[Geoff Shannon]

Totally agree I collect slot cars as well.
But I collect them to use them not to sit on a shelf. I understand some people prefer to look at them I prefer to drive them. Sometimes I collect too many of one type like the many GT40s and RAID trucks I have.

Whether you have them to race or to run or to look at on the shelf you are collecting them. Some people may just be more focused on building the collection by gathering specific liveries or race cars.

David

Exactly, David.
It is a two stage process

1. Obtain, procure, pickup, gather, amass, collect
2. Usage. What the collector does with it once collected.

usage - the action of using something or the fact of being used.

In the case of slot cars, for some the usage is to race, others modify into something that is not available and for others appreciation.