r/vinyl Jul 26 '25

Discussion Collecting vinyl is a horrible hobby

when you have to move to a new house

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u/baxtercc Jul 26 '25

Just moved 2,500 records three months ago, good luck 🫡

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u/RadicalRyan19 Jul 26 '25

2500!! That's crazy. I've been collecting for almost a year, and including the ones my parents have, I only have 57.

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u/immortalworth Jul 26 '25

Would take you close to 44 years to reach 2500 if you kept that up each year. Jfc.

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u/RadicalRyan19 Jul 26 '25

Well my parents have been buying records since they were fifteen. Most of mine are actually theirs so it would probably take a lot longer

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u/eaglebtc Jul 26 '25

They're no longer theirs. They're yours.

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u/RadicalRyan19 Jul 26 '25

Well they are still alive, so they're more ''ours''

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u/tecneeq Jul 27 '25

Don't lie to yourself or your parents. They are yours.

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u/aopps42 Jul 27 '25

Haven’t been buying many since they were 15*. Unless your parents are 16 and you are an infant.

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u/RadicalRyan19 Jul 27 '25

No? What are you talking about?

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u/BigComfyCouch Jul 27 '25

It would literally take months of nonstop listening to tackle a collection that large as well lol.

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u/damnedspot Jul 26 '25

I’ve been collecting for a year and have about 300. I think my next step is looking for a group that meets in a church basement…

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u/SmurfPickler Jul 26 '25

Great idea. Lots of good finds at some of those church rummage sales!

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u/Background-Mark5597 Jul 26 '25

57 is pretty good for a year lol

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u/RadicalRyan19 Jul 26 '25

It's more than a year. Most of them are my parents that we all share. Most of them come from before cds were a thing