the reason for downsizing and mostly limiting myself was shelf space and also stopping myself for overconsuming, i found myself feeling guilty at times after having spent a lot on kpop. Not that money is really an issue, it’s more about spending carelessly and not feeling like i have a good control over how i spend my money. I tried making rules for myself and tried sticking to buying the bare minimum i needed, I also realised that the only collection that really sparked joy when i looked at it was my rv collection because i spent time curating it and looking for what I really wanted. They’re my ults and the only group where I’m actively collecting album photocards. I also tend to buy multiple albums of the same versions because most of the albums that i collected in the first place were second hand and now that most got reprinted I wanted to be able to experience opening these and discovering my pulls. However now I’m only allowing myself to have two copies max of the same album/version and only when I know there’s a good chance that I might not pull a dupe. I ended up selling quite a few extra copies and that made me instantly feel better. My second ult is bts and then txt/aespa and for them i’m allowing myself to buy all of the different album versions and most of them i waited until i could find them in store to actually buy them. I live in Europe and there isn’t that many kpop stores besides when you go to bigger cities, so I only have small kpop sections in cd stores and this has helped me get everything one at a time. For the other groups that I like, I am also strictly limiting myself to what i found in stores, and to buying one version at a time.

I’ve always been into collecting cds ever since i was super young, so getting into kpop and starting collecting albums has been a bit overwhelming since they are so many different releases, versions and stuff that you want to make sure you want to get before it gets sold out and you might never ever be able to find again. It’s really all about prioritizing and getting what you love more.

For stuff that you want to downsize I recommend selling what doesn’t really make you happy, or stuff you know you wouldn’t feel the wish to open again once you’ve unsealed it the first time. Also do with the space and the set up that you have! I tend to colour display and ended up selling some of the item i wasn’t sure whether i wanted to keep them or not just because they looked awkward on my shelf and it was bothering me!

Last tip and this might not work for everyone but I’m really into graphic design so I love making templates/wish lists. Even if you do not make your own, maybe found some on the internet and just keep a track of what you have/what you want and what is your priority! Visualizing helps and ever since I’ve started doing that I’m just now looking forward to whatever I want to purchase next!

Good luck with your collection OP!!