I DON'T HAVE MANY GAMES BUT ITS STILL A COLLECTION.
Hey, at least I know I'm not the only one.
Personally, I:
1. Do not have tons of money to blow (most important...)
2. Don't buy games I won't play forever(I've only ever sold one, and I consider that a mistake)
and definitely
3. Love each and every one of my games very much. Even the ones that suck. Something I couldn't do with a huge collection. Never kept boxes as a kid, but now I'm working on putting all my carts into UGCs, and I can make sure each and every one looks perfect. As in, rebuilding the entire Perfect Dark cover by hand.