To sleeve or not to sleeve ...

Background: I have about 4,000 records, and they're all stored neatly in sturdy shelves. I don't have additional space in my house for more, so I'm on a strict one-in-one-out policy.

Issue: I want more records. Because I will die without new records.

Possible solution: I took all of the plastic outer sleeves off one of the 40 shelving dividers, and I found that I could fit about five to seven more records comfortably. So if I took off all of my outer sleeves, that's roughly 200-250 more records. The volume of records generally means that I'm not pulling the same ones out more than a couple times a year, if that, (with exceptions for my absolute favorites).

Pros: I will continue to accumulate records.

Cons: I'm scared I'm going to screw something up.

There are still records I know I'll have to sleeve, like Japanese pressings with obis, older records with seam splits at the bottom, my unzipped Sticky Fingers, etc. But, in general, I'm wondering if I'm about to commit a cardinal sin by rawdogging the bulk of my collection.