Resale value

I buy a piece of gear to address a need in the system and replace what was once the weak link.  So I try to choose carefully.  The last thing I think about is resale value as that would imply I most likely would upgrade to something else down the road. 

This was my thinking years ago when I bought gear to just try a new flavor.

At this point in my life my goal is to get off the dreaded upgrade spiral.