Coulda, woulda, but didnt regrets!!

been there only was the thought of where will i keep it. I had a chance to buy a 66 all crop for 5.00 at an auction and didnt cause didnt know where to store it then it was nice to had everything with it.

Lots and lots and lots....seem I never learn.  But then again I have gotten a lot of things by acting fast and not hesitating.  Hopefully it will even out in the end. Last was a couple of weeks ago there were a nice set of 15.5 x 38 tires on PAW rims for $500 on CL.  I talked to the guy and we agreed I would pay him $50 to deliver them...he never showed and the ad has been removed.  I should of made time to go get them myself....oh well...that's life.

I had a chance to buy a pair of side weights for a CA for $50 but didn't.

How about passing on the 80 across the road from my house for $1100 an acres back in 1983 (I'd only been farming a year) and watching it sell for $8,800 an acre last year?

Yep, Dad came to me in the mid 70's and wanted to know if I was interested in an 80 acre patch that butted up to his. It was in the middle of the block and the seller had a buyer for the north 80 and the south 80 but nobody wanted to pay $500 an acre for mostly pasture and timber in the middle. He even told me I didn't need any money to put down, he just needed a boost to go buy it. 2 years later the whole farm sold for $1800 an acre and who knows what it would be worth now.

Passed on a nice 3 bottom snap coupler plow the pints moloards all looked like new. Even had the decals still on the back of the moldboards sold to fifty bucks. Figured my dad would kill me since we already have 2 plows he said you sh

ould of bought it lol. I still feel like a idiot

hind sight is 20-20.  30 years ago I watched an A-C  model A sell for 10 dollars. I think it was A 1937.  Had A 1955 thunderbird offered for 500 dollars--the guy was driving it so it wasn't too bad condition . Cann't worry about the ones tha got away just take care of the ones that made it "home".

My sister's 1972 Monte Carlo 402 bucket seats and console $1500

Went to auction to see WD45D sell, as soon as I got there I walked up to the tractor as auctioneer said sold, $3500.  It had a real nice paint job, but I did not hear it run or knew any history so maybe it was good I was running late.  Was a D21 II advertised not too far away for $6500, already had sheet metal fixed up and primed, talked to guy a few times but never took time to look at it.  Few years later saw a bareback one sell for $10,200 and needed rebuilt. 

On the other hand, I've bought some I wish I wouldn't have.

Nothing tractor but my tear jerker is by the late 70s I had worked for a few years and was still living at home. Instead of saving wisely like my banker and mother told me I had instead threw my money away on a little bit of beer, a few  guns, some racing and on an entire back yard full of muscle cars.  2- 66, 68, 69 and 70 SS396 Chevelles, 66 Chevy II 327, 68 Camero RS 327 (with fold down rear seat, look that one up) 70 Plymouth RR 440 6 pack. None of them were ragged out racers or rot mobiles but solid factory equipped and complete cars. Most I paid for any of them was $850. Did the first "wise " thing with my money in 1981 and bought a house. Instead of raiding the savings account I did the prim and proper thing and sold all but one of those "worthless stupid cars"  getting $1800 for the best one I sold. I kept the best of the lot and my favorite a solid 66-SS 396 365HP 4 speed and put it in the garage. Then I got married (smart thing, good woman, still here) and about ayear later I came home from work and that 100 lb woman had pushed the 3600 lb Chevelle out of the garage and drove her rotted out Volarie in and anounced that was were it was staying. Chevelle advertised in Hemmings and sold the day it came out.

it's all about timing, right place right time and a pocket full of$$$. i've won afew and lost a few of those battles!!  i'm trying to be that guy that wins right now, i have a line on 2 d-19d's for a "good price" one had a recent $5,000 engine overhaul, the other has had a 5 year ago engine overhaul but is cosmetically rough around the edges.worst case scenario i only end up with 1 as i have already negotiated a deposit and a time frame to pick it up . i hope dad doesn't read this, i think i fergot to tell him we bought another d19.  , pete

I too have a long list of should have and a fair amount of should nts as well but as I look back the beer and the girls were a lot of fun at the time !!!! 

Could have bought Apple stock for less than $10 per share in the late 90s.

By the time I made up my mind, from morning till late afternoon, a one owner WD-45.  I waited one hour too long.  Another one (he was the 3rd owner) told him yes.  He said he was away till after 6pm and I said I would come out then.  He called me at about 2 and told me he had sold it to another guy who just showed up with cash in hand.  That one still boils me!  My worst was about 10 years ago.  A perfectly restored, frame off, 1966 Pontiac GTO convertible, 6 pack, 4-speed for $7500.  Somebody kick me please!!

Poorly advertised sale with a pile of misc AC iron that had a set of WC front steel for $5, didn't know what they were until talking later with the guy that bought the pile, made a new AC friend........but also got a nice 37 WC for $225 also, so not all lost.  Trailer was already full too.