would you bother?

I got back into vinyl only 9 months ago.
Had an opportunity to buy a couple of hundred LPs (no TT, no Pre pre)
I decided to do it.
Thne bought a couple of mi-fi TTs because I wanted lift at end of LP. An Ortofon OM20, a Shure V15-V... and 6,000LPs later.. (I get obsessed?) I am a happy clam.
Most of the main points have been covered already in the excellent responses above, but I thought I would reiterate some:
Turntables: Get a mid priced one to start. A use Rega can be had and resold for the purchase price if your dream does not work out. Or any classic that fits your budget. Buy used and then you can resell... either to upgrade, or drop out.
The software issue: Good question about what is available in your locale! Where I live I have two dozen thrift type locations that offer LPs. and a half dozen more solid LP resellers/ with 3 new LP sellers in a 10 minute freeway drive. Many of these are excellent sources for cheap LPs. Much of the fun (for me) is in the looking, Though others have made it abundantly clear that they prefer to spend the cash for quality stuff ready to play..)
Many excellent on-line sources for LPs, used or new.
Depending on your take, eBay can be fun, or not worth the bother, as a source of LPs.
Cleaning is not a problem, but something needed for any LP entering your home! New or used they need a good wet cleaning. Start by hand with the sink method, and buy some new sleeves (for post-clean use) from one of the many on-line places that offer sleeves.
One of the benefits of LP is the huge amount of stuff that may never make it to CeeDee. In Classical music it is difficult to find many performances or even works on CeeDee that are on LP.
One last thing, check out the 'vinyl asylum' at Audioasylum.

Go for it 4yanx! Hopefully, there will be a real shoot-out. I put my money on the big disc.

Do you have an addictive personality? If so, are you rich?

In retrospect, and if I didn't know better, it may appear that the initial post in this thread was crafted to spark the "conversation" that has followed. I will just leave my challenge out the for anyone who wants to bite.

Funny how those who never post, or vary rarely post, in the section of the 'Gon are drawn into this thread.

as with most of the questions raised in these forums it is left to the individual to decide for themselves what is best.my buddy up the street is into vinyl big time and before any of my components were anywhere near good quality,his system really impressed me.now that our systems are closer together in terms of a fair comparison,another session at his place for a vinyl vs cd comparison would help me decide.just my opinion but it appears within the vinyl arena that upgrading ones arm,cart.,ect makes it all the more appealing.a person can go with vpi or rega,start slowly and relatively cheaply and as funds become available,upgrade without having to replace the unit completely.