Don't feel bad! I have roughly 1500 unbuilt model kits of various types stashed all over the house, purchased over several decades. I do want to build them all, but, hey, I'm 56 now and I can only built 1 or 2 a month....
Expensive Trek Merchandise Purchase You Most Regret?
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Don't feel bad! I have roughly 1500 unbuilt model kits of various types stashed all over the house, purchased over several decades. I do want to build them all, but, hey, I'm 56 now and I can only built 1 or 2 a month....
I can honestly say that I've never felt like I've spent too much money on any Trek merchandise--but only because I'm cheap and generally stop at $20-$25 bucks for any one item.
Ironically, quite a few of those initially inexpensive items I bought are now rare and worth quite a lot these days.
Ironically, quite a few of those initially inexpensive items I bought are now rare and worth quite a lot these days.
Bought that Franklin Mint phaser years ago. I forgot how much I spent, but it looked so awful I returned it immediately.
I got a lot of the franklin Mint ships, thinking they would be the only replicas available. The renegade Borg ship and Excelsior I didn't get--and they were the coolest.
They did have a big white TOS enterprise that was based directly on the FJ blueprints--and that is lovely. The primary saucer of the FJ is chunky--but that secondary hull has a lovely teardrop shape--even better than the refit to me.
I bought a UFP flag for my office at work only months before I was unexpectedly laid off. I wasn't comfortable hanging it right away at the next job, and then I had to stop working anyway. Waste of money.
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Who's "we"?
Notice how he isn't the only one who regrets a trek purchase, which is the point of this thread.
He has a right not to care for his purchases. It doesn't mean he doesn't care for Trek.
As for me, probably the DS9 tech manual I had in high school. It wasn't as nifty as the Enterprise A tech manual or the TNG one. It helps I don't buy much Trek stuff
I care about Trek but i cannot picture myself buying action figures, anything expect DVD's.
See, I've got loads and loads of merchandise. Expensive and otherwise. Literally I have to have spent thousands - tens of thousands! - of dollars on the stuff over the last 15+ years. But for the most part? I don't regret much of it. Most of it's cool, appreciated in value, and I didn't spend outrageously on. I've got the Master Replica phaser from FC. I paid $199 for it. If I want to? I can go on e-Bay and sell it for $500-800! Easy! Same for the eFX tricorder. I got a hold of a MR Klingon Disruptor artistic proof for a bargain of $179. Decided I didn't like it much; sold it 2 years after for $350! Now it's likely worth $1000 or more, but at the time I was just glad to make a profit off of it.
Those damn Nemesis posters/banner though... god they hurt. If I'd bought them for even $50 I'd still feel dumb. Because the movie just stunk and it tanked so bad! If it had been a good one, like "First Contact" I'd love them and I'm sure they'd be worth a fortune! But no, I bought junk from "Nemesis" that is truly worth more as the tree it was made from. That's the big regret for me. That they're so lame and worthless.
If I buy an expensive thing and I can re-sell it later? OK. Fine. I may never; but knowing I can softens the blow of wasting the money, lol.
And if I buy a cheap thing, an action figure or such, and I can't make my money back? Oh well, it was a cheap buy!
But to buy high and never recover that. Ugh. Of all my Trek collectibles, frankly, it's the big stand-out stinker. I've had other bad buys, but nothing so significant.
Once paid $50 for a model of the 1701-A with lights, already built. It was great! For 20 minutes. Put it in the back seat, my sister got in and threw her purse back there - wham! Smashed it to hell. Tried to fix it but I couldn't get the damn pylons to hold. I can blame my sister though for it.
The Nemesis junk I can only blame myself for. 
WillsBabe I must say I'm shocked and dismayed by your throwing such things out. Why on earth not at least sell it on e-bay, even if you didn't get what you paid for it? $5 back from that $50 art item would still be something!
Those damn Nemesis posters/banner though... god they hurt. If I'd bought them for even $50 I'd still feel dumb. Because the movie just stunk and it tanked so bad! If it had been a good one, like "First Contact" I'd love them and I'm sure they'd be worth a fortune! But no, I bought junk from "Nemesis" that is truly worth more as the tree it was made from. That's the big regret for me. That they're so lame and worthless.
If I buy an expensive thing and I can re-sell it later? OK. Fine. I may never; but knowing I can softens the blow of wasting the money, lol.
And if I buy a cheap thing, an action figure or such, and I can't make my money back? Oh well, it was a cheap buy!
But to buy high and never recover that. Ugh. Of all my Trek collectibles, frankly, it's the big stand-out stinker. I've had other bad buys, but nothing so significant.
Once paid $50 for a model of the 1701-A with lights, already built. It was great! For 20 minutes. Put it in the back seat, my sister got in and threw her purse back there - wham! Smashed it to hell. Tried to fix it but I couldn't get the damn pylons to hold. I can blame my sister though for it.
The Nemesis junk I can only blame myself for. WillsBabe I must say I'm shocked and dismayed by your throwing such things out. Why on earth not at least sell it on e-bay, even if you didn't get what you paid for it? $5 back from that $50 art item would still be something!
For me, it would have to be the 18-foot-long bus banner and 6x4 foot poster from "Nemesis" that I bought opening day from a local theater for something like $200+ dollars.
*Shakes head in shame...*
I still have both. If I thought anyone would actually want such and pay what I bought for them I'd sell, but I know that's a pipe-dream.So they'll sit in the corner with the dust for another 50 years and maybe then be worth something for being antiques.
NEXT!
I paid 70 dollars for 4 episodes (on VHS) and a figurine (I never saved or played with) in late 1997. I currently own "Redemption I" and "Reunion" for the 54 dollars I paid (in 2013) for the 4th season of TNG on DVD--that's right--I paid more for the 4 episodes (in 1997 dollars) than I did for an entire season. Worf is no longer my favorite character. I was 14 and had no use for the figurine, yet I didn't keep it as a collectible. I took it out of the package and it is rotting with the rest of my Star Trek figurines in my Mom's basement. 4 years later, I would be able to buy it on DVD; VHS was dying. I have watched the collection about 10 times in the time I have had it. Horrible. I only had 100 dollars to spend, and 70 of it went for Worf. Of course, I was young. But I will NEVER be so FRIVOLOUS AGAIN!
