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Counted my long boxes last weekend and hit 1,000 single issues, did not see that number coming
I finally sat down Sunday and counted everything in my long boxes for the first time since 2019. Came out to 1,004 single issues, which honestly floored me because I would have guessed closer to 600. The scary part is that about 300 of them are stuff I bought at cons in Chicago and never got around to bagging or reading. I knew the pile was growing, but seeing the real number made me realize I have a buying problem more than a reading habit. How do you all keep your collections from getting away from you like this?
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nancy_owens5d ago
Reading that you guessed 600 and the real number was over 1,000 made me laugh out loud because that is such a gut punch. Honestly the 300 unbagged con books is the part that got me the most, because that is basically a whole short box just sitting there in the dark, unread and unloved. My system is pretty simple, I bag and board anything new the same week I get it and I keep a running list on my phone so I can see the count creep up in real time. Once the list hits a number that makes me sweat, I stop buying for a month and just read what I already own. Have you thought about doing a no buy month and working through that Chicago pile first?
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