Downsizing

A few days ago I got a nice little CD player at Northland Estate Services. I have a pretty good sized CD collection and I often find CDs at thrift stores and yard sales for $1. I also have a USB CD drive that lets me rip CDs to MP3 files so I can store and play them on my laptop. So CDs are a music media that makes sense for me. I have never gotten into streaming, I like owning stuff.

Since moving to Superior, I have been collecting records but recently my cheap turntable crapped out and it doesn’t seem to be made to be fixed. New turntables are either cheap and crappy or pretty damn pricey. While I like vinyl, I’m not one of those audio purists who can go on and on about the “warm” sound and vinyl records do take up a lot of space. And old records are starting to command high prices, it is getting harder and harder for me to find deals. I started looking for a good old turntable to replace my broken one and by golly those have gotten pricey as well. All of this got me to thinking that maybe this is the time to sell off my records.

I am going to be selling my records through Northland Estate Services and I will also be selling some of my typewriters through them as well. I really have way too many typewriters! I think this will work out well, I’ll get more space and some cash. I’m sure I’ll use the cash to by other, different old stuff.

Some folks are appalled that I am getting rid of the vinyl records, but I think it is the right move for me.