caninesapien Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 inb4 "it's not the size that counts". I don't give a shit who has the most records on here, it ain't a contest. Just interested what kind of size your collection is. Is it dictated by the size of your house/apartment/partner/job/religion? Plus, how long did it take you to build up to this size? Currently my collection is around 500 or so. Started buying records when I was about 15 (2001) but only cheap stuff when I could afford it. Couldn't buy much during university due to lack of £££, started buying more and more when I got a decent job a few years after graduation. My current storage unit has reached its limit, so my options now are to sell or seriously rearrange and expand the stereo/storage area in my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbrh2001 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 That's what she said... McCandless 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_James_Champ Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 "it's not the size that counts". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbrh2001 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Discogs says I've got at least 634. I'm guessing it's actually somewhere between 750-800 though. Been collecting since 2005. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_James_Champ Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Been collecting since 2009-2010 I think. I'm just over 250, probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Us Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Started with cds 1999/Vinyl 2004, now I count ~ 2000 records/~500 cds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korgull Of Morgoth Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 After inadvertently buying 2 or 3 doubles when I last visited Amsterdam and NRW in the summer of '13, I finally broke down and decided I needed to catalogue all of my stuffs to avoid getting the same records and having to flip them. Started around X-mas last year and took a couple of months working on it for 1 or 2 hours every day. Right now Discogs count says it's about 4500 something items (lp's, 12's, cd's, 7", boxsets, dvd's, tapes, vhs... http://www.discogs.com/user/JRyall/collection) with a value of 80k euros. Some of the records do not count towards the collection value because they were never sold on Discogs Started back in 1989 when I was 14. The 90's weren't the best time to be into records. Didn't have much money, there's was no internets and vinyl pressing were scarce anyways. But still I managed to obtain lots of records that now go for hefty amounts of $$$. Collection grew bigger in the last 10-15 years due to having a decent job and repeated visits to the best spots in Europe, the US and Japan. A couple of years ago I sold a bunch of cd's, 7"s along with some movie dvd's. Expecially with 7" I just dont have the willpower to bother playing 5 minutes of music at a time. caninesapien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_stretts Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 267 records. I also enjoy the discogs valuation feature Collection Value Range Minimum: A$5,308.17 Median: A$7,712.13 Maximum: A$11,556.58 Taking the median value that would put my collection at approximately $28.8 per record - not too bad Taking the max value: $43.20 Taking the min value: $19.80 highfives 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron666monkey Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Been collecting for 15+ years. Up to 3,614 albums and growing daily. Collection Value Range Minimum: $46,535.16 Median: $70,458.30 Maximum: $114,648.37 _stretts and BKO5950505 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niblips Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 I didn't know about the valuation feature until right now. It appears about 20% of my albums are not valued... this either means they are priceless or worthless right? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron666monkey Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 I didn't know about the valuation feature until right now. It appears about 20% of my albums are not valued... this either means they are priceless or worthless right? lol I have quite a few not valued as well. It means they've never sold on Discogs. Not worthless, just not very sought after at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derby625 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Started collecting CDs in 1996 and vinyl in 2003. Have about 1100 LPs, 700 7", 1500 CDs And I've trimmed the fat a ton in the last year. Got rid of most of the dollar bin albums and kept just the stuff I care about. Last time I did the discogs value thing I nearly had a heart attack. I'd rather not think what my collection is worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amnstypls Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 I literally just bought my 1,000th record over the weekend. Then I sold a few and took me back down to 993. Been collecting for 3.5 years. I just realized that's an average of .78 records a day. I have a problem. castaway, eskimosnow27, tape and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vool Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 25cm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korgull Of Morgoth Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 I have quite a few not valued as well. It means they've never sold on Discogs. Not worthless, just not very sought after at the moment. Or maybe too rare or obscure. I added a bunch of stuff after coming back from Japan that was not in the database. Even records from big names (Stones, Jethro Tull, Beastie Boys...). Last time I did the discogs value thing I nearly had a heart attack. I'd rather not think what my collection is worth. The other day I realized that the loan I'm gonna get from the bank to renovate the house and get a new car is about the same value as my record collection. Still quite puzzled about it. niblips 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niblips Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 I have quite a few not valued as well. It means they've never sold on Discogs. Not worthless, just not very sought after at the moment. ya, that's what i figured incidentally, there are a few albums i've purchase from discogs sellers that are not valued.... so their system is not perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeKaye Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Started back in 1989 when I was 14. The 90's weren't the best time to be into records. Didn't have much money, there's was no internets and vinyl pressing were scarce anyways. But still I managed to obtain lots of records that now go for hefty amounts of $$$. Where are you from? I am the same age as you, and found quite a few in the 90s. Mind you I studied in Nottingham here in the UK and was blessed with many good shops. Then I moved to my current place which is 1 hour from London. So I would spend many a Saturday crate digging. Before I lived somewhere with decent shops very early 90s, I used to send off an envelope to a mail order company, they would send their printed catalogue. I would then phone to reserve records, then send a cheque. The advent of the internet reduces all this to click, click...get record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glass realms Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Been buying/collecting since 1983. Only started cataloging my stuff since 2000. But my excel sheet has 8,235 rows. At this point 3/4 of that is vinyl (7"s, 12"s, LPs, etc) and the other 1/4 of that is digital (CD, DVDs, etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caninesapien Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share Posted September 17, 2014 Great replies, thanks all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
̮ ɤ ̮ Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 3168 inches of vinyl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkrtz Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Been collecting vinyl for a measly year and cassettes for like half a year. Have 50 or so 12"s, one 10" and three 7"s. Have about fifty cassettes. But I was jobless for half of the past year and I only make minimum wage now. Still though, vinyl/tapes are my main interest/hobby and I make an effort to obtain my favorites. So there's a clash between fund availability and determination. If I had more income I'd probably purchase multiple releases a week. Wish I could now. aju2streets and caninesapien 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzersonKillwell Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 I tell people I have like 700 to 800 records but it is really more like 550. emokid9963 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emokid9963 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 I tell people I have like 700 to 800 records but it is really more like 550. Best answer! Also I have roughly ~300 only including 12"s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvv Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Been collecting vinyl for a measly year and cassettes for like half a year. Have 50 or so 12"s, one 10" and three 7"s. Have about fifty cassettes. But I was jobless for half of the past year and I only make minimum wage now. Still though, vinyl/tapes are my main interest/hobby and I make an effort to obtain my favorites. So there's a clash between fund availability and determination. If I had more income I'd probably purchase multiple releases a week. Wish I could now.My exact thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twatay Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Started in 2011, late to the game. Currently at ~110 records. Technically there'd be more if I split up the 3 box sets I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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