mattisr1984 Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeevvvveeeeeeeeeeerrrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 I have been thinking of not only majorly slowing down but also weeding out a good chunk of my collection. Times are getting tough financially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 I don't "collect" records. I buy music and listen to records. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
translatingthename Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 i don't see myself ever stopping buying records, the only form of 'collecting' i do is i try to make sure every record i buy is a first pressing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melikecheese Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 NEVER! Just moved and had to move a large collection with me. That was annoying but I won't let it stop me ever. And yeah its more about buying music, the collection just happens cause I love music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrc Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 I have plenty of room but my collection has gotten rather large over the last year (but no where near some of you guys' collections). i hit the 1k mark a few months ago. I want to slow down on my spending and start to clean out records i dont listen to anymore but i have been collecting off and on for about 10-11 years. i took a few year break during college but i doubt i will ever completely stop. My biggest concern is moving my collection because i plan on leaving florida in a couple/few years and moving cross country to portland. but im not going to worry about it for a while. any of you guys with huge collections move long distances? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patron Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 I'm just barely over 200 in a little over a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reachforthesky Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 I decided to quit when i opened this thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtz Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Like others have said, I don't think of it as collecting. I'm just buying music. So to answer the question... never. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
controlthebleeding Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 yea, i see it as just buying music. i have been buying records since i was 5 or 6 (at Sears no less) and sold my collection to pay for a enormous college debt. After the guilt went away i started up again, and since then i don't think i'll be getting rid of any more. I will dwindle down my collection of vinyl as i do my cd's, but i don't think i'll ever stop again...maybe slow down, but never will i stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riddle350 Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 outside of one band I don't really worry about getting all the different varients. If I have the chance I get the rarest version of a record as long as I can afford it. At the moment though my collection is still in it's early stages so the space issue hasn't come up yet. I'm sure I'll take it as it comes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kylewilliam Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 the day i get a neutral milk hotel - in the aeroplane over the sea test press. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefan Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 I think I just accumulate things. When space gets tight I sell some things. Moving takes some thought. I've moved my records cross country (CO->NY) once and I had little problems (boxed them up in the 50packs that pressed LPs get shipped in). Starting in August I'll be in Chicago 2/3 of the time and wondering if I should move my LPs there (since it would be paid for) even though I'll still have my house here. In general though, I am a fan of the fewer moves the better and can understand why some of you college kids keep most of your collection at your parents' place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbet Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Records are small (thin) enough for me to collect for a really long time so space isn't an issue. I'm really weird about collecting things - when I was younger I collected Transformers. My room was FILLED with Transformers and one day I just got sick of them. Nowadays they sit in boxes in my garage. I've sold off a few here and there because I hate having stuff sitting around but I don't have the heart to sell them. I really hope this doesn't happen with records but it probably will. I try and live a minimalistic lifestyle but it's pretty difficult - I love gadgets, movies, music, and video games! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehoffa Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Never. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timpopkid Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 I think of it as collecting and buying music. I don't think I'll ever stop, but there will always be highs and lows on how much I buy during a particular period. A year ago and a half ago when working in the music industry completely burned me out on music, I wasn't buying too much. Right now, I'm at a high end and am picking up several records every week. I can't fathom not buying records in some capacity at any point in my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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