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Post Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 8:48 pm 
 

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Any cringe worthy regrets for not buying something you could have?

I regret not buying some stuff a couple of years ago. It seems like this sentiment is going to recycle.

  

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Post Posted: Wed May 22, 2019 8:14 am 
 

Tszii wrote in Joke - Kinda:Edit: Deleted most of the post.

Any cringe worthy regrets for not buying something you could have?

I regret not buying some stuff a couple of years ago. It seems like this sentiment is going to recycle.


This is a trickier topic than I first realized.  Yes, I have had regrets for not buying certain things.  But, I've had more regrets for buying things I shouldn't have than the other way around.   Likewise, I've had regrets for selling certain things, but I've had way more satisfaction for all my sales than the few times I sold things I wish I hadn't.  Regrets happen.

I believe your satisfaction and enjoyment with your collection goes back to your satisfaction and enjoyment of life.  And how you manage/structure/discipline your life spills over in a similar fashion into your collecting adventures and status.  We all have regrets.  Some are bigger than others.  The saddest thing to me is when people don't learn from life and their regrets.  I wish you and everyone the best.

I apologize if this is hijacking your topic intention.   8)


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Post Posted: Wed May 22, 2019 9:52 am 
 

Kinda sorta...... of selling things... (2) 1st print Woodies and a 2nd print, my 2 sets of SW R-series, multiple copies of tourney modules and a complete (carded blisters/sealed box sets) run of the Heritage Dungeon Dwellers series..... all to pay for a Divorce (many may recall those posts of selling it off waaayyyy back in the early/mid 2000's)

BUT....it was all worth it, the 25k + secured that I would be primary caregiver for my 3 children, allow my oldest son to live with me full time and my youngest son and daughter to live with me 70%+. Divorce lawyers suck (not as human beings, I liked mine personally) but are a necessity in Massachusetts if you want to fight for your kids!

I'll never own any of those as I originally did...I have many of the Heritage back (varying conditions), more than 1 copy of 2nd/3rd print Woodies again, and R/RPGA series non-shrink (still short on a couple tourney modules but I'm ok with it)...but in the condition like the ones I sold....nope. And honestly, I suppose I don't need them and will always know I once had them :)

Of not buying...yeah, the countless gems that used to pop up on RecGFRPMkt...like a $50 ST1.... those were the days of usenet........

  


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Post Posted: Thu May 23, 2019 6:49 am 
 

I believe your satisfaction and enjoyment with your collection goes back to your satisfaction and enjoyment of life.  

I apologize if this is hijacking your topic intention.   8)[/quote


You arent hijacking :)

I think i sort of enjoy reminiscing about a few regrets with the only friend I have who played D&D.  My collecting tenure is short, my playing career is distant.

  


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Post Posted: Thu May 23, 2019 6:40 pm 
 

Several years ago at Gen Con, I saw a fellow selling a copy of a module I didn't recognize, titled "ST1 Up the Garden Path." It was in rather good condition, and I inquired about it, but I balked when I saw the price tag was $1,000 USD. I could have picked it up, but I suspected that it was a scam and walked away. I only later got online and did some research and realized that I'd just missed out on a great deal.

I suppose it might have been a fake, but now all I remember is wishing I'd known exactly what that title was so that I could have given it more attention and possibly purchased it.

  
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