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Originally Posted by Rev. Bob
What I do regret, to some degree, is going overboard and paying full price for vaguely appealing books that I could've picked up anytime.
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We're not that far apart. In the long run, I think my spree will pay off. But I'll be in the virtual hole for quite some time before I can offset the cost of my inventory with the current price of books as I read them. And worst of all, a not insignificant part of my library will never be read, even if I stay hale and hearty. In some cases, my tastes have changed; in others, I'll just never feel like it. Those "vaguely appealing books" you mentioned, even if I got a good deal on them, represent money wasted. Mistakes will always be made as one amasses a collection, but I think I made too many.
Oh, well. It didn't take food off the table at the time and now it's a sunk cost. I think (hope!) I've finally learned my lesson.