collecting

fe’l verb

1. To gather together; amass. Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out.
2. To get; particularly, get from someone. A bank collects a monthly payment on a client's new car loan.   A mortgage company collects a monthly payment on a house.
3. To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation. I don't think he collects as much as hoards.
4. (often with on or against) To collect payments. He had a lot of trouble collecting on that bet he made.

ot noun

1. A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector.