MCDELTAT Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Yeah would never have a variant collection myself..... props and condolences to anyone that does that. I'm trending towards being a Discography collector, which right now is only for bands I care about and that don't have some huge list of items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piky0032 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Try being a Metallica and or Pearl Jam collector. That'll put an end to it quick. No one could even come close to a complete Metallica collection.....just tooo many psus2h 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cambionic Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I just pick my favorite variant and stick with that one. I understand the appeal of the completist, but I'm more of a discography completist rather than a variant one. Imagine the folks who have tried to keep up with all those Rise Against variants! jack8urt0n 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterrod Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Having to break up the collection to pay bills :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtz Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 When it becomes a chore and is no longer fun, you should give up. Personally I think the way variant collecting used to work was fun. Possibly getting a mailorder color, hunting down variants in stores, working out trades with other collectors... The hunt was what made it fun. These days you just drop $100 preordering 5 copies at a time. Nothing fun or exciting about that. radiatorhums 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinch Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Imagine the folks who have tried to keep up with all those Rise Against variants! I'm guessing you meant Against Me. That shit's insane. Klefki 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
contiinstereo Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I don't variant collect, but I do have the discography OCD. I'm slowly breaking it. This is my issue as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjkenney Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I don't variant collect, but I do have the discography OCD. I'm slowly breaking it. same here. I've gotten it down to just studio albums by bands, no 7" really anymore. Still hate that I buy meh albums sometimes just to complete a discography. I've really pulled the reins in on buying the past couple months. I have seen the light of the easy pass. Praise Haze! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniegwilliams Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Like others have said- I buy records to listen to, not to look at the spines on a shelf. Having 10 copies of a record does me no good when I only need 1 to listen to. Not to bag on collectors- do yo' thang shorty. It just isn't for me. Stravinsky and youspinmeround 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throughbeingcruel Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I've been a discography guy ever since I started collecting CDs when I was ten. I just always thought it looked cool as hell to have a band's entire catalog right there. The plan is to eventually have a bit of a music library for my kids/family/friends. Even when I buy a record I don't really dig, I shelve it for later. I'll either grow to love it, or hope that someone down the line will. I guess it really isn't as much OCD as it is a true appreciation for music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladewillisisdead Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I'm down with discography collecting. I'm also a Self Defense Family/End of a Year collector, so I'm a masochist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEE... Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I dont care for press/varient and such. I do love colored wax though, if I can get that over black I will. But varient collecting would make me insane, especially with the output thats coming out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youspinmeround Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 This is my issue as well. I had this problem with all Robert Pollard related band stuff. I dumped in the last 6 month about 75 pieces (about 2/3 7 inches and 1/3 albums). I will never listen to what I sold ever again and didnt need it to say look I own 200 records that Robert Pollard put out I have done that with a ton of artists of late. Selling off albums by them I didnt like much, will not be an album I listen to probably ever again and have an mp3 copy if I really need it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeeMoreGlass Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 When it becomes a chore and is no longer fun, you should give up. Personally I think the way variant collecting used to work was fun. Possibly getting a mailorder color, hunting down variants in stores, working out trades with other collectors... The hunt was what made it fun. These days you just drop $100 preordering 5 copies at a time. Nothing fun or exciting about that. Nailed it...I had a blast collecting all of my TWY variants but I don't ever spend money I don't have on it...and I don't stress about it... Also, I used to want to have every album from a band but I stopped that after the last few awful Taking Back Sunday albums and The last two lackluster Bayside albums. Now I usually try to listen before I buy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEE... Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Nailed it...I had a blast collecting all of my TWY variants but I don't ever spend money I don't have on it...and I don't stress about it... Also, I used to want to have every album from a band but I stopped that after the last few awful Taking Back Sunday albums and The last two lackluster Bayside albums. Now I usually try to listen before I buy... It also doesnt help that a record that expects to do well will have 10 different varients for preorder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack8urt0n Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I just pick my favorite variant and stick with that one. I understand the appeal of the completist, but I'm more of a discography completist rather than a variant one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeromium Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I've never collected variants. As someone mentioned already, I'd rather have 10 different albums than 10 copies of the same album. When I collected CDs, I did like to complete the discography of my favorite artists, but I limited that to official studio albums, occasionally including live ones. Then I realized I was at the point of just ripping albums to my computer for convenient listening on my MP3 player and computer, and making copies of the CDs to keep in the car. Essentially I was just ripping the CD, checking out the artwork, and putting it on the shelf. CD shopping was becoming less and less fun as it was easier to find things I wanted on Amazon, eBay, etc. It became a money pit and I started downloading more. Now that I'm buying vinyl, I'm trying to be a lot more selective of what I buy. And I never need more than one copy of anything. moodist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psus2h Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I'll buy variations in regards to it being different pressings. For instance, I have the 4xLP Warner reissue of Metallica The Black Album, but I've heard several people say that the Simply Vinyl pressing is the best, so I picked that up. If I ever found an original pressing for a reasonable price I'd grab that too. Now if they did six versions of the same pressing, but on different colored vinyl then I wouldnt bother with all six. Everyone's different though, I wouldnt knock someone for wanting all of the variations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-dosia Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Mine was two-fold. First, Victory records ruined it for me. been collecting Thursday and TBS, and they seem to release a new variant quarterly. My second realization was when I started to collect Converge and I got like 20 records in and it just seemed so hopeless, that was my ah-ha moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Step 1: Admit that you have a problem. Step 2: Easy Pass. You see, when I became one with Easy Pass and accepted him as my savior, saying no became as easy as breathing. Just say no and D.A.R.E. to keep collectors off variants. Could someone please fill me in on what this "easy pass" joke is?? thesewoodenideas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daegor Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Could someone please fill me in on what this "easy pass" joke is?? There isn't really a joke, Secular Haze just starting posting it a lot on threads to announce he would NOT be ordering whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Oh, that is especially unfunny and annoying then. Thank you sir. aju2streets 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I had this problem with all Robert Pollard related band stuff. I dumped in the last 6 month about 75 pieces (about 2/3 7 inches and 1/3 albums). I will never listen to what I sold ever again and didnt need it to say look I own 200 records that Robert Pollard put out You'd have an easier time going to the moon than collecting all the Pollard stuff. I appreciate how prolific the dude is, but even keeping up with current output is taxing. I couldn't imagine trying to track down all all those back catalogue 7"s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I'm down with discography collecting. I'm also a Self Defense Family/End of a Year collector, so I'm a masochist. I'm 5 EoaY 7"s away from being caught up. I normally start actively looking for one I'm missing once I wear myself out on the last one I got. I've heard some rumours of some demo tapes, but I've never really seen any confirmation that they exist. I hope they're not real things because finding those would might be rather difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathyou99 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I can't keep up with all the pre-orders on the first page of the boards on a daily basis. I can't even imagine trying to get every variant of bands I dig. I told myself I'd never collect 7's either since I still have countless albums I'd like to grab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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