG/Reddit
Multi-Generational Collection Of Processors
You might see something like this in a museum someday. What youโre looking at is a collection of computer processors arranged by generation.


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Bootsect/Reddit
Collection Of Over 1000 Movie Tickets
This is a collection of movie ticket stubs from throughout the ages. You can definitely see how cheap movies used to be. Why a $5 ticket stub for โWhat about Bob?โ is on full display in this collection is anyoneโs guess.


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r2d_touche/Reddit
Uncirculated $1 Bills From 1954
Here is a collection of $1 bills that would work so well in vending machines itโs not even funny. These bills were printed in 1954 and have been completely uncirculated.


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Chunksie90/Reddit
Collection Of Peanut Butter
What led this person to collect jars of peanut butter is anyoneโs guess. If a nuclear war ever breaks out and jelly or jam is in abundance, this person is going to be all set for the apocalypse.


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BigGuyRevel/Reddit
Confiscated Prison Shanks
You are looking at a collection of prison shanks that have been confiscated over the years. Even more frightening than these are the ones that never do get confiscated.


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danthoms/Reddit
Extensive Pringle Collection
Here we see a wall of Pringles as part of someoneโs rather epic Pringles collection. Those jars do have some type of oddly satisfying appeal.


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KymmaLabeija/Reddit
Yo-Yo Collection
This person has collected yo-yos and arranged them here by color. This collection spans multiple periods when yo-yos were both in and out of style.


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yyw-larseta/Reddit
Collection of Vintage Mobile Phones
Many people reading this likely remember having to send text messages on some of these archaic examples of technology. This person has to decided to collect old mobile phones and prevent them from sitting in a landfill.


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Collection of Grateful Dead Cassettes
Thereโs a lot to unpack about this collection. First of all, it is a collection of cassette tapes which is rather dated by todayโs standards. Itโs also a collection of Grateful Dead cassette tapes, even more dated. Also, you seem to have to walk over them to get to the couch.


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Cabernetandchill/Reddit
Multi-Generational Console Gaming โFamily Photoโ
Here we see a collection of gaming consoles across generations. This is like a family reunion going all the way back to the original Nintendo.


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Silithas/Reddit
Items Removed From Patients On Display At Urgent Care Center
Here we see a collection of things that have been removed from peopleโs bodies and put on display at an urgent care center. Because, you know, people at an urgent care center donโt have enough making them feel ill already.


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everydayzombies/Reddit
Political Buttons Throughout History
The political button has spanned centuries and generations. Here we see one personโs collection of campaign buttons throughout history. You can really see how they evolved through the years.


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Collection of Items Found With A Metal Detector. From 1000 BC to 1950s
This is a collection of stuff that one person has gathered with a metal detector through the years. There seems to be a lot of coins and trinkets but the collector says that their items date all the way back to 1,000 years BC.


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Openrefrigerator/Reddit
Produce Sticker Balls
This person here has been keeping the stickers peeled off of fruit and putting them into a little ball. What the end game is here we canโt be sure but weโre certain that ball smells pretty good.


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middlegrey/Reddit
Mechanic Keeps Every Item Collected From A Flat Tire For Over 30 Years
Here we see a collection of items pulled from flat tires by one auto mechanic through the years. If they sprinkle these items outside of their shop, they would probably get more customers too.


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Lord_Blathoxi/Reddit
Ecstasy Tablet Collection
The person who collected these items has often been referred to as the least popular person at the rave. These are ecstasy tablets all put on display by someone who may or may not be aware that having such a collection could land them in prison.


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Boombox Collection
Do you remember boom boxes? Well, now they have all been replaced by apps on our phone but back in the day these things were all the rage. Weโre certain that this person has some cardboard they can lay out for some break dancing as well.


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WhyNotmakeprojects/Reddit
License Plate Forest
Someone has decided to put up a bunch of license plates on trees in the forest as a collection. Because, you know, sometimes you can be walking around in the forest and just miss the natural traffic that you used to be surrounded by.


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NikMD/Reddit
Over 100 Copies Of Shrek On VHS
What you were looking at here is over 100 copies of Shrek on VHS. These are not different versions of the movies, or special editions, itโs all the same Shrek movie. Now that you know about this collection, you may never forget it.


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Nesford/Reddit
The โChairyโ Orchard
Ever been curious to see the evolution of chairs throughout the generations? Well, in case youโre carrying that odd-ball wish around with you, you can now make it a reality by visiting the Chairy Orchard. Thatโs right, this random lot in Denton, Texas puts on an other-worldly display of chairs just for funsies.


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Amazing Bug Collection
The person here has collected many bugs and insects throughout the years and put them up on display. Lots of people find this very interesting but even more people find it quite disgusting.


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pointandshooty/Reddit
Xbox 360 Collection
This is not a collection of different consoles through the years. It is the same Xbox 360 console that one person has collected many versions of. There is literally thousands of dollars of gaming consoles on these two shelves.


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karroq/Reddit
Thatโs A Lot of Hats, Grandpa
This person took a photo of their Grandpaโs hat collection. Thatโs a lot of hats grandpa, thatโs a lot of hats. Someone will be inheriting this vast collection of head coverings.


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Huter7146/Reddit
Jar of Teeth From Abandoned Dentist Office
Here is a jar of teeth that was found in an abandoned dentist office. We are really hoping that this is actually just a prop from a Rob Zombie film and not actual teeth. Thatโs a weird and disturbing thing to collect.


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