Remember Blind-Buys?

In the ancient days of pre-streaming, it wasn't so easy to watch that somewhat obscure movie you yearned and pined to see. If it wasn't on tv, and it wasn't at the video store, you had to physically buy the damn thing, usually at that higher OOP cost. Online ordering made things easier, but you could never be sure of the disc and case condition, even if it's marked "Like New". There were a lot of drawbacks and concerns to those blind-buys, so you knew you were taking a risk.

I could blind-buy something from Anchor Bay, Blue Underground, and Shriek Show with confidence, but I've definitely made a few mistakes. Mostly early in my dvd-buying days, so I learned how to better my judgment. When I was young and hungry for collecting, money was more of an issue, so these purchases had more of an impact. Now, they really mean nothing since you can watch all the rarities for free on Tubi. It's bittersweet, but I guess that means that the older generations made it happen by creating/reviving the demand for it.

What were your best and worst blind-buys? Based on your ratio of wins to losses, could you trust your own judgment as to what you knew you would like?