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Member-244966 · 02-24-2013, 07:11 PM

Have you ever put off buying something, and then wish you had when/if it became unavailable/too expensive?

I'm struggling to find the Men in Black 3 HMV steelbook for a decent price since I didn't pay £15 for it and now my HMV is gone

LewisW86 · 02-24-2013, 07:23 PM

The raid play.com exclusive. And like many people will say im sure. Captain america. Thor and drive hmv exclusives.

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Brother_Dobby · 02-24-2013, 07:38 PM

In terms of ones I regret not getting:
Batman Anthology (prices have skyrocketed)
Superman Collection (8 Disc) (it was £15 a while back. Not seen that since.)
The Big Bang Theory Seasons 1-5 for £29 on Amazon's Black Friday.

In terms of ones I DO regret getting:
Indiana Jones on release. - prices dropped rapidly within a couple weeks of it being released. Could've saved some money!
Half-Blood Prince Standalone Blu-Ray - Never opened it. Too invaluable to sell it now. Already have another copy of it. Don't know why I bought it.

Brave 3D - If I knew this was going to be on DMR by now, I'd have waited!
The Artist on release - Again, prices dropped quickly. Could've saved some money!
Singin In the Rain on release - Again, prices dropped quickly.
Shrek 1-4 - Was way too expensive on release for ages. Barely looked at it (got it as a gift for someone) and now it's just sitting on my shelf being stupid.

Piollo · 02-24-2013, 08:01 PM

this was staring at me as I walked in at Best Buy and then stand there looking at it but did not pull the trigger and now its one of my regret that I did'nt buy it.

UncleBuckWild · 02-24-2013, 08:50 PM

Oh i regret many things in life...

Some of those are overlooking the HMV exclusives + never got the time to use those McDonald's coupons that get you a combo meal for just £1.99.

RazorwireRyan · 02-24-2013, 10:57 PM

Thor. That is all. I collected all of them, and Thor is the one that eluded me. There were so many copies I walked past for weeks and didn't bother. Sigh.

josuv22 · 02-24-2013, 11:38 PM

I regret buying that terminator salvation skull. I now used it as a hat rack

akachris1 · 02-24-2013, 11:49 PM

Thor seems to be a popular regret, add me to the list. Didn't know much about steelbooks and their limited availability at the time.

Also, buying Crank 2, then finding out it wont play properly in my BD player (A problem SONY know about but wont do anything)
Great fun watching it on the PC though

Kurgen1975 · 02-25-2013, 02:52 AM

The Big Blue from Japan, had it in my cart a couple of times but couldn't bring myself to pull the trigger with the high shipping charge. Wish i had!

Albatross365 · 02-25-2013, 07:26 AM

Cancelled my Skyfall steelbook and could have made some money from it.

DJJez · 02-25-2013, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Albatross365

Cancelled my Skyfall steelbook and could have made some money from it.

cancelled mine as well as i didnt like the artwork and chose the slipcase version instead, gutted.

DJJez · 02-25-2013, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by RazorwireRyan

Thor. That is all. I collected all of them, and Thor is the one that eluded me. There were so many copies I walked past for weeks and didn't bother. Sigh.

thor for me as well, just totally ignored the film and now its near impossible to get the steelbook for a decent price (below £20

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CJPowers · 02-25-2013, 12:20 PM

Yeah, not buying the Drive steelbook on release. At the time I knew nothing about the film, I just assumed it would be some kind of Fast and Furious clone.

I also regret buying a lot of crap titles in the region of £18 back in 08/09. Yes, I'm looking at you Alien Vs Predator, Black Sheep and The Strangers. Crazy prices! And to make matters worse, I probably sold them on for a couple of quid each.

JimDiGriz · 02-25-2013, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by CJPowers

Yeah, not buying the Drive steelbook on release. At the time I knew nothing about the film, I just assumed it would be some kind of Fast and Furious clone.

I also regret buying a lot of crap titles in the region of £18 back in 08/09. Yes, I'm looking at you Alien Vs Predator, Black Sheep and The Strangers. Crazy prices! And to make matters worse, I probably sold them on for a couple of quid each.

The only steelbook regret really is Drive for me.

I remember walking past a load of mint ones in HMV and thinking hmmm I do like the sound of this film but I dont want to blind-buy. Big mistake! I got anm amaray with mint slipcover though for £7 so not all bad.

mattyl149 · 02-25-2013, 08:01 PM

Thor for me as well and Captain America. I don't know why I didn't buy these, as I had plenty of opportunity to pre-order them, and I even picked them up in store. I thought I didn't want them, when really I did

The same almost applied for The Terminator steelbook. I cancelled the regular version knowing that there was going to be a steelbook, but forgot to order it (I actually thought I had), and ended up paying £40 on eBay. There's also the early Blu-ray steelbooks I missed out on, including the original one for Star Trek, as I wasn't really collecting Blu-rays at the time. I have picked up a couple in the meantime but they weren't mint

Finally the original Batman steelbook (the Michael Keaton one). I held off on this and missed out, and I'm presuming the price is fairly high for this

02-24-2013, 07:11 PM	#1
Member-244966 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2012 4K collection:96 Blu-ray collection:1281	Regrets Have you ever put off buying something, and then wish you had when/if it became unavailable/too expensive? I'm struggling to find the Men in Black 3 HMV steelbook for a decent price since I didn't pay £15 for it and now my HMV is gone

02-25-2013, 12:20 PM	#13
CJPowers Expert Member Member since:Apr 2009 Location:West Midlands, England 4K collection:209 Blu-ray collection:573	Yeah, not buying the Drive steelbook on release. At the time I knew nothing about the film, I just assumed it would be some kind of Fast and Furious clone. I also regret buying a lot of crap titles in the region of £18 back in 08/09. Yes, I'm looking at you Alien Vs Predator, Black Sheep and The Strangers. Crazy prices! And to make matters worse, I probably sold them on for a couple of quid each. Last edited by CJPowers; 02-25-2013 at 01:04 PM.

02-24-2013, 07:23 PM	#2
LewisW86 Expert Member Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Wiltshire, England 4K collection:444 Blu-ray collection:480	The raid play.com exclusive. And like many people will say im sure. Captain america. Thor and drive hmv exclusives. Sent from my ST23i using Tapatalk 2

02-24-2013, 07:38 PM	#3
Brother_Dobby Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2011 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:-	In terms of ones I regret not getting: Batman Anthology (prices have skyrocketed) Superman Collection (8 Disc) (it was £15 a while back. Not seen that since.) The Big Bang Theory Seasons 1-5 for £29 on Amazon's Black Friday. In terms of ones I DO regret getting: Indiana Jones on release. - prices dropped rapidly within a couple weeks of it being released. Could've saved some money! Half-Blood Prince Standalone Blu-Ray - Never opened it. Too invaluable to sell it now. Already have another copy of it. Don't know why I bought it. Brave 3D - If I knew this was going to be on DMR by now, I'd have waited! The Artist on release - Again, prices dropped quickly. Could've saved some money! Singin In the Rain on release - Again, prices dropped quickly. Shrek 1-4 - Was way too expensive on release for ages. Barely looked at it (got it as a gift for someone) and now it's just sitting on my shelf being stupid.

02-24-2013, 08:01 PM	#4
Piollo Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Apr 2010 Location:Bay Area, USA 4K collection:713 Blu-ray collection:4711 DVD collection:584 Trading Score:101	this was staring at me as I walked in at Best Buy and then stand there looking at it but did not pull the trigger and now its one of my regret that I did'nt buy it.

02-24-2013, 08:50 PM	#5
UncleBuckWild Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Oct 2012 4K collection:62 Blu-ray collection:423	Oh i regret many things in life... Some of those are overlooking the HMV exclusives + never got the time to use those McDonald's coupons that get you a combo meal for just £1.99.

02-24-2013, 10:57 PM	#6
RazorwireRyan Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Norway/Wales 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:897 Trading Score:3	Thor. That is all. I collected all of them, and Thor is the one that eluded me. There were so many copies I walked past for weeks and didn't bother. Sigh.

02-24-2013, 11:38 PM	#7
josuv22 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Blu-ray collection:1723 DVD collection:128 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:21	I regret buying that terminator salvation skull. I now used it as a hat rack

02-24-2013, 11:49 PM	#8
akachris1 Active Member Member since:Nov 2012 Location:Cork, Ireland Blu-ray collection:143	Thor seems to be a popular regret, add me to the list. Didn't know much about steelbooks and their limited availability at the time. Also, buying Crank 2, then finding out it wont play properly in my BD player (A problem SONY know about but wont do anything) Great fun watching it on the PC though

02-25-2013, 02:52 AM	#9
Kurgen1975 Special Member Member since:Jan 2010 Location:London, UK Blu-ray collection:57 Trading Score:9	The Big Blue from Japan, had it in my cart a couple of times but couldn't bring myself to pull the trigger with the high shipping charge. Wish i had!

02-25-2013, 07:26 AM	#10
Albatross365 Special Member Top contributor Member since:May 2011 Location:London Blu-ray collection:334 Digital collection:21 Blu-ray reviews: 11	Cancelled my Skyfall steelbook and could have made some money from it.

02-25-2013, 08:01 PM	#15
mattyl149 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Oct 2011 Location:Old Hill, West Midlands 4K collection:494 Blu-ray collection:8413 DVD collection:1045 Digital collection:133 Blu-ray reviews:1	Thor for me as well and Captain America. I don't know why I didn't buy these, as I had plenty of opportunity to pre-order them, and I even picked them up in store. I thought I didn't want them, when really I did The same almost applied for The Terminator steelbook. I cancelled the regular version knowing that there was going to be a steelbook, but forgot to order it (I actually thought I had), and ended up paying £40 on eBay. There's also the early Blu-ray steelbooks I missed out on, including the original one for Star Trek, as I wasn't really collecting Blu-rays at the time. I have picked up a couple in the meantime but they weren't mint Finally the original Batman steelbook (the Michael Keaton one). I held off on this and missed out, and I'm presuming the price is fairly high for this

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