It's a personal thing and I can only explain my feelings, not what others should(nt) do. I have a thing about music played on vinyl and for me a knackered vinyl copy is always better than a stream or MP3. All of my records will get played, I would never buy a tune to keep locked away - if I can get to hear a tune I love on vinyl, by buying a poorer quality record until I find an upgrade, then I'd take that over nothing. In the same process of thought - If I scratched a record I loved (horror) I would be gutted, but I wouldn't start looking for a new copy.