I'm a collector too!
I love CD's, vinyls, books, etc. In the 90s, I bought a lot CD's, but now I don't buy a lot CD's. I have become more picky and I only buy CDs from artists that I really like (for example Sarah!). Now that vinyl is becoming popular again, I am buying vinyl more often. I love limited editions; limited edition vinyls that are numbered. I think it is a sport to get such a numbered limited edition of a vinyl... I like that!
Why collecting CD's, vinyls and all that stuff?? It first started in the mid 90s. I was a huge fan of Mariah Carey and began collecting CD's, singles, vinyls, posters, collector items, etc. I now have over 680+ items of Mariah only (I know it's way too much!). I'm no longer a big Mariah fan like in the 90s and 00s, but I still collect items of her. Though not as much as I used to be. In the 90s and 00s, eBay was my best friend, and record fairs too...
I also used to visit record fairs. Twice a year (in April and November) I always went to the record fair in Utrecht. I don't remember when it was the last time, I think 2014? This still exists, and they still advertise that they are the largest record fair in Europe. Funny thing (well, not funny after all) is that I actually planned to go there again this month, looking for Sarah items, but this was canceled by COVID19 (fortunately, we still have eBay and other online shops).
As a collector of CDs and vinyls, I find it very difficult to expand your collection in the past 10, 15, 20 years, partly due to digital downloads, streaming, less promo CDs (they are more of those simple, burned CDr in a simple paper sleeve with some information) and almost no singles (on CD or vinyl). The 90s (and a bit of 00s) was a collector's paradise!
And now as a Sarah fan, I'm a newbie, but I started collecting CD's and vinyls of Sarah too!
I already have some CD's, DVD's and vinyls. Yesterday I received a package with 3 albums on vinyl (re-issues, "Music On Vinyl"); Solace, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy and Mirrorball (limited edition). I'm really happy with the new items!