Since I started my latest collection hobby I have picked up a new habit: skimming through the listings on a local second hand marketplace. At least it's something else than doomscrolling what's wrong with the world today.
The good thing of having a long wantlist is that there might more often be something from my list for sale. The bad thing is that there is almost always something to buy. If I just wanted to buy any of the items in my list I know other places where I could get them right away. But the thrill is in the marketplace there might be really good deals occasionally.
It's a paradox that whenever I go checking the new listings I kinda hope there would be some nice deal available, but at the same time I wish there wasn't. It's hard to keep up with the budget when the right deal comes around.
Luckily I'm not the only LEGO collector around here. More often I'm already too late and somebody else has already made an offer before me. It's just the thrill of possibility, the hunt.