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Hi,

Sometimes I am thinking of selling my collection. So I was wondering has somebody sold (a part of) his reggae collection and what Impact had it on him/her.

Of course I know everybody is different attached to his/her collection and therefore reacts differently. But I wonder if there are those differences.

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I will never do dat my problem is who's gonna keep my collection when i'm gone...

so my advice

don't do dat yu will regret...

hope it helps
but if do do so remember to post your list here who knows we could buy some

respect everytime
dreadrecords

It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly.

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) British logician and philosopher.

vlad wrote:It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly.

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) British logician and philosopher.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with have possessions

What is important is not to be attached to them.

I wouldn't sell my reggae collection unless I was on the bread line

Even if the LP's do take up too much room.

Nice vlad I got another one.

“Hobbies of any kind are boring except to people who have the same hobby.“

Dave Barry quotes (American Writer and Humorist best known for his weekly newspaper column. b.1947)

But seriously I guess you wouldnt sell your collection I remember we shipped to eachother when the seller messed up our adresses.

Thanks Congo Bunny and Dreadrecords for the comments and opinions.

Siegi: I wouldnt sell my collection indeed Your memory is amazing

...quotes quotes...

“When somebody says it’s not about the money, it’s about the money.”
― H.L. Mencken

Good one or what? What I would do however, is "clean" my collection. Part from the Good, keep only the Great. Now, how to determine Good from Great?...

And my reco to you: "do whatever makes you happy (but don't make others unhappy)".

"All of those who sold their collections bitterly regretted".

I-Lion Tafari, collector

Siegi,no-one has actually asked WHY are you thinking of selling your collection?is it money worries that makes you consider this, if so there other ways to get cash apart from selling a beloved collection. I would sell everything and anything before considering selling my records which ive accumulated over a lifetime.
If its only part of it then I agree with Vlad, go through your records, play them if necessary to remind yourself and only get rid of those you can imagine living without.
If its because you no longer like Reggae then you must be mad!;)

I think every serious music fan reaches a point when they reconsider their record collection. While I would never consider selling my entire collection, I have certainly gone through periods where I scale it back and unload 40-50 CDs at a local music store or sell some records on E-Bay.

Right now I don't have enough room at my home for my entire music collection, so half of it has been in the attic for 2 years. Only my favourites are on display and easily accessible, so maybe this means that I could get rid of everything in the attic and not miss it.

For me, collecting is about quality, not quantity. I have plans to cut my collection by 40% by the end of the year.