Blessed by the God of collecting

[tvcollector]

You know how bad I wish I could find stuff and have endless amount of space to store stuff.. It's to the point to where I have to let stuff go, and no room to even learn more about how to restore these things... It's become a nightmare, and my family now thinks I'm such a bad person due to the fact I like to collect history and preserve it.. I pay around $400 a month on storage units to just store things.. Does anyone on here thinks it's worth it? when it gets in the way financially, and between family? I keep being reminded that that money I use which they think I throw away can be used in better things, such as a nicer car, a vacation, and instead you have junk that weights you down...

[Jon A.]

Originally Posted by tvcollector

You know how bad I wish I could find stuff and have endless amount of space to store stuff.. It's to the point to where I have to let stuff go, and no room to even learn more about how to restore these things... It's become a nightmare, and my family now thinks I'm such a bad person due to the fact I like to collect history and preserve it.. I pay around $400 a month on storage units to just store things.. Does anyone on here thinks it's worth it? when it gets in the way financially, and between family? I keep being reminded that that money I use which they think I throw away can be used in better things, such as a nicer car, a vacation, and instead you have junk that weights you down...

Paring things down to what you really like would be helpful. I've gotten rid of 4x as many TVs as I have now since I started collecting, and other assorted items I knew I would never use. As for family members thinking you're a bad person just because you collect and preserve history, that's absolute rubbish. You're not hurting anyone, they have no right to tell you how to live your life. It's not gambling, drinking or drugs, it's a harmless hobby. Unusual, but harmless. I have been told by at least one person that he had never heard of anyone collecting TVs. I would probably get that more if I knew more people.

[hi_volt]

My friends and work associates are fascinated by my hobby. My folks, when they come and visit me, are always interested in what I've recently acquired, and they call the room where I display most of my sets my "treasure room".