Published May 28, 2025 | By Alyx E, Founder of Collectors MD

You ever find something in your collection you completely forgot you owned?

It could be a slab. A sealed box. A pair of sneakers still in the shipping box. Maybe a watch you thought you’d wear every day, or a figure that’s never been taken out of the bubble wrap. And when you find it, there’s this weird moment of disconnection:

“Wait—when did I buy this?”
“What was I thinking?”
“Why did I even want it?”

That’s collector amnesia—when acquiring becomes automatic and intention disappears.
You’re still spending. Still chasing. Still filling up shelves, drawers, and digital dashboards.
But you’re not present anymore.

You don’t remember the moment you obtained it because you were already focused on the next one.

The truth is, we live in a culture that glorifies the hunt and forgets the harvest.
We celebrate the deal. The flip. The drop.
But the actual owning? The appreciation? The reflection?
It gets buried—along with the pile of forgotten pieces.

Maybe it’s time to stop for a second.
Not to shame yourself.
But to remember yourself—who you were when you started, what you were looking for, and whether this pile still reflects that.

Because if it doesn’t…
Maybe the pile isn’t the problem.
Maybe the pace is.

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When you lose track of what you have, you lose touch with why you collect.

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