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carrejo
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Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 6:52 pm

I was just tallying up my inventory of rpgs in excel, and realized that I went over 1,000 individual items (1,005 to be exact)...I cant believe it...

...for alot of you thats probably not alot...but having started collecting in 2008 or so....I am pretty proud

don't even want to think about how much I have spent during that time..... :lol:

Jorge

Mars
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Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:12 pm

carrejo wrote:1,000 individual items

Does this include magazines as "individual items"? I would guess i have about 1000 of just those.

carrejo
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Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:30 pm

nope, I don't collect magazines...referring to just modules, books, boxed sets etc.

TheHistorian
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Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:33 pm

Okay, so now I had to go look at my spreadsheet... I came in at 1223. That doesn't count mags, novels, or anything I have marked for replacement/upgrading.

Mars is right - with mags, that number would skyrocket. Probably jumps over 2000 with mags.

I think I've just scared myself. Thanks a lot.

Areas of interest/knowledge: Harn, WFRP, Ars Magica, anything BRP based such as CoC, Runequest, Pendragon and all their related games

Kingofpain89
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Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:54 pm

I have between a third to half of my collection photograped and catalogued. The number of items came to 681. Which doesnt include magazines. Not that that makes much difference since I probably only have about 50 Dragon, Dungeon, and Space Gamer mags altogether.

I wonder how many threads there are on The Acaeum regarding this topic?

You don't like your job, you don't strike. You go in every day and do it really half-assed. That's the American way. - Homer Simpson

Doug Williams
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Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 9:41 pm

I have no idea, since I keep no kind of inventory, spreadsheet or otherwise. :oops:

My collection mostly fills up a large bookshelf.

HexMapper
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Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 12:00 am

carrejo - you missed my poll from a few weeks back- maybe on another occasion

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Gnat the Beggar
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Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 12:04 am

Kingofpain89 wrote:...I wonder how many threads there are on The Acaeum regarding this topic?

My guess is at least two per year, probably more though.

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killjoy32
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Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 5:04 am

Kingofpain89 wrote:I have between a third to half of my collection photograped and catalogued. The number of items came to 681. Which doesnt include magazines. Not that that makes much difference since I probably only have about 50 Dragon, Dungeon, and Space Gamer mags altogether.

I wonder how many threads there are on The Acaeum regarding this topic?

681??!!! noooo way! maybe 6681!

i have no idea how many items i have - not many really as i sold a ton of stuff, but size of collection doesnt matter so long as youre happy with what you have (think i said similar in a previous thread).

well done though carrejo!

Al

Are we nearly there yet?

lokiwookie
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Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 6:04 am

killjoy32 wrote:681??!!! noooo way! maybe 6681!

And only TSR items! :wink:

Generally, do we speak only for TSR items or for all items in our collection? Only D&D related books?

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Seany
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Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 6:20 am

Hi there,

I have a loft filled with just my collection, around 70 boxes (plastic large) and around 50 cardboard Large, 70ish of the printer paper 5reem cardboard boxes small, as well as my office with over 200feet of shelving filled with current games/rpg/boardgames/CCGs, and the boxes say another 40ish - floor to upto 8feet in height with boxes, and an alcove with large original packaging items D&D Icons figure, boardgames long forgotten cause I just cant get into the alcove anymore..

That does not include any magazines (dragon/dungeon/WD/imagine/polyhedron) amongst others, or my boxes of figures, metal in blisters resin plastics (those are last count were over 12,000 figures in 2001)

As too individual count of unique books, no clue sorry

so I guess I am a horder or as my partner says rubbish non recycler...

Now I feel depressed having just explained 34 years of collecting...

yours
Seany

Doug Williams
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Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 7:24 am

Seany wrote:Hi there,

I have a loft filled with just my collection, around 70 boxes (plastic large) and around 50 cardboard Large, 70ish of the printer paper 5reem cardboard boxes small, as well as my office with over 200feet of shelving filled with current games/rpg/boardgames/CCGs, and the boxes say another 40ish - floor to upto 8feet in height with boxes, and an alcove with large original packaging items D&D Icons figure, boardgames long forgotten cause I just cant get into the alcove anymore..

That does not include any magazines (dragon/dungeon/WD/imagine/polyhedron) amongst others, or my boxes of figures, metal in blisters resin plastics (those are last count were over 12,000 figures in 2001)

As too individual count of unique books, no clue sorry

so I guess I am a horder or as my partner says rubbish non recycler...

Now I feel depressed having just explained 34 years of collecting...

yours
Seany

Moving must be a nightmare. ;-)

Kingofpain89
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Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 10:03 am

killjoy32 wrote:681??!!! noooo way! maybe 6681!

LOL....I was only counting the RPG stuff. Video games, comics, and all the other stuff doesnt count. :lol:

You don't like your job, you don't strike. You go in every day and do it really half-assed. That's the American way. - Homer Simpson

carrejo
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Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 11:37 am

Sorry guys didnt mean to add another thread on this topic. My next step is to visit a con, never been to one, and the NTRPG con sounds like a lot of fun. I think I will plan to visit Texas next year....havent played D&D in 25 years :wink:

killjoy32
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Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 3:14 pm

Kingofpain89 wrote:
LOL....I was only counting the RPG stuff. Video games, comics, and all the other stuff doesnt count.

trust me guys, KoP has a frickin AWESOME collection. you walk in and go WOW

Are we nearly there yet?

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