The "I almost bought it... but put it back (and regretted it)" thread

Back in 1981, when I was a customary visitor to the many record stores that used to exist in my town, I saw the record below so many times there. I had it in my hands a lot of times and really liked that intriguing and uber cool cover, but since I never heard the band (radio airplay was my only "music discovering" source at the time and they got zero of it), I was never interested in buying it. I still wonder why the hell I didn't ask to play the record at the store just for the sake of curiosity. Fortunately I could fix my mistake 30 years later, with a way better copy than the one I would have gotten at the time.

 

so many times I've lost count...I no longer hesitate online or at a store...grab it cause it ain't gonna wait for you to come back!

 

A vinyl pressing of The Stills Logic Will Break Your Heart. Saw one about six years ago at Park Avenue Records while vacationing in Florida. I didn't pick it up at the time because it was used with a $20 price tag, which at the time, seemed a bit high. That, and it was either buy that one album or four others, so quantity won out. Now it sells for crazy money, if you can even find a copy. I've kicked myself nearly every day since for not buying it when I had the chance, and at that price.

 

'A Factory Sample', Fac 2. £1.50 in Boneparte records Bromley, early '79. £1.50 was a bit expensive, so I put it back on the shelf and bought a Skids single instead...

 

The T Rex Electric Warrior multichannel SACD, which I remember holding in my hands in a store in 2003.

The Rolling Stones SACDs - I picked up a few of them, but wish I had bought more. I remember passing on a 'Let it Bleed' SACD which was only £5. Still, it's being released on Blu Ray next week so I'm going to grab that...

 

Neil Young - Eldorado EP
Nirvana - Hormoaning EP

Had both in my hands, didn't buy them, both were cheap, BIG regret

 

I had a chance to buy all the Stones SACDs for $5 each at a warehouse sale. I passed on them ! This thread has brought back some painful memories.

 

Janis Joplin : Pearl. Gold Mastersound CD edition. New, very cheap. I put it back, went away and thought about it, minutes later when i went back it was gone. He who hesitates etc.

 

That's where I bought mine. They didn't have all off them but they ones they did have they had 100+ copies of.

 

All DCC titles in the '90s.

 

David Ruffin - Motown Solo albums V2. I think the disco suit on the cover scared me off, but by the time I realized I wanted this set, it was OOP and I ended up paying more than double the original price for a used copy. I love it though.

Al Stewart - Year of the Cat MFSL CD. I saw it in a local shop for $9.99 just about the time I joined here. I shoulda got that one, even though it's not a favorite album of mine.

DCC Elvis Is Back on vinyl - only $25. What was I thinking? Oh well, maybe it was worn out, trashed, warped, anyway...

I kicked myself really hard when I passed on a promo edition of the Gamble & Huff Philly sound box set that was said to sound better than the released version (it was supposed to be non-NRd). After a few years of searching, I finally landed one, only to find that it was the same exact sound as the released version... at least I didn't have to pay my maximum bid price.

 

DCC Jethro Tull -Aqualung

Years ago, I coulda had a sealed copy for right around $20.00 on sale IIRC at one of the local B&B's , but I already had several CDs in my hand and I thought..." I'll be back for that one "...

It never happened and I still don't have it ... (sigh)

 

To be fair, gold CD prices in 2003ish weren't what they are now. Yeah, $10 was still really good, but it wasn't as insanely low as it'd be in 2014.

Back in 2002-03, you could easily land a lot of DCC/MFSL titles for $15-$25 on eBay. In that time frame, I bought all of the Guns 'n' Roses MFSLs except for "Use Your Illusion II". I could've gotten it for $26 but I thought that was too expensive based on standard market rates - I figured it'd come up for $20 or so before long.

It never did!

In retrospect, it sounds absurd that I quibbled over so little money, but the market just wasn't the same back then, so it made sense to me at the time...

 

Oh yeah me too. Could have gotten it at a really good price but put it back.

One of my true what was I thinking moments

 

this thread should have a condolences button instead of a like button

 

There were numerous cut-outs (back in the glory days of cut-out bins) for $1.00 or less that I inexplicably did not snap up. Some of them fetched high prices on the collector's market years later. Some of them I found much later in thrift stores, but others I never saw again.

 

YES, That's quite a deal!

 

Living in Germany in the mid 70s, I remember seeing an album by Bernie Taupin. The cover showed Bernie with his hand covered in candle wax with the candle still burning (at least I think it was). I was a huge Elton fan at the time, but for some reason (most likely hadn't yet gotten my allowance for the week) didn't buy the album. I have yet to spot another copy.

 

Chris Robinson Band Betty's Blends 4 record set. Sat there sealed for 59.99 and I was like i'll get it later. Mistake

 

I bought the Eldorado 12" when it was released, but I traded it with a friend for the cd version of it.
Seemed a fine idea at the time, since I was buying othe Neil Young titles on cd as well.

 

The Doors Perception set owns me when it should be the other way around -- could've had it for $70, now it's five times that on a good day.

 

I went to a record convention in St. Louis and had the first Point Blank (Nicole fame) album in my hand, but put it back. I should have bought it.

 

Black Crowes Before The Frost on vinyl - passed it by a few times - made worse that I was at the recording sessions so I guess the only album where you can maybe hear me ( in the fadeout applause)

 

'Dark' ~ Round The Edges... Had never heard of then so bought a lot of other albums that were going for 20p
I can only make myself feel better knowing it wasn't one of the first pressings that were limited to 50 copies - it was a numbered edition tho'.

 

One major regret, I saw an official promo copy of smashing pumpkins machina 2. These were virgin records rips from the vinyl billy corgan produced. It was used as a reference recording for label execs to decide to release it or not. In the end, they passed. I saw it ameoba in Hollywood for $60 and thought it was too much. I passed and regretted it.

Even with the machina 2 album finally getting an official release, the thought of holding this rare promo and not buying it still bums me out.