unlike my old Comptia cert's
I did too (at my employer at the times expense cause they wanted me to have it). Still got the old Comptia cert's (A+, Network+, Server+). Along with tons of manufacturer's wallpaper (the usual suspects.. IBM, Compaq/HP, Dell, NetApps, Cisco, etc..). Nice thing is that these cert's make me more marketable (as well as giving me added value within the company).I used to collect IT certs back in the day, and my collection was quite impressive. They're all long expired at this point, except my A+, Network+, and Security+, lol.