Can anyone relate to this? (digging related)
Secret_Chimp
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In the past couple of years my record collecting habits have changed drastically.. I used to scour the web/eBay for records I wanted. I spent A LOT of time trying to track specific albums and 45s..But now, I don't even try. If I go into a high end store I don't even want to look in the used bins all that much. It's weird, if I find a record on my own out in the field I seem to appreciate it much more. For me, the days of spending big bucks on records are over. If I find it, cool. If not, eh. Don't get me wrong, there defnitely are some records I want really bad and that I'll drop some money on if the opportunity arises. But I'm not fiending the way I used to. Am I getting old? Can anyone relate to this?
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Now? Bought some furniture with the wife, started saving (in earnest) for a house, and had to buy a car when our old one got totalled.
I'll still ball out for those things that I reallllllly want (Yo, Non. That thing we talked about? will be in 'Toga in July and August. Cash exchange in person????). But, for the most part, if I'm on ebay it's because I'm bored at work; not that I'm looking to spend.
Not to mention that work/life gets in the way...which ain't always bad...
Possible, gotta see if it's coming down the pike.
No real hurry. Just seemed convenient.
Either way...i'll drop a line and see if you're up for a house visit b/w I'm not paying off vacation.
I think it seems perfectly normal, for sure.
But I know exactly what you are talking about. I get that way from time to time as well.
the "want list" is like an albatross, weighing ya down. for me its sorta turned into a "you dont have these, so if you see them, buy them" list.
Absolutely, I've been buying this way for years. It's a bit more exciting when you actually find nice things out in the field. I will only buy on ebay if I'm really really fiending for something or if it flies under the radar.
Now selling, that's another matter
I think you hit the nail on the head right there. I have so many damn records that I don't even know what I have anymore. Every now and then I pull some record out and rediscover it all over again. That's almost as much fun as finding it at the Good Will or a yard sale.
But now, I don't even try.
Can anyone relate to this?
Says the man who found the find of the century.
If it always stayed the same it would get really boring IMO.
That's what I do when I'm looking through the used bins. Yeah, I have things that I'm hoping I can find, but I've been in the game long enuff to know that there are things I didn't know existed till I saw it that day...and I want it all the same!
That's me with the reissues. If I've ever gone through a phase where I NEEDED to hear something or other, I got the reissues because I knew it would be there. Otherwise, if I felt like hearing some more Esquerita, say, what the hell are the odds that I'm gonna find it at random in the used bins? At an affordable price?
Says the man who found the find of the century.
I can relate!!!100%
I hardly get a chance to shop or dig in the field, so now it's ebay but I'm starting to really go after dealer sites, network or buy directly from other collectors. The bidding,sniper days for me are coming to an end. Record shows, mail order sites & trading are being considered greatly.
"NEVER STOP DIGGIN"....before and since then
it's been my motto,steez and religion!!!
me don't wanna hear none of this kinda talk ya'll
get out there
and DITC yo ass off batchez!!!!!!