Seller's Remorse - what's your tale?

[Lefty Joe]

I feel ya... A year ago, I actually tried to find that old neighbor to see if he still had it. I wanted to buy it back. Followed him across the country (6 states I believe) by looking at property records. When he would sell a home (including the one across from my old house), the public records would show his next residence address. After 10-12 home in 6 or so states, the trail ended on the coast of NC. But I couldn't find a phone number for him online, so I literally wrote him a letter. LOL Never heard back.

I LOVED my Rick, and hope to get one again soon. Fortunately, my GF/life partner of 15 years understands music is important to me and I can make/spend my own money on whatever I want.

Aw -- now, that kind of persistence deserves a happy ending ... we can only assume some strange circumstance prevents it.

As for support by the life partner support -- very good thing to have. On that note (despite my above comment) I can't complain, and can even cite an instance where I had explicit permission* if I'd wanted one. So really -- it's me: having another Rick would be nice, but not at the going prices.

*and a decent story in itself, though not relevant to this thread:
Her parents decided to give us their car, but being far away, they sold it and sent us the money -- $6000 (this was a few year ago). I had been researching the local used-car market for over a year, knew exactly what I wanted, and felt I could find it for as little as $4000, so I asked my wife: if I did find it for less, would she let me use the difference for music gear? (I had just gotten into synthesizers). She said she'd think about it.

A few days later, the check arrived, and she announced that Yes, I could use a portion - or even (she took a deep breath) the whole of it - for whatever I wanted. I had to laugh, because there was a synthesizer which cost exactly that amount; having one would put me into rarified company. But did I really need one? If I had, I would have gotten it. And if I had really needed a (left-handed) Rickenbacker bass, I would have gotten that.

This was a great experience for me, because desire is so often amplified by denial. Not being able to have something intensifies the feeling of lack, whether it be an object, an activity, a status. It's not very often I've been in a position to decide whether or not to spend $6k on anything, let alone a noise-making device. Now I don't have to wonder; I had the option, and decided against it.

As for the car: Late 90s RAV4. I determined the RAV4 as the most efficient vehicle for moving music gear (lowest weight = gas efficiency and shortest dimensions = parking in urban areas). Having a great instrument is important, but getting gear to the gigs is just as important. And I can't really say a Rickenbacker bass would be 3/4 as useful as the RAV has been