Wish list items disappearing when new releases come out

For what's is worth, I have the same issue, and it is really strange, that Apple implemented it like that... And since your post is almost 2.5 years old means that nothing has changed...

It's weird because the current wish list behavior actually will Apple lose business...

Yes. I have encountered this problem and it drives me crazy. I often put recordings that are not yet released, but available for pre-order, in "My Wish List" after reading a favourable advanced review. Then they disappear from the list when they become available, and I often forget about them. Hey Apple: lost business, not that you haven't already gotten enough of my money. Please modify the system so that when pre-orders placed in My Wish Lists become available they stay there.

I see this too. I add items to my wish list that are only showing for pre-order, so that I can buy them sometime after they come out. But they disappear from my wish list once they are released, so I never remember what I've found and liked. Off the top of my head, it's at least $100 of lost business in the past year for Apple from these forgotten releases.

I really hope they find some way to keep those albums on the wish list once they are released.

I thought I was crazy... But it looks like I'm not alone with this issue.

I call it an issue, because it really should stay in the wish list as long as we want!