Media: Should we start hoarding?

Elizabeth, that's a stupendous number of records you've disposed of. It's none of my business, but I'm curious what what kind of stuff you longer wanted and got rid of.

I've nowhere near what you had, maybe 1500 records and cd's tops. I gave away an additional 300 records to my brother I probably shouldn't have, that subsequently disappeared. Also six more to help support a local used record store that has since gone out of business. I still miss some of those 300, and replaced many if not the majority of them with better copies. Maybe I'm too much a hoarder. Books, records, and tools are all my addictions. 

Mike

When the zombie apocalypse comes, the man with a DVD collection and portable player will rule the world.

I highly treasure my 2,000 or so LP’s, and I kinda like going “shopping” through them and realizing I forgot I owned this or that one. Hmm, I think I’ll give it a listen. I’d say maybe 300-400 of em could go to the dumpster, which are usually ones in a take em all or nothing situation when taking a collection someone’s trying to get rid of. If at least 20-30%ish aren’t worth taking, I’ll leave em there.
I certainly don’t worry about not being able to find an original copy. Worst case scenario, I can get a high quality CD copy of a copy if I’ve gotta. 

I had an old Marantz CD/laserdisc player from the mid-90s. Hadn't used it in many years. I decided to post it on Facebook Marketplace and sold it for a good price within 2 hours!! I'm really surprised how what sells and knowing people still collect items that I never thought would sell.