I do my very best to keep the collection contained in a fairly small box. Once in a while I clean out the types of components I think I will no longer need, but somehow the box always seems full. You'd think after I threw away the 25-ft, male-to-female 15-pin, computer serial cable, I'd have had extra room. Getting rid of something or another simply doesn't seem to create much more room though. I'm pretty confident that there's no connector sex going on in there leading to cable offspring. Come to think of it, it is pretty dark and private in that closet!
Making matters worse, I seldom have the heart to actually get rid of much of the content. The junk, ahem treasure, is not all related to computers either. For example, there have been various ways of connecting televisions to other things over the years. So, I have old coaxal antenna wire, RCA video and audio wires, s-video connector wires, and even a spare HDMI cable. There are also some weird British connectors and this is only the TV stuff.
The strangest thing is, when I do actually part with some antiquated wire or connector, I have a nearly immediate need for one. Oh, damn I must make another trip up to The Source! No time to blog now. I must go pick up an extra toslink cable for my new digital optical switch that came in the mail today ...