Anyone else have trouble buying more than 1-2 volumes?

[ghed]

I seem to have a problem where I will buy the first few volumes of a series and then instead of continuing that series, I go out and get the first few volumes of a different series. So far Ive started One Piece, Berserk, Akira, Naruto, Deathnote, D GrayMan, and HunterxHunter. Small list I know but I got into manga just recently. The only series Ive managed to complete/stay current with are Hellsing and GitS.
Im not sure what my problem is...Ive really liked all of them except D GrayMan, and its not a question of being able to afford it either. It might that Im daunted with having to get 10ish more volumes to become current :(
Does anyone else have this problem?

[HitokiriShadow]

I have a problem of collecting new series when I am already collecting too many (I am currently collecting about 40 series) but I don't any trouble keeping up with them. It is daunting when I start a series that already has a bunch of volumes out though. Usually I won't collect a series if there are already more than about 8 volumes out, although I have made exceptions (Ai Yori Aoshi: 12 volumes, Angel Sanctuary: 11 volumes, Hot Gimmick: 10 volumes).

[Japhyl]

Sometimes I have that problem. There are sometimes series I start, but then I keep buying the volumes of manga series that I like better, and then I almost quit reading the others.

[Suiko Eiji]

To me, it's about priority. I've started a number of series, most of which I may only have a volume or two of, but there are other series that I've been fond of enough to hunt down as much as I can, as soon as I can. I'm just now getting to where I have more time for manga than I have in the past couple of years, so I am buying more, but I'm torn between picking up "new" titles or picking up titles I already have started.

Part of my problem is that I like reading/building my collection on a lot of older titles, which is probably easier for me to buy the entire set at once. However, with titles like Dragonball running a few hundred bucks all at once, it's awfully hard to immediately drop that cash for it when I find a complete set. That's usually what a semester of text books costs me.

[SonRyu]

I not only DON'T have that problem, I don't worry about priority either. I don't restrict myself to only buying one or two at a time; at any given time, I am collecting several titles simultaneously (between 15-20 right now I think), and I always buy the new volumes when they come out. If I start purchasing a title where there are already many volumes out, I just buy those all at one time to immediately catch up.

[Soluzar]

I've adopted a policy of disciplined purchases with regards to my manga. I only buy series that I'm at least 80% sure that I will like, and I always buy four volumes of the same title at one time. The only reason for that, though, is because there's a place near me that will discount the price if you're buying four volumes of the same.

[DazzleKitty]

I only get high priority ones. Also, I try not to start new manga series unless I am very sure that I will like it. I am collecting a lot of series too, so I try to avoid starting something new unless it's something I absolutely must have.

I've actually sold off a few manga recently. I started some series I didn't like, so I sold them on ebay. It's a nice way to get rid of some manga that's taking up space.

[Onsokubatsu]

I've done that myself more than a few times. It's more I think I should get at least a volume of some long series, but then realize I don't really want to buy the whole thing. I used to do that with the original Japanese manga, which was better since they were cheaper and with better quality, until I realized I was buying a lot more than I'd ever want to read.

[Gasaraki]

SonRyu's answer convers me as well. I pretty much just buy series I know I'll like and re-read, but I don't limit myself to a certain amount before I'm finished. It's pretty ridiculous to do that since alot of liscenced manga that I'd be intrested aren't even close to being done.

[Scandiadream]

Unless the series is so bad that I cannot continue it, I usually have no problem keeping up with manga.

I have sold stuff on Ebay before. And donated to local libraries as well.

[Ariel Tsuki]

This is what my friends called MADD, "Manga Attention Deficit Disorder" and I apparently inflicted with this. LMAO.

I more likely to start a series than continuing it. As we speak, I prolly have 50-60 titles in my collection, including Japanese tankoubans. I prolly have 20 or so titles that didn't go pass the first volume, and only finished 10 or so series.

But now, I TRY (keyword:try) not to start any manga before finishing one, unless it's a short series (less than five volumes).

[ghed]

Part of my problem is that I like reading/building my collection on a lot of older titles, which is probably easier for me to buy the entire set at once. However, with titles like Dragonball running a few hundred bucks all at once, it's awfully hard to immediately drop that cash for it when I find a complete set. That's usually what a semester of text books costs me.

I think that describes my thoughts when shopping for manga pretty well. Most of the series Ive picked up are relativly older (being at around v10ish) so to catch up I will have to drop 70$ bucks or so per title to catch up, which sounds like a whole lot more than spending 7$ every 3 months or so to stay current.

I think I just need to pick 3-4 series and focus on just getting those caught up before I start browsing for other series.

[Suiko Eiji]

I think that describes my thoughts when shopping for manga pretty well. Most of the series Ive picked up are relativly older (being at around v10ish) so to catch up I will have to drop 70$ bucks or so per title to catch up, which sounds like a whole lot more than spending 7$ every 3 months or so to stay current.

I think I just need to pick 3-4 series and focus on just getting those caught up before I start browsing for other series.

Oh, I meant that most of the manga I am trying to read come from a time when there were two Germanies.

[Funkmasta]

Alot of stores seem to not carry Lone Wolf and Cub or Vagabond.
More room for random CLAMP series I guess...

[Meganly-chan]

I try not to start buying another series before I finish one, but sometimes I just cave in.