When I moved to the US in 98, I loved visiting garage sales, estate sales etc. where you coudl pick up some decent records at bargains. The kind of stuff that would cost an arm and a leg in Bombay, if you even came across them! But what was equally interesting was to see these huge collections that some folks had amassed over a lifetime.
While 3 mill is excessive by any measure, its not uncommon to find "hoarders" like these....especially here in the US. And unfortunately they are just that, hoarders with a problem of letting go versus collectors who are more objective and discerning.
Over the memorial day weekend I had the urge to relive that experience of hunting for records at a garage sale nearby that listed "thousands of records" in their Craig's list post. And boy they were not kidding! The guy had so many records, in his garage, basement and all over his house, that it was impossible for any normal human being to sift thru them in a single day.
Of the 15 or so boxes I went thru, before being overwhelmed and bored, I may have easily come across duplicates of the same albums, many times over! the guy just kept buying them in his 30 plus years of collecting, but probably never listened to it.
Funnily, I walked out with just 2 records after having spent close to an hour there......... And I come home only to realize, I already have those 2 albums, in better shape.
Yuck! I may be turning into a hoarder too
when to listen?
