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Jan 15, 2014 12:50 PM
Spinoff thread- Anything you regret not buying?


My regret is missing out buying an IH Scout 4x4 (right hand drive-former postal delivery truck) dirt cheap.
Jan 15, 2014 12:50pm
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Jan 15, 2014 1:08 PM
Just got out of the Army lots of back pay and my first disability check. A friend dad who was in the insurance had invested in new private lake property development. He offered me three on the lake lot properties little over $1200.00 per lot. I had the money just didn't do it. Hate even thinking about it now....
Jan 15, 2014 1:08pm
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Jan 15, 2014 1:08 PM
JJHuddle membership
Jan 15, 2014 1:08pm
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Jan 15, 2014 1:25 PM
Oh! 58 thunderbird convertible
I saw this car in parking lot one day, loved the look. I took 2000.00 out cash in my pocket.
next day I waited in the parking lot, this guy come out to the car. I ask if the car for sale. Not really what your offer 1800.00 I will take 2500, 2000, how about 2200.

200.00 from ownership and I walked away..... Never saw the car again...
Jan 15, 2014 1:25pm
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Jan 15, 2014 1:38 PM
A rental house in Hicksville.
Jan 15, 2014 1:38pm
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Jan 15, 2014 1:57 PM
I had a buddy who bought Apple stock in early 2000's, and had to sell before their last split. He'd easily have a few 10's of thousands of $$$.
Jan 15, 2014 1:57pm
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Jan 15, 2014 2:40 PM
Coupe of years ago before I had tried Founder's KBS, I was on the hunt for it. Came across a store with bottles of Founder's CBS sitting on the shelf. I had no idea what it was at the time and passed because it wasn't KBS. SMH at myself, even though it was an expensive beer, almost the price of a KBS 4 pack, the beer was basically KBS aged in maple barrels. Supposed to be an awesome brew. lolfail on me.
Jan 15, 2014 2:40pm
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Jan 15, 2014 2:50 PM
Tickets to the BCS National Championship game this year.

CoA that sucks man. I'm going to guess this was before smartphones? Anytime I'm looking at beers and see one that sounds good I'll go and check out some reviews haha.
Jan 15, 2014 2:50pm
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Jan 15, 2014 2:53 PM
Commander of Awesome;1567534 wrote:Coupe of years ago before I had tried Founder's KBS, I was on the hunt for it. Came across a store with bottles of Founder's CBS sitting on the shelf. I had no idea what it was at the time and passed because it wasn't KBS. SMH at myself, even though it was an expensive beer, almost the price of a KBS 4 pack, the beer was basically KBS aged in maple barrels. Supposed to be an awesome brew. lolfail on me.
There is a place within 30 miles of me that sells KBS (at least they did last year), and I will be bound and determined to score it this year.
Jan 15, 2014 2:53pm
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Jan 15, 2014 3:12 PM
Commander of Awesome;1567534 wrote:Coupe of years ago before I had tried Founder's KBS, I was on the hunt for it. Came across a store with bottles of Founder's CBS sitting on the shelf. I had no idea what it was at the time and passed because it wasn't KBS. SMH at myself, even though it was an expensive beer, almost the price of a KBS 4 pack, the beer was basically KBS aged in maple barrels. Supposed to be an awesome brew. lolfail on me.
I've only seen a bottle of CBS in a guy's collection, never had it.
Jan 15, 2014 3:12pm
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Jan 15, 2014 4:33 PM
Sonofanump;1567542 wrote:I've only seen a bottle of CBS in a guy's collection, never had it.
The one and only time I've see it. Never had either. Not sure if they'll ever brew it again either.
Jan 15, 2014 4:33pm
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Jan 15, 2014 9:25 PM
Belly35;1567510 wrote:Oh! 58 thunderbird convertible
I saw this car in parking lot one day, loved the look. I took 2000.00 out cash in my pocket.
next day I waited in the parking lot, this guy come out to the car. I ask if the car for sale. Not really what your offer 1800.00 I will take 2500, 2000, how about 2200.

200.00 from ownership and I walked away..... Never saw the car again...
Can I ask why you were walking around with $2000 cash?
Jan 15, 2014 9:25pm
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Jan 15, 2014 9:31 PM
A guy in an everyday van drove up to me at full speed in a parking lot one day while I was in college and offered me a great deal on a premium home theatre system. Said all I had to do was give him $500 cash for the unit and 15 bucks for a case of beer -- just a little something extra since he was giving me a "once in a lifetime price" -- for a system worth 3 grand. He was actually doing me a really big solid, since if the system wasn't sold by the end of the business day he'd have to return it to the warehouse where it would just go to waste as the model was being discontinued. All I had to do was promise not to tell anyone where I got it. He even offered to follow me to an ATM since I told him I wasn't a drug dealer and didn't carry around hundreds in my pocket.
Jan 15, 2014 9:31pm
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Jan 15, 2014 11:08 PM
I Wear Pants;1567667 wrote:Can I ask why you were walking around with $2000 cash?
He was supposed to deposit it in his wife's bank account, but he didn't know how to use an ATM.
Jan 15, 2014 11:08pm
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Jan 15, 2014 11:56 PM
reclegend22;1567671 wrote:A guy in an everyday van drove up to me at full speed in a parking lot one day while I was in college and offered me a great deal on a premium home theatre system. Said all I had to do was give him $500 cash for the unit and 15 bucks for a case of beer -- just a little something extra since he was giving me a "once in a lifetime price" -- for a system worth 3 grand. He was actually doing me a really big solid, since if the system wasn't sold by the end of the business day he'd have to return it to the warehouse where it would just go to waste as the model was being discontinued. All I had to do was promise not to tell anyone where I got it. He even offered to follow me to an ATM since I told him I wasn't a drug dealer and didn't carry around hundreds in my pocket.
I think I'd say no to any deal that started out that way
Jan 15, 2014 11:56pm
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Jan 16, 2014 12:31 AM
WTF is an everyday van?
Jan 16, 2014 12:31am
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Jan 16, 2014 12:40 AM
majorspark;1567712 wrote:WTF is an everyday van?
A child molestor's work truck
Jan 16, 2014 12:40am
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Jan 16, 2014 3:43 PM
ernest_t_bass;1567517 wrote:I had a buddy who bought Apple stock in early 2000's, and had to sell before their last split. He'd easily have a few 10's of thousands of $$$.

This.

I had a chance to get in on Apple stock when it was $33/share (like earnest_t_bass said... right before the "split"). I didn't have much "disposable income" at the time, so I asked a family member or 2 if they would help me, because I really thought $30-some dollars a share was a steal. Flash forward 10 years, and now the stock is trading at $553/share.

Figure you purchase 100 shares @ $33 = a cost of $3,300
Now "sell" 100 shares @ $553/share = a sale of $55,300.
Could have made a profit of about $52,000.

Still to this day one of my biggest regrets in life. :-/
Jan 16, 2014 3:43pm
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Jan 16, 2014 4:05 PM
Scarlet_Buckeye;1567971 wrote: Figure you purchase 100 shares @ $33 = a cost of $3,300
Now "sell" 100 shares @ $553/share = a sale of $55,300.
Could have made a profit of about $52,000.

Still to this day one of my biggest regrets in life. :-/
You're not figuring in the 2:1 split.
Jan 16, 2014 4:05pm
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Jan 16, 2014 4:20 PM
In an ironic twist....mine was a jet ski. Yeah, a jet ski I purchased was my biggest regret, but the one I passed on was somethign I regret not getting.
A lady was getting divorced and was sellling everything dirt cheap of her husband's. SHe was selling a very new jet ski for about $2k, about 5 times less than it was worth. I didnt get it because I kinda thought I would get screwed out of the deal because they were just separated and such and thought.
Guy I know swooped in and bought it..and has had it for 7-8 years now with no trouble.s
Jan 16, 2014 4:20pm
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Jan 16, 2014 7:10 PM
majorspark;1567712 wrote:WTF is an everyday van?


Do I want to buy that home theatre that you just procured during a home invasion? Sure.
Jan 16, 2014 7:10pm
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Jan 16, 2014 7:17 PM
Had a chance to buy a side by side .45-70 fifteen years ago signed by Teddy Roosevelt for 2500. I could have bought it but would have been tight on money for awhile. Not sure what it would be worth today.
Jan 16, 2014 7:17pm