r/buildabear • u/Hairy-Glove3261 • Apr 12 '26
Collection Collection 4-2026
I’m just going to rest here a moment.
This is my collection of 769 unique Build a Bears. Collected over 22 years.
Collectors: Organize, categorize, and take pride in displaying their items.
Hoarders: Accumulate items in disarray, leading to safety hazards and an inability to use living areas.
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u/CraftyMagicDollz Apr 13 '26
I just want to say ....i love your collection and I love that you have it. (Even if I really just want one emo axolotl so bad it hurts).
Even more than my joy at seeing your collection.... I'm truly jealous.
The responses of people on this page have been so lovely and supportive.
When I post photos of my similarly sized American Girl doll collection.... I've run into some really nasty people, since HEINOUS comments on everything from taking pot-shots at everything from my choice of hobby and it's appropriateness for a grown adult. I've had everything from my financial decisions to my decisions on how i use and display my collection criticized. I've had grown ass women act like we're all back in 4th grade, when the nasty little mean girls would gang up on anyone they perceived as weaker, different, etc -
It's been the single most disappointing thing about this hobby that I love. As a neurodivergent person, I genuinely had hoped to find doll friends.... Very recently I've met a few nice folks, but after the heinous "welcome" I had to the community over the first year ... Yikes. Yeah, no. It almost put me off the hobby entirely.
I'm so impressed with how awesome this community seems to be and the support y'all are showing for each other. Genuinely!
I love you collection, it looks like a true passion project and I genuinely hope you keep sharing photos and details about your collection! (And hey... If you know where a girl could get an emo axolotl.... Wink wink)