Why so much????

I would have a lot more if it wasn't for this endless pit that's high-end.
As others have said, there's no limit to curiosity. The more things I find, the more I think "maybe there's still something else..."
The "mistakes" done are easily "sold" on ebay or amazon.
Einstein:
"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."

I'm one of those with a fairly large collection?
probably 1,500-2,000 LPS
300-500 cassettes
1,000-1,200 cds
Unfortunately, there have been times where I've been a collector, not a listener
I'm 62 years old so i've had a long time to make a fool of my self. Started collecting when in college. I probably frequently listen to less then 10% of these. Whether I'm crazy or not, i'll leave others to judge, but certainly neurotic/compulsive. I've started placing ads as i've reached a time in my life where there's too much clutter in the house and will be soon downsizing our living space.

If someone doesn't understand why you have a large music collection, then no explanation can make them understand. The answer is self-evident. Either you get it or you don't.

Every one of us has more music than we need, but there may never be a limit to how much we want. Music is a great hobby because it allows you to enjoy the music, but also feeds some of our desire to collect. I find it much more optimal to collect something you can actually use, versus something like stamps, bottlecaps, or coins.

I have about 500 CD's, and recently just put them all into my iPod (which is simply awesome). I am currently traveling the world, and rating every song of mine from 1 to 5 stars (an iPod feature). This process is teaching me that I really do listen to and like almost all of my CD's, but there are at least a few handfuls that I plan to get rid of when I return home. No sense keeping those "mistake" CD's or the ones I just won't ever listen to again.

I think it is crazy also. I have about 250 Cd's / SACD's combined and find myself listening to the same 10 or 15 dics.

Chuck