Of course it depends on what I am buying as well as the cost. In terms of buying, my sense of what is valuable to me in a non monetary way has changed over the years, and if could generalise this change is that my buying is more focused as well as what I keep. If it sits in a box collecting dust, my version of this situation is now I realise, to some extent, I am hoarding for no apparent practical reason. This would have never dawned on me decade ago. I asked myself whom or what am I saving this for, as I am in the only one in the family who has an appreciation of it and I cannot appreciate it if it's in a box. If I should croak ( at 63 you think on this) who is going to untangle this collection. More hassle than it's worth. I have traded items instead of purchasing lately, and if I do buy something...I step back and ask, do I really need this or that and in most cases I don't... meaning the days of impulse buying are over, which went on for what seemed like in retrospect, forever.
Around $200.00 is my current self imposed limit. Buying and the scope of a collection are now linked to my decisions. If it does not run or can be displayed..bye..bye. All this is personal to me, and not a criticism of others, buried as some goofy editorial.