# Things You Are Still Kicking Yourself for Not Buying **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 29, 2003, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-are-still-kicking-yourself-for-not-buying/171943 "2003-04-29T16:48:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Jerrybear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8c91f0/32.png) [@Jerrybear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jerrybear)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-are-still-kicking-yourself-for-not-buying/171943/61 "2003-05-01T20:32:50Z")
A 1957 Topps Bart Starr “rookie card,” back in the late 70s or early 80s when one could be had for about 10 bucks in very good condition. Last I looked I think it was selling for about $350 or so. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-are-still-kicking-yourself-for-not-buying/171943/62 "2003-05-01T21:16:58Z")
I’m still kicking myself because I didn’t buy that automatic self ass-kicking machine. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-are-still-kicking-yourself-for-not-buying/171943/63 "2003-05-01T21:25:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by voguevixen \* > \*\*I was at a thrift store a few months ago and saw the weirdest chair. It was really low to the ground and had a really, really high back. It looked like something from the Addams Family or something. It was comfortable as hell and the upholstry was in fairly respectable condition, although a somewhat strange shade of yellow. I didn’t buy it because we are at critical mass for furniture in our house to begin with, and the tag was the wrong color to be half off that week. (Duh! It was only like $25 or something to begin with.) I decided to come back the next week and see if it was marked down but I never got around to it. It’s gone forever now. ☹ \*\* If it didn’t have arms, it might have been designed around the time of hoop skirts. Women had to sit really low to avoid having the hoop ride up, which would be a social disaster in those times. ---
**Author:** ![benrocks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@benrocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/benrocks)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-are-still-kicking-yourself-for-not-buying/171943/64 "2003-05-02T06:18:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mithril \* > \*\*Two things: > > A cassette of Patrick Stewart narrating Peter and the Wolf. I could listen to that voice for hours. > > The Dr. Laura board game that I saw on clearance for $3. I didn’t buy it because I didn’t want to endorse her in any way, but I still think that it could have been a great party game, with some possible modifications. Who doesn’t love mocking Dr. Laura? \*\* hey Mithril. i found a [Dr. Laura Board Game](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3128996989&category=234) at ebay ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-are-still-kicking-yourself-for-not-buying/171943/65 "2003-05-02T06:40:16Z")
1. An airline ticket to Paris while I was still in my twenties. 2. One or more of Eve’s books! But how can I buy them if I don’t know their titles??? ---
**Author:** ![Tomcat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Tomcat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tomcat)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-are-still-kicking-yourself-for-not-buying/171943/66 "2003-05-02T12:04:18Z")
Ok, there I was, there I was, there I was IN the Grande Bazaar in Istanbul… A perfectly fitting 3/4 leather jacket, forest green with brown collars. I looked GOOD in it. Opening bid- $200, I could have gotten it for $100-$125. Unfortunately I was a broke college student. Damn damn damn damn damn! -Tcat ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-are-still-kicking-yourself-for-not-buying/171943/67 "2003-05-02T12:25:13Z")
I had chance to buy an original 289 Shelby Cobra about 20 years ago. The seller needed some quick cash and was selling it for less that it was worth at the time, he wanted $5000, it was worth $15,000. One just like it sold for $80,000 at a Barrett-Jackson Auction this past January. ---
**Author:** ![Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-are-still-kicking-yourself-for-not-buying/171943/68 "2003-05-02T14:02:14Z")
A copy of D’Aulaire’s Norse Gods and Giants. Back in 1995 I was working at a B. Daltons and ordered a paperback copy of the book through Ingram. It arrived and sat in the employee hold cabinet for months and I never actually bought it. It is definitely one of the beloved books of my childhood and it’s now out of print. Used copies go for 100+. I really regret not buying it when I had the chance! I wish they would reprint it ☹ ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-are-still-kicking-yourself-for-not-buying/171943/69 "2003-05-02T16:44:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Annie-Xmas \* > \*\*If it didn’t have arms, it might have been designed around the time of hoop skirts. Women had to sit really low to avoid having the hoop ride up, which would be a social disaster in those times. \*\* > [@](#): > > _originally posted by cornflakes_ > **Was it a prayer chair? These are made for kneeling. You put your hands on the “headrest”, hence the high back.** No it was an upholstered chair and I wouldn’t say it was much older than the 1960’s, tops. Think the Blue’s Clues “thinking chair” but with low seat and arms and a high back. And not a cool red velvet, lol. Although, I could’ve had it redone in red velvet! DAMN! I’m missing it more than ever now! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![outburst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e36b37/32.png) [@outburst](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outburst)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-are-still-kicking-yourself-for-not-buying/171943/70 "2003-05-02T17:27:35Z")
I once was kicking myself for not buying a great-looking old T-Bird on a used car lot. I’d passed it every day with my tongue out, but in a week it was gone. I was bummed royal. Then it magically REAPPEARED! Turns out they had just sent it to a detailer’s to have the engine steam cleaned and the upholstery leather buffed. So I bought it better than before. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![MissSwish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/db5fbb/32.png) [@MissSwish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissSwish)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-are-still-kicking-yourself-for-not-buying/171943/71 "2003-05-02T18:25:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CrankyAsAnOldMan \* > \*\*I saw a t-shirt several year ago in some catalog that showed a photo of two little boys with their arms slung around each other’s neck. One was black, one was white, and the caption was “No One is Born a Bigot.” I’ve wanted one for my son for sooooo long. I can’t find it now. > > P.S. I bought that Dr. Laura game as a crank gift for a Doper Secret Santa one time. \*\* I have that T-Shirt! It’s one of my most prized possessions. How about a sweatshirt instead? They are available at Marshall Fields at [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com) for $17.99. ---
**Author:** ![MissSwish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/db5fbb/32.png) [@MissSwish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissSwish)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-are-still-kicking-yourself-for-not-buying/171943/72 "2003-05-02T18:29:54Z")
Sorry CrankyAsAnOldMan, here’s a link: [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006HCDG/qid=1051900247/br=1-10/ref=br\_1\_10\_mafi/102-9437191-7608107?v=glance&s=merchant&n=1199392&m=A2EUQ1WTGCTBG2](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006HCDG/qid=1051900247/br=1-10/ref=br_1_10_mafi/102-9437191-7608107?v=glance&s=merchant&n=1199392&m=A2EUQ1WTGCTBG2) Sorry I don’t know how to do those condensed links. ---
**Author:** ![Sengkelat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Sengkelat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sengkelat)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-are-still-kicking-yourself-for-not-buying/171943/73 "2003-05-02T21:56:34Z")
A didgeridoo while vacationing in australia. Not one of the crappy $50 tourist models, but one designed for playing. It had a rich, deep tone in the key of B. Every didge is different, and this one was one that “fit” me just right. But, didges are a pain in the butt to transport, and I already had two (D and E#) and what I really wanted was one in C, so I didn’t get it. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-are-still-kicking-yourself-for-not-buying/171943/74 "2003-05-02T23:23:06Z")
These are all so profound. Mine is another Godzilla item – a little one that was a table lighter. ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-are-still-kicking-yourself-for-not-buying/171943/75 "2003-05-03T00:27:04Z")
**Another Brilliant Find** In some Sugar Shack in Tijuana, Mexico, decades ago: A black velvet painting with portraits of Clint Eastwood, Charles Bronson. Elvis and Jesus, all on the same canvas, with a lot of strange filagree on the edges. And, decent portraits, at that. Sure, it was Turista art, but brilliantly done in it’s well-honed sense of overkill. Ain’t seen the like since… ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-are-still-kicking-yourself-for-not-buying/171943/76 "2003-05-04T19:55:24Z")
I bought my condo in 1995 for $78,000.00 and I’m pretty happy with it. However, I had a chance to buy a corner 1 bedroom condo for $70,000.00 and I still wonder if I made the better choice. The condo I really wanted had loads of storage space, lots of light and the aforementioned large balcony. The problems with the condo were outdated appliances, weird room layouts and worn out carpet; all of which could be changed. In fact, I was glad the condo was outdated, so I could re-do it. The reason I rejected that condo was that there were some shady issues about the management and unresolved legal problems. I decided to go with the plainer condo with the better management. I’m sure I made the right decision, but I was really missing that cornder condo. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-are-still-kicking-yourself-for-not-buying/171943.md?page=3)