I never sold the bulk of my vinyl. Probably sold 50 to fund CD purchases.
I bought a CD player in ’88 -- my junior year of college -- first CDs being the Pretty in Pink Soundtrack and The Damned, Strawberries. Both used sitting in a little used CD box at the cashier.
I never officially stopped buying vinyl, but for a few years before we bought a house I had it in storage without room to have them or a TT out.
Now, I pretty much don’t buy CDs since just about any CD is available streaming (will buy if not available). If I really love an album, I buy the vinyl. Much more of a permanent investment in the title and I presume the artist gets a bit more from the 2x to 3x price of vinyl.
Given the mass availability of digital, my goal is no longer to have a library of every title. Just the best albums to put on and enjoy all the way through.
My current unusual rig has made everything vinyl more enjoyable 2 pretty good carts through two pretty good preamps into an Allen & Heath 2-channel analog mixer. I can queue up one record while the other plays, adjust the gain based on the record, and crossfade. You know the sound is really pretty good...I put a good amount of research into the best reasonably priced mixer. The hands-on DJ feel experience is worth it.
I listen 90% digital, but that 10% vinyl is high reward.
PS: one thing I do buy regularly on optical disc is SACD, DVDA, and BD multichannel mixes before they go out of print and get crazy expensive. If you really like an album or an artist, those are generally a treat.

