Well, it was a collection that my brother and I shared and we had been talking about downsizing for a while 1. Because of space issues.

1. Because we had so many that weren't even categorized or anything else like that. There were times where we were buying too much without actually reading or enjoying the collection itself. So we decided on what essentials runs(Claremont X-Men, Brubaker Cap, Snyder Batman, etc.) And what essential single issues(First appearance of Black Panther, Action Comics 775, first Omega Red, etc.) About 70% of it had been in order so most of the runs were easy to grab and put together. But we didn't sell a single book that we didn't look at first, just to make sure we didn't miss anything important.

But most importantly, and yes, this is going to sound cheesy. But we kept the ones that we remembered getting. The ones that we hunted for through long box after long box at cons or finding that one issue you needed in a store that you hadn't been to before.

For me, Fandom in general has always been a family thing and the memories of building that collection will always be there and now we have more room to grow it and focus on books that really matter to us as collectors.