Yeah, I know what you mean. ^_^ For the longest 
time, my collection only had 1-3 cels in it. 
Then, when the acquisition-mode hit me again, the 
collection sort of exploded in every 
direction. ;o)

A big chunk of it was me getting cels from other 
series to combine shipping, not because I 
particularly wanted them. Now, however, I've 
built up relationships with some of my favorite 
vendors where they're willing to keep my cels 
long enough to do combined shipping over a series 
of wins. A smaller chunk of it was that some cels 
would be offered in lots... I wanted "A" but I 
didn't particularly want "B" or "C", but oh, well.

I keep all my MO/IPMO tabs in a vase on my desk 
at work, since I usually go across the street to 
buy my 'em. They've been a major help in making 
me cut back and look more critically at what I 
buy. I've pretty much completely forced myself to 
narrow down to one show, while keeping an eye out 
for a second show which is a lot harder to 
obtain. I'm nowhere near "ant" now, but I've made 
a lot of strides from being "grasshopper". ^_^

But I think it's something a lot of people go 
through. ^_^

-Cres