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So after getting interested in Monster High during my latest dolly kick, I was just browsing through the selection at Amazon.com and saw that Nefera de Nile's current price stands at around $115.
...
Are you KIDDING ME???
I saw literally dozens of these in stores when they first came out! Dozens! I even pondered getting one because Cleo was nowhere to be seen at the time! And now you're telling me
1. If I had bought one back then, she'd be worth a hundred bucks now, and
2. If I want one now, I have to fork over that much cash??? HUUUUURRRRRRRRRRR
And now I'm kicking myself. Mentally, of course, I don't want to end up with a broken leg or sumthin'.
This did get me to think of other things I didn't buy when I had the chance and are now impossible to find or extremely expensive. Or both.
The first one I remember is Hula Hair Teresa. I wanted this doll for two years before I had the chance to buy her, only for her to disappear as soon as I convinced my parents to get her for me. 11 year-old me was devastated. It's not the worst case, though, since she does show up on eBay from time to time, and her price is kinda-sorta accessible... But since I don't live in the U.S., it gets doubled due to shipping, and makes it hard for it to be a light-hearted purchase. Not to mention other things keep getting in the way. I haven't given up, though!
Do you have experiences like this? You pass on getting something and later on realize if you hadn't, it would've saved you a lot of trouble? It can be related to anything, up to and including ponies.
...
Are you KIDDING ME???
I saw literally dozens of these in stores when they first came out! Dozens! I even pondered getting one because Cleo was nowhere to be seen at the time! And now you're telling me
1. If I had bought one back then, she'd be worth a hundred bucks now, and
2. If I want one now, I have to fork over that much cash??? HUUUUURRRRRRRRRRR
And now I'm kicking myself. Mentally, of course, I don't want to end up with a broken leg or sumthin'.
This did get me to think of other things I didn't buy when I had the chance and are now impossible to find or extremely expensive. Or both.
The first one I remember is Hula Hair Teresa. I wanted this doll for two years before I had the chance to buy her, only for her to disappear as soon as I convinced my parents to get her for me. 11 year-old me was devastated. It's not the worst case, though, since she does show up on eBay from time to time, and her price is kinda-sorta accessible... But since I don't live in the U.S., it gets doubled due to shipping, and makes it hard for it to be a light-hearted purchase. Not to mention other things keep getting in the way. I haven't given up, though!
Do you have experiences like this? You pass on getting something and later on realize if you hadn't, it would've saved you a lot of trouble? It can be related to anything, up to and including ponies.