Mission creep is the gradual or incremental expansion of an intervention, project or mission, beyond its original scope, focus or goals, a ratchet effect spawned by initial success. In October 2025, I wrote a blog post about downsizing or rightsizing, read more here (opens in a new window). I got inspired. The original plan was to get rid of a "few" of my circa 3 000 classical cds. I have paid as little as $0,2-1 for most of them. I felt sorry for the former high-priced cds standing there abandoned in the thrift store. Initially, I planned to sell them on Discogs (on a world-wide market). But, the shipping cost creates an effective barrier. Besides, my impression is that wantlists on Discogs are more about scanning than wanting. Therefore, I decided to sell on Tradera (Swedish Ebay) instead. I chose auction, unit price $3 and combined shipping. The original mission was to get rid of a few of the less interesting cds. I continued to put out more classical cds for sale out of sheer momentum. What began as a small venture turned into a huge project. A good example of a mission creep, indeed. How was this possible? I think the idea of rightsizing the cd collection has been lurking in the shadows for a long time. At the moment there are 1 387 classical cds in my collection. My aim is to keep maximum 500 classical cds. The death of the cd is exaggerated. There is undoubtedly a demand. Some buyers are returning customers on bargain hunting. Some of them live in remote parts where there are no thrift stores. Most customers buy in bulk. I could probably get more money for some of the cds, but I don't mind if people are getting a good deal. I bought most of them dirt cheap and now I'm selling them dirt cheap. People are knowledgeable. The don't want compilations like "the best of", "the essential", "highlights from" or "an introduction to". Some of the cds are unsellable. If these cases, I carry them back to the thrift stores where the came from. Isn't this ironic? This mission will keep on creeping. I will continue with the jazz genre (not a die-hard fan), country genre (outdated alt-country), world music (ugh, terrible genre) and Swedish pop and rock (means nothing to me). I will save the hardest part to last: the pop and rock genre (about 1 700 cds). However, the gothic country will be spared in its entirety (about 600 cds). My aim is to fit the whole record collection into my 16 specially designed cd shelves. When the time comes, I will hand over a perfectly curated cd collection to my kids. There's only one tiny problem. The cd collection was designed by and for me.