Hit 500 issues in my collection this weekend and I feel weird about it

Was just organizing my long boxes on Saturday and realized I've got exactly 500 comics now. Most of them are from the last 8 years, but I've got some old 90s X-Men issues my uncle gave me that started it all. Did anyone else feel weird when they hit a big round number like that? Like do I need to slow down or is this just how it goes for collectors?

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fiona33211d ago

Felt the exact same way when I hit 300 last year. Honestly I used to roll my eyes at people who talked about hitting big numbers, thought it was just flexing or whatever. But then I actually sat down and flipped through all my issues and realized how much time and memory was in those boxes. Like I've got this random run of New Mutants from a flea market that are beat to hell but I remember exactly which Sunday I found them. Kinda changed my whole view on collecting for me. I'd say just enjoy it, the number doesn't mean you have to stop or slow down.

nathan_webb11d agoTop Commenter

Dude, yes, exactly this. I hit 350 last month and had the same exact moment where I just sat on the floor surrounded by long boxes and started flipping through everything. There's this beat up copy of Uncanny X-Men 201 that I found at a garage sale when I was like 12 and the cover is all bent up but I can still smell the old basement where I bought it. Numbers are weird because they sound like bragging but really it's just a way of measuring how many little stories you've collected along the way. The random crappy issues you paid a quarter for end up meaning way more than the key books sometimes. I still get that same thrill finding something I've never seen before even if my pull list is already ridiculous.

adam_anderson611d ago

Buddy of mine said the same thing when he hit 400 lol.