Needles & Grooves

@djdavedk lol, no. If I had more restraint, then I wouldn’t be doing this. It’s something I’ve needed to do for a long time. I’ve tried limiting myself, I just haven’t had much success.

Set a monthly budget and stick to it, if you can't, hand finances over to your mate.

I know a guy who would buy Rocket to Russia, B-52s, and both Love and Rockets..

Thinking about tnis more rationally, I’ll likely keep only the ones I absolutely cannot part with, sell the rest, and see where I’m at then.

@dirty hands send them my way

@Sonicpharmacist my collection is at about the same size as yours and as of late I have also been feeling “out of control.” I’m even considering (in passing) stopping buying records.

That being said, I’m looking forward to your Discogs link.

I wonder if there’s a certain threshold that you cross once you have so many records and it becomes harder to justify not getting another (“I have a fucking Phil Collins album, so surely I have room in my collection for X, Y, and Z as well”). I remember the departed High Rant District mentioning that he found +/- 700 LPs to be the ideal collection size, and I have been wondering if he had a good point there.

65k is the recommended starting price point for bulk collection

@Melt Face Molly Drop not sure what you mean?

That was the price Enoch wanted when he decided he was selling everything off.

I forgot about him! That’s a LOT of money

Seriously though, if you do sell up, don't stop coming here. This isn't just a vinyl forum, you know!

Worth considering, I'm always selling stuff, things I don't listen to anymore, It's very easy to buy a lot of records , especially hanging round places like this. I have certainly reduced my purchases of new Vinyl a lot . My tastes have changed and I'm currently mostly listening to jazz . Maybe just sell a whole bunch of stuff that doesn't get the love and see how you go.

I think not having the time is always going to be an issue regardless of the format. As a collector of many things over the years, the struggle is real.

I think about the money I spent on records that I “had to have” which then just sit around forgotten while new ones keep on coming. It’s pretty ridiculous.

@kafunis that’s the more reasonable approach, likely what I’ll end up doing

Refocus back to what matters most - the actual music and the experience of listening to an album. Erase the FOMO brainwashing of #'d this, limited that, variant here, variant there, variant everywhere. All of this money-grabbing garbage is what can move you away from being a music collector that buys for what's actually in the grooves to a record collector that buys for the pageantry.

@Sonicpharmacist you have clearly thought a lot about this but can I suggest something? Start off selling the stuff in your collection that you just don't listen to or that you wouldn't mind not ever seeing again. That in itself will be a lengthy process with the collection size you have and if you ever did U-turn or decide to keep a small pile at least you can pick from your favourites.

Good point @Selaws, Sell the stuff you bought 3 years ago that you haven’t listened to in 3 years. You won’t miss them.