I have been doing this site for 10 years, as of today (4/16/2026), and I wanted to take a look back at my collecting history.

Back in the day, before shopping on the internet really took off, there was the thrill of the hunt. Going out to stores hoping to find something. Sometimes you do. Sometimes you don't. We didn't care, though, as the hunt was always more exciting than the find.

I am sure I have said this before but I have been a physical media collector since 1991 (my family collected all of the Disney VHS before that but I never thought of "My Collection") and have been going strong ever since. I have been through multiple format wars including VHS vs BETA , HD-DVD  vs Blu-ray , and DVD vs DIV…