Does anyone else have this weird (obsessive) personality trait?

[JMSA]

Yesterday, I treated myself to an AllSaints leather biker jacket on Vinted. I was feeling so good about my purchase and excited for its arrival.
On Vinted today there appeared the same jacket, but much cheaper and in even better condition. I seriously considered buying it and selling the one originally purchased, but it was sold in the blink of an eye.
I have a fairly obsessive personality type and keep thinking about the second jacket, kicking myself for not being quicker off the mark. It has taken the shine off my original purchase, even though I was delighted at the time.
What is wrong with me, seriously?! Why do I find it hard to shrug my shoulders and just let things go? It’s a very annoying trait to live with at times.
I’ve still got the search set up on Vinted, just to torment myself more in case others come up 🙄
I do come from a family of fairly addictive personalities, but thankfully in my case it’s not gambling or booze!
Can anyone else relate? I often wish I could be at peace with my decisions, instead of having this weird maximiser decision-making style, where you always strive to make the best possible choice, often involving lots of research and comparison of options. It’s exhausting sometimes.

The second one was probably a scam. Something much cheaper and in better condition - so much so that it sold immediately - would almost certainly not be genuine. I think you probably dodged a bullet.

I feel this way about the lottery. I always think "ah, if only I'd bought a ticket and chosen those numbers - it'd be so easy"...

Yes. I'm Autistic and have ADHD with OCD tendencies. It's a nightmare. I'm a cross between a fanny in a fit with research and also borderline compulsive for the dopamine hit of my next purchase / bargain.

this weird maximiser decision-making style, where you always strive to make the best possible choice, often involving lots of research and comparison of options
It's known as "paralysis by analysis".

Umm, hello twin.

I’m supposed to be NT but I do sometimes wonder about that.

Thank you! See, that’s the kind of thing that honestly makes me feel better in these situations. It’s what I need to hear.

Oh gosh, so true.

Oh this is so me. I lost a £30 bottle of sunscreen two days ago. I loved it and now I’m absolutely obsessing over it.

I also can be very impulsive when spending on high end purchases without either needing or researching them.

honestly, I get so annoyed at myself

I don't think it's weird, it's just like the aesops fable with the crow who loses his piece of cheese into the pool because he wants the one his reflection has got. It's classic human, and animal, behaviour. It's what drives animals to keep searching for more berries, better grass etc.

It's not weird at all

Yeah, I do this. I like to keep new things “nice” as well.
If I buy the “last” of something, then see another one…
I’ll side-by-side compare two or three of the same item.

Me too.

Thanks very much everyone, truly.