1 That Got Away

[Eli]

Yup. Investing in a company.

The worst part is that I passed up on that company due to timing and different investment objectives at the time. I got the knowledge base and invested in a company a few months later and it turned out substantially different.

One time at band camp....... Oppps, I can't tell that one.......


When I look back at the multitude of vintage mustangs that I COULD/SHOULD have bought and my silly reasons that I passed on them... In that regard I have MANY "ones that got away"... Shelby GTs, Kcodes, Boss's, Mach1s...


A few years ago I purchased a gun collection that belonged to a "friends" father and there were SEVERAL very very valuble guns in the collection... For the entry fee of $4,500.00 I wasn't getting hurt at all AND the guns I liked the most were in pristine (new in box) condition... I tried to reason with the "friend" and told him NOT to sell the collection because either he or his brothers OR his son would someday want something as a keepsake...

After a few months passed and I became attached to the PRIZE Brownings that were now in my collection the "friend" called me and said he wanted to purchase the bla bla bla .223 gun in the collection, i told him it wasn't available and that I had a trade to a friend on that piece, he got very pissed and started MFing me and after stewing on the situation for a week or so I told him "your taking ALL of these back and I'm getting my $4500 plus compensation for my labor/time/research/extensive cleaning"... Keep in mind that I tried to reason with the guy for at least one month prior to our reaching a price for the 17 gun collection (all long guns, half collectable Brownings, some with very high end glass on top)...

More words were exchanged and I ended up getting all of my $$$ back minus $450 for a Ruger falling block that was sold to a friend...

After thinking about the prize Browning falling blocks that I lost, the pristine Belgian made 22auto, the VERY early sweet 16 and a few other Brownings I went back to the guy about 1 1/2 years later and they were gone... He and I had reconciled and moved on... I found out that he had traded the guns plus cash for a BMW...

The falling blocks, the 22 auto, the sweet 16... and most of all, the PRE64 model 70 Winchester (very pricey gun) were all gone, never to be recoverd...

The ONES that got away... current value of that collection is about three times the $4,500.00 that I paid for them IF I had played along and kept my cool after being MFd by the guy...

There's been a few cars that I passed up on that I shouldn't have.

REALLY??? You guys took this as what THING got away? You obviously have never heard or used the expression