If VMP disappear, it will be OK of course! Even though I love them so much, I’ll be still happy with that I have and will still find so much excitement for my future
Also, taking out all of my retirement fund was the best decision I’ve ever made for myself, because it meant that I’ve been able to splurge on a passion I love! I’m not spending it on something I don’t love. I’m loving life even though I’m being materialistic. Thinking about my security for when I’m 60+ years old doesn’t make me as happy as it does buying luxurious food and records - something I love!
I splurged on travelling when I was 18-24, now I’m splurging on records and food and I’m very grateful for that. As indulging in record collecting is expensive, especially when you start getting a lot of AP pressings and quite a bit of MoFi Supervinyl pressings, taking out $15,500 has really helped me immerse myself in the hobby and as a result, I’ve experienced it very well - and I couldn’t be any happier about that. I’m living the high vinyl life, just like i was with travelling. Overall, absolutely no regrets for me. I just want you to see how the joy of taking out money from your retirement fund can do! Yes....it’s less responsible, but...baby monster ain’t having any kids anytime soon!
VMP are just a store, that is true! But for me, they are easily the best online record store! I love VMP so much and I don’t like that people who dislike/don’t care about VMP, are wanting to merge all the threads into one! In my opinion, that is pessimistic. As Dhodo said, the VMP threads that aren’t as active will naturally drop to the bottom and will ‘disappear’!