How big is your cull pile currently?

[Brahmsian]

Many of you, including myself, talk about adding to the "cull pile".  So, if you are collecting physical media (CDs, LPs, etc.), how large is your current cull pile?

If thread already started on this (couldn't find it in a search), I'm happy to be redirected to it and delete this one. 

[Brahmsian]

For me, just over 100 right now, but I may be adding on to it.

[Jo498]

About 30 in a box, some of which I am offering at Ebay, then maybe another 50 that are in a special shelf as "undecided"/need to listen to again/compare with others.
I have ca. 5000 discs, so it's a small amount that is getting culled.

[Todd]

None.  Almost all of my non-opera CDs have been ripped and boxed and it would be more trouble than it's worth to cull them.  Now I either stream new releases before buying them or buy only things I have a keen interest in before listening - eg, the Gieseking box.  I almost certainly will never have to cull new purchases going forward. 

[Roasted Swan]

In answer to the thread title - not so big as the Doctor gave me an ointment but thankyou for asking

[DavidW]

I have a duplicate Simpson cd and that is it.  Since I don't blind buy music anymore (thanks streaming!) I don't own any cds that I don't like.

[Jo498]

In my case it is sometimes duplicates. When I got the big pink Rubinstein box in late 2013 I had had about two dozen of these discs before (a few of them with recordings already bought a second time for supposedly better transfers!) and it took me about 8 years or so to get rid of them. Similar cases occur with smaller boxes.
And as I almost used up my shelf space I go through some sections, especially with works I have 8,10 or more recordings of and cull them. It's usually very slow work.
I also still buy CDs, usually very cheaply/used, so there will be some among them I cull after listening once or twice because they were not as good/interesting as I had expected

[Spotted Horses]

Currently none. All of my CDs are stored on hard disc and no point of deleting anything, even if I don't want it. After I ripped my CDs I culled about 3,000. Every once in a while I realize that I threw out a CD that I hadn't ripped yet.

[Maestro267]

Currently zero.

[Brian]

I have one large moving box of CDs in jewel cases I want to sell/get rid of, and another large box of box sets that I didn't enjoy or have duplicated.

Eventually, I'll probably try selling the box sets here on GMG. The single CDs are probably of little to no value, sad to say. (Many were review copies of CDs I didn't like.)

[j winter]

I have a Xerox paper box in my closet that's about 1/3 full at the moment.  At this point it's mostly duplications from box sets (so my single discs from the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, etc.), pulled to save shelf space.  I've pretty much given up on selling them, too much hassle for too little return.  When the box fills up I'll probably take it to the Princeton Record Exchange the next time I go -- they offer VERY little in trade, but for a box full I'll probably get enough to cover the gas & tolls there and back.

After going through the exercises of closing out my late mother's and grandmother's estates, I've definitely come to the realization that being a collector isn't something to undertake for profit, it needs to bring it's own satisfaction.  I buy music (and books, etc.) for my own pleasure in the here and now, without any thought of me or my heirs making money on them in the future -- because unless you have the funds to collect originals by Picasso, it's just not happening.  

[Mapman]

The single CDs are probably of little to no value, sad to say. (Many were review copies of CDs I didn't like.)

Low value, but not zero. CD lots sell surprisingly well on eBay, often >$1/disc. There may be members here who would be interested, too.

[JBS]

I don't cull unless it's a duplicate of a recording I have in some box set.
When I do have some, I give them to the Friends of the [local public] Library.

[Brahmsian]

Speaking of cull piles...have any of you "rescued" one or more recordings that you originally had in the to be culled pile? 

I think I might have one this morning:  Ginastera string quartets (Naxos).

[prémont]

Speaking of cull piles...have any of you "rescued" one or more recordings that you originally had in the to be culled pile? 

Yes, this happens to me now and then.That's why I leave them in a scrap pile for a while to give me the option of changing my mind.

[Brahmsian]

Yes, this happens to me now and then.That's why I leave them in a scrap pile for a while to give me the option of changing my mind.

Same here!  I have the box close by.  I pulled out a handful of discs to give another last minute "plea bargain". 

[Madiel]

Currently none. All of my CDs are stored on hard disc and no point of deleting anything, even if I don't want it. After I ripped my CDs I culled about 3,000. Every once in a while I realize that I threw out a CD that I hadn't ripped yet.

With respect, if you keep the ripped recording you are not culling. And you are also not following the law in many countries, where format shifting is allowed so long as you keep the original source.

[Madiel]

I have a handful of discs, which includes at least one or two classical off the top of my head, in a small cardboard box.

I think most of them have been in the box for around 15 years, and the box has moved house, and I've still not actually disposed of them.

I also have some recordings which are duplicated thanks to box sets, but where I'm a bit annoyed that the box set liner notes don't have as much information. So the smaller release hasn't got marked for removal because I want to have the liner notes. Whether I've read the liner notes any time recently is a separate question best not contemplated.

[Spotted Horses]

With respect, if you keep the ripped recording you are not culling. And you are also not following the law in many countries, where format shifting is allowed so long as you keep the original source.

You're telling me after I rip a disc I'm not allowed to throw it in the trash? 

[Madiel]

You're telling me after I rip a disc I'm not allowed to throw it in the trash? 

Depends on the exact law where you are, but that's pretty much what I'm saying. EDIT: Looking very carefully at the Australian law, I think throwing it in the trash is the one thing you probably could do. Seems a bit sad.

But the more pertinent point for this thread is that I wouldn't consider that to be culling your collection.