I am downsizing and moving to another city. So I am getting rid of my whole collection. I have a lot of more modern things and movie soundtracks.
If you live in Houston, I will be selling all of the CDs out of my home next weekend, but I will also be posting things here for sale. What doesn't sell will be donated.
Your whole collection? Yikes! How many CDs do you own?
Do you have the complete Villa-Lobos string quartets?
Do you live near The Woodlands?
Quote from: Catison on March 18, 2017, 11:30:45 AM
I am downsizing and moving to another city. So I am getting rid of my whole collection. I have a lot of more modern things and movie soundtracks.
If you live in Houston, I will be selling all of the CDs out of my home next weekend, but I will also be posting things here for sale. What doesn't sell will be donated.
Oy, Brett, how many soundtracks you getting rid of?
May I interject here - don't do anything you will regret later on - the time it took to collect/the expense - short term periods of change can make you do things that may cause long-term AAAAAUUUGGGGGG! WHAT WAS I THINKING?!?!?!
Quote from: Scion7 on March 18, 2017, 06:33:56 PM
May I interject here - don't do anything you will regret later on - the time it took to collect/the expense - short term periods of change can make you do things that may cause long-term AAAAAUUUGGGGGG! WHAT WAS I THINKING?!?!?!
I agree... Just the thought! ??? I'd rather part with one of my limbs, do to speak.... ::) ;)
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Seconded ! When I moved from the US back to Europe, I also got rid of my collection, and found out I could not find them any more in Europe >:D. Most of them yot eventually re-issued but it took nearly ten years. And if it wasnt for some GMG members :-*, I would still be missing some of them.
I'd at least check what is rare and what would be easy to buy again, stream etc.
Personally, I don't understand why someone would want to get rid of their whole collection? I mean I can understanding doing some culling, but get rid of it all seems crazy to me.
It facilitates a move.
And radical downsizing apparently has some benefits for psychological well being for some people, therefore the recent "minimalism" trends.
I tend to doubt that these effects are more than short term and while I am all in favor of criticism of the excesses of consumerism I am skeptical of minimalism as a fad.
And a CD or Vinyl collection is not really comparable to having too many cheap H & M clothes or getting the newest electronic gadget ASAP. There are no classical recording sweatshops, for all I know, they don't really take up that much space etc.
The other point that has prevented me from major culling/downsizing is that it is financially hardly worth the effort. When CDs were still quite expensive, 20-25 years ago, second-hand-shops would buy full price discs around a third of new price and sell them for 50-60%. But today with a used disc typically fetching a few cents to about 3-4 $/EUR, why bother?
Quote from: Judge Fish on March 18, 2017, 06:01:31 PM
Do you have the complete Villa-Lobos string quartets?
No, but I do have a CD of some symphonies.
Quote from: Mirror Image on March 18, 2017, 05:03:33 PM
Your whole collection? Yikes! How many CDs do you own?
About 2500.
Quote from: Jo498 on March 20, 2017, 12:18:04 AM
It facilitates a move.
And radical downsizing apparently has some benefits for psychological well being for some people, therefore the recent "minimalism" trends.
I tend to doubt that these effects are more than short term and while I am all in favor of criticism of the excesses of consumerism I am skeptical of minimalism as a fad.
And a CD or Vinyl collection is not really comparable to having too many cheap H & M clothes or getting the newest electronic gadget ASAP. There are no classical recording sweatshops, for all I know, they don't really take up that much space etc.
The other point that has prevented me from major culling/downsizing is that it is financially hardly worth the effort. When CDs were still quite expensive, 20-25 years ago, second-hand-shops would buy full price discs around a third of new price and sell them for 50-60%. But today with a used disc typically fetching a few cents to about 3-4 $/EUR, why bother?
There is definitely an aspect of minimalism to my decision. And I agree that a decision based on that fad would only yield temporary results. However, I also have empirical evidence on my side. I moved into my current house about 5 years ago, and almost all of my CD boxes remain unopened. In fact, most are in boxes from when I first moved after completing grad school 7 years ago. I have found that I get enough satisfaction from my downloaded collection. And now with an Apple Music subscription, I can find something to listen to very easily. There is even some very hard to find stuff on there, like many of the Feldman recordings I cherish. But even those I don't listen to much anymore. As much as I love Feldman, I just don't have the time to sit and listen to a string quartet for 12 hours :P. Since November I have been living apart from my family in a small apartment with only my essential technology. What I found is that my iPad can contain all of my books, my iPhone can contain all of my music, and my AppleTV can contain all of my movies. I was skeptical myself at first too, but the beauty of an always-on internet connect is paying off now. I am very content and happy and, quite frankly, my music collection is doing nothing for me sitting in my attic 1000 miles away. I have no need for it. I would rather someone else experience the joys that I did finding the stuff and listening to it the first time.
If I were anywhere near Houston, I'd not only stop by to look and buy some of your CDs but also take you out for a drink and dinner and more. We have never met but since the early days (and with much stories I still remember) you have been an essential member of the community. I felt that I owe it to myself to meet you.
Anyhow, whatever is left I think I may want to check if there are some that I may want to take if only as a remembrance of CI days.
Quote from: TheGSMoeller on March 18, 2017, 06:03:49 PM
Do you live near The Woodlands?
I live in the Atascocita area. PM me if you want details.
Quote from: Thatfabulousalien on March 20, 2017, 08:18:50 PM
Don't sell your CDs unless you're homeless
Right, because with 2,500 of them, you could build yourself a shiny jewel-case shelter!
Quote from: Monsieur Croche on March 25, 2017, 01:55:28 AM
Right, because with 2,500 of them, you could build yourself a shiny jewel-case shelter!
If you build one big enough, you can fit yourself in it as well?