Sussex man holds title of world’s largest collector of Monopoly boards with 1,800 sets BUT admits he doesn’t actually like the game
The 47-year-old was eager to keep his collection growing despite knowing his girlfriend hates his quirky hobby
NEIL Scallan is the world’s biggest collector of Monopoly sets with 1,800 from around the globe.
The Heathrow service manager, 47, has spent £120,000 amassing them and holds some of the rarest editions of the game such as the Kinder and Wallace and Gromit board.
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Despite his enthusiasm, Neil from Crawley, West Sussex stopped playing the game over 20 years ago as he got fed up with people cheating.
His unique addiction started when he opted for a Monopoly board as a holiday souvenir rather than the "obvious" keyring or fridge magnet.
The board game fanatic splits the residence of his collection between his parents' loft, and his own flat even though it annoys his flat mate who is said to be sick of the sight of them.
Neil's girlfriend would also love to see them go.
He said: "Last time I went on holiday with my girlfriend to Los Angeles I bought 104 sets.
"My girlfriend says it's a waste of money. She hates them."
Despite this Neil is constantly searching for new boards on Amazon and eBay.
The 47-year-old is trying to get his haul of games verified as the world's largest collection, with the record currently standing at approximately 500 editions.
Neil had to pay £4,500 to get somebody to verify the record.
Despite this, Neil said "never in my wildest dreams, when I bought my first Monopoly set, did I think I would be attempting a world record with this amount of different sets."
"I am very proud and just happy to share my story".
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