I hear this all the time. Some people have said for 6 times at a row that there were things in our mini/major that they would have been able to buy had they had "time to prepare".
At some point, I want those guys to realize that I will almost certainly have those items (or ones like it) in EVERY mini/major, so I am asking them to "go on faith" and start saving up some money sight unseen so they WILL be prepared!
If somehow I disappoint you ONE time, then what is the downside? You can use the money for something else, but what are the odds of that?
Remember too that you can use your credit cards, and that lets you finance the purchase through them.
As to the mini/major, I have been FEVERISHLY working on it, and while you won't find zillion dollar rarities, and likely few if any items you can't afford, you will find tons of quality items of every genre (many in the $100 to $500 range) and I think you will all be quite happy with the selection.
And you'll see the first of it in just a little over a week!
Bruce