I think you might be a bit young for the Beanie Baby craze; but basically we're talking grown-ups collecting stuffed animals http://videogum.com/92151/full_grown...bou/nostalgia/

I am 60 this year, my brother is 62 and I have his teddy bear (and mine :-) because he abandoned it. I can't bear (sorry, LOL) to just throw it out. His daughter, my niece won't want it but maybe some great niece down the line might.

Like everyone says, do your own thing; if you like stuffed animals, go for it!