Free For All Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 First, pardon me if this has been covered already (I hope I don't get the "new thread hook" which is when the next post is a link to an existing thread- so humiliating!). I'm constantly noticing posters saying "I'm going to add that to my list". I'm just curious as to what people here have for wish lists. Do you keep wish lists at your purchasing sites? I have a four-pager going over at CDUniverse, some of which date back 2 or 3 years. For some time now I've been keeping a list with me for trips to the brick-and-mortars. Too many times I've bought something only to discover I already own it. Sometimes I keep the spare anyway if it's a really good one (as if my other copy might suddenly disintegrate) or I give it to a student. Attribute that to a too-large collection and/or brain damage. "Let's see, do I already have Kind of Blue?" I hate that feeling or getting to the store and knowing that there was some specific title I wanted, but for the life of me I can't remember. Until I'm back at home, of course. What's your story? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 I try not to keep a wish list, because I'm trying to control my CD habit (hey it's a GOAL B-) ). I do, however, occasionally jot things down (like when I hear something great on the radio). I also have a short list of OJC's I'm still planning to go after at some point in the not too distant future. My method? Pencil and paper, baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted January 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 I try not to keep a wish list, because I'm trying to control my CD habit (hey it's a GOAL B-) ). Well, good luck with all that, then. I've found the wish lists actually help me regulate my buying by reducing the "browsing binges". I'm occasionally able to resist impulsive purchases by thinking "I'd rather wait and get something on my list". Works about 80% of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 I have wish lists at Amazon and JPC, but always end up buying other items I also have a wish list on my harddisk. Same here. I just resisted ordering something. I bought way too much last year, gotta change that. Seriously. Need my money for other projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 I have a voice recorder function on my mp3 player. I just record my list on the player. It comes in especially handy when I'm driving and I hear something on the radio that catches my attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 I often print out listings from Alan's Jazzamatazz pages to keep things that catch my eye in mind, and I keep a file folder in my briefcase with all the loose pieces of paper, along with important things like home addresses of people I trade with. I haven't been doing a lot of buying lately at all, but the pages were very helpful when my wife asked for things I'd like for my birthday/our Aniversary in September, I was able to make a lengthy list of things she could look for/save for Christmas shopping. In the end, I think I got all but two of the discs I asked for. I never bring the whole folder with me to a brick and mortar, but I will jot down certain titles I'd like to find and bring that with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BbM7 Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Only one item on my want list - an LP I've been looking for 25 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Oh, and another thing I discovered: It helps to go through the old pages to clear out things that were acquired. I seem to do that right after the New Year when I realize how many things are listed that I don't have to look for. Another thing I keep in that music folder is printouts of ebay items that I missed out on, usually old records that I may want to find through other sources. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 It's in my head and that's a very dangerous plac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 I have about four or five pages of "wishes" listed at half.com. It doesn't include particularly obscure stuff, because they're usually not in the half.com database. But I've found that half.com is a good way to track most things (OJC's, for instance, and most new releases), because by its very nature - there are always lots of OOP titles on my wish list, which half.com has in their DB. Haven't been buying nearly as much in recent years, so I don't really go pounding the pavement looking for things. (And frankly, most of the stuff I'm really interested in can't be found in this town anyway.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relyles Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 I keep it as a memo in my PDA. Makes it easy to take with me when I go to an actual store as well as to update. When I sync with my home computer the list is also there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 I keep it as a memo in my PDA. Makes it easy to take with me when I go to an actual store as well as to update. When I sync with my home computer the list is also there. Wow. I just try to put it out of my mind and listen to the ones I already have. My wish list is I wish I had time to listen to the stuff I've got! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Wow. I just try to put it out of my mind and listen to the ones I already have. My wish list is I wish I had time to listen to the stuff I've got! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 If you want to go crazy with creating a wish list, just look through a copy of any edition of Tom Lord's Jazz Discography on CD-Rom. You'll discovering recording sessions, labels and releases that you've never heard of. One obscure 2 LP set issued under Fats Waller's name was on a label called Ristic. I recently learned that this was a John R. T. Davies production and only 99 copies were made. Fortunately, my informant is sending me a CDR dub of it in exchange for some broadcast recordings of salutes to Fats. BTW, I still have at least two editions of the Lord Discography CD-Rom for sale or trade. PM me if interested, a part cash, part CD trade is also possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 What I need to do is have a wish list for Collectors' Choice. I don't recall if there is a feature for that at the website, but there are always a few items in their catalogue that interest me. I have a very short list at Amazon, and a very long list in my shopping cart at BMG (which really I don't think I'll ever get) and about a dozen in my queue at Your Music. The ones in my Your Music queue are the ones I want the most anyway, so maybe one day I'll move a bunch into my cart and pick them up all at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 I buy almost completely on impulse. Occasionally, I'll see an upcoming release on Alan's website and note same on my calendar, but that's about the extent of it. Dusty Groove is probably the worst thing that's ever happened to me. I go on their website and wind up getting stuff I had no intention of buying. The problem with impulsiveness is that it knows no bounds. At least a list is finite. Up over and out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 (edited) The Bastards™ have a wonderful/evil tracking system for "want lists" -- which is VERY useful/dangerous for tracking the kind of obscure stuff they carry (most of which is so obscure that it can't be tracked in other places, like half.com want-lists). You can track in-stock and out-of-stock items, and it even lets you prioritize stuff. Highly recommended and/or consider yourself warned. Edited April 6, 2006 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcoliv Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 (edited) an excel spreadsheet helps me to keep track of what i want. the only negative thing is that i add more stuff than i delete Marcus Edited April 6, 2006 by marcoliv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 I really don't maintain a list because 90% of it is already here. When I'm feelin' the 'itch' I just run an 180 day search of "Re-issues' and scan the 'News from Hiroshi Tanno' threads for my next victims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 (edited) I have a voice recorder function on my mp3 player. I just record my list on the player. It comes in especially handy when I'm driving and I hear something on the radio that catches my attention. For a second I thought you wrote "...when I'm driving and don't feel like listening to the radio." I have a 400+ item list on amazon. It used to grow a lot faster but is more or less stable these days. The bad news is that I have a 50 CD backlog at home. Guy Edited April 6, 2006 by Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 I don't have a wish list. Happily my obsessive cd buying days are over. I used to spend almost all my free time on my bicycle hunting for stuff around the used shops in central Tokyo. That said I'm itching to get the Bear Family 40's & 50's R&B sets ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 I used to spend almost all my free time on my bicycle hunting for stuff around the used shops in central Tokyo. That sounds strangely familiar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Only one item on my want list - an LP I've been looking for 25 years. If you're still around, I'd be interested in knowing what that LP is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 Guess I'm old fashioned. I just use a few 3x5 cards & update them periodically - crossing off things I've picked up or things I've decided I don't want, and making additions. I find the cards to be a good thing when I'm out with my wife and she's shopping and I'm bored. When I'm not reading, I can pass the time looking at my lists and fantasize about what the music will sound like when I hear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 http://cgi.ebay.com/NICHELLE-NICHOLS-Star-...1QQcmdZViewItem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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