Organizing the DVD's & videos

Do we ever stop to think about how much stuff we own? Here in the United States we take the luxury items for granted. I know I do.

This hit home for me today as I was putting my DVD's in alphabetical order by title. It never really hit me how large my collection has become, even though I pass the shelves that they are on many times every day. It also never really hit me how much I need a better shelving system for them.

I have a spreadsheet on my computer that I made up for my movie collection, both for DVD's and VHS tapes. It not only shows the title of the movie but also the year, rating, length, director and the top four actors. It's a long list and I can sort it any way I like. The scary part is that I still haven't added many of the VHS tapes I own. These are the ones that I haven't bought the DVD for yet but still want in my collection. As I slowly convert the collection from VHS to DVD, I offer my VHS tapes up for sale on ebay. (Self Promotion! ---> Look me up & check out the items I'm selling! My user name there is john14124) .

I mention all this to ask the questions: What kind of stuff do you collect & why? What got you started collecting whatever it is and do you still enjoy it?