The one that got away

Just last night I was typing a question to the seller of a sonictransporter I7 when the ad expired, it was a very good deal - on Audiogon you snooze you lose! My trouble is I like to research everything if I'm not completely familiar, even if I know from years of using audiogon that it's a good deal. Come to think of it, that strategy has probably saved me thousands of dollars...

...a Lotus Elan, when I was young and stupid.  Not audio, but....*shrug*

...on the other hand, I missed out on the potential of a lot of conversations with uniformed gentlemen and women asking me WTF I thought I was doing....*G*

Re that Lotus Elan- I got 2 that family members passed up

1- a 30,000 square foot loft building in NY's Soho for under $50,000

2- a jaguar e type for $3,500

Too many to mention in stereo gear, but i'll always regret that I did not have 500 bucks in the 1970's as I scouted through a junkyard for a water pump for my ford. 1957 ,cream colored, Jaguar 4 door sedan. Cool looking ,  bug eyed headlights, and hardly much rust to attend to. Junk yard owner says it needs a transmission., and I can have it for 
500 bucks. Lucky I had 50 bucks extra at that time. Said a mustang transmission will work in it. Would have been a great project.