I have never ever "collected." My love for Jordans strictly came from being a young'n in Chicago in the 90's (I'm 29 now) and loving my Bulls, along with the great Nikes and Jordans of that era. I begged for playoff Jordans and later Pippens for my birthhday in the summer as a kid. Once I was old enough to save up on my own, it doubled to 2 Jordans per year...
Now, I strictly go for nostalgia. If I really wanted them and loved them as a kid (some that I was able to get, some which I couldn't), I'll get them. That means it's still only a couple of pairs per year. I was picky back then, so I hated the white/black 11s, for example, but LOVED the black/red playoff 11s which actually did sell out in Chicago. Dunno if I'll be able to get them in December, but other than that, only ones I got this year were the white/red 11 lows which remind me of the zen grey lows that I liked. Then after that, maybe the blue/black 1s in February which I had, along with the silver ones, in 2001. If I have no connection to them, regardless of how much I like how they look, I probably won't get them, especially because of the prices.