What's the most expensive mistake you've made? All stories welcome...

My mom said I was

I bought a Stevie Ray Vaughn cd last week but I got him mixed up with The Jeff Heally Band, and its their cd i wanted. that was £7














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DanceWme said:

My mom said the same thing to me...

shanti0608 said:

i was joking

jami0mckay said:

Good Lawd. That is a mistake if ever there was one.

i sold a sofa for 500.00 u.s. when it was worth around 7000.00 u.s.
and the guy even asked me if i was sure i didnt want more for it.

DanceWme said:

I sort of was...she did not say it in those words but raising a child on your own makes you say things I suppose...

shanti0608 said:

i understand


im sure mdiver doesn't think u were a mistake

DanceWme said:

Well he better not...he is stuck with me now.


I am here to help him NOT make expensive mistakes...he is the girl in this relationship...

shanti0608 said:

oh damn

DanceWme said:

Maybe I should have clarified that a bit...

I might be in trouble but hey...I can handle it.

He knows the score.. I just enjoy teasing him.

shanti0608 said:

Getting Marryed when you the kind of person they are.And telling someone
you love them be for it to late.

roseland said:

Sorry?!

roseland said:

I hear you. You never know when the last time you'll see someone will be, so I say "I love you" as much as I can.

I've made mistakes in business that have cost $$$$$, but that's part of it.

The most expensive mistake I made outside of business was not buying a 1970 Plymouth 'Cuda convertible. It was possibly the rarest '70 'Cuda convertible ever made. It had THREE fender tags, if you know what that means.

Today, it is worth in the $100,000's. I could have bought it seven years ago for $12,000 but I was too smart to do that!

Basically, it was this car but in Moulin Rouge (a dark pink) with a white interior:

RodeoSchro said:

that is sexy!

RodeoSchro said:

that's a tragedy.

evenstar said:

No kidding! Here's a car in the same color as the one I passed on. It's a clone - which means it's been built from other cars' parts - and it's being offered for $189,000: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaym...0175626853

Another car mistake I made: One day, in the mid-80's, for some reason I decided to visit my old boyhood home. The family was there and they were very gracious, letting me look at the house again.

As I was leaving, the Dad said, "Hey let me show you something. I took this car away from my son because he kept getting tickets. I want to get rid of it. How much do you think it's worth?"

It was a 1969 Shelby Mustang. It needed paint and body work. Instead of offering the guy a thousand dollars for it, I told him to get it painted and repaired and it would be worth maybe $10K.

Today, it's worth 10 times that much!
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jami0mckay said:

How did you mix Stevie with Jeff Healey?

My most expensive mistake was counting on a good friend to pay me back thousands of borrowed dollars. What a pushover I was. It was worth learning, despite the amount.

I got married at 18, and will be paying for that mistake for the rest of my life

RodeoSchro said:

I have a 350 4 barrol an I am looking nice body for it I going to give it to my little girl on her 16th birthday. she love old cars.

That last thread you started! You got locked!

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

you guy are so crazy!

I must be in denial cause I can't think of anythng, and I know thats not true.

wlcm2thdwn said:

I can't think of anything either - except for clothes that I bought in the past and never wore.

Got rid of a car for $400 when it had to be worth at least $1200...

Consolidated my school loan, not realizing in 20 years that fucker just goes away. Now I'm stuck with it forever...

Bogus car repairs advised by lyin' ass mechanics...

Plenty of other stuff, I'm sure