the one that got away - how do you handle grief?

You should have put $100 increases automatically or just paid asking price if you wanted it that bad .

I had lost a bid on a Aesthetics Saturn preamp lost by $25. I would have gladly paid the $100 more I had forgot to increase it before I went out . 
if you wan5 something that bad just pay the asking price if it is fair 

it saves you all the frustration later, as I get older I don’t have the patience .

I just try to buy it  presently I have several surgeries  coming up , 

for next year New Wilson  Sabrina  V or watt puppies  next fall my goal . Then no more speakers,  being retired finances too tighten . 

Sniping,

Back in the day, when I was actively buying 7" pre-recorded reel to reel tapes, I waited down to 8 seconds, bang, got it. Outbid, no biggie, I had decided my max, that's it. I ended up with 500 of them, the shipping was more that the tapes in those days. I've since sold 150, I should sell more.

Now, I find Yahoo Japan Auctions, join Aleado (bidding agent).

1st item I wanted, I put in my max, and confirmed 30 seconds prior. Someone else won it for less. WTH. Next, I noticed a small note: allow 3 minutes for Aleado to verify funds in you account, then make the bid for you.

You gotta know the rules of the game!

Temporarily Stupid, happily I came to my senses.

One of my all time favorites is Moody Blues, 1st Album, Go Now, (before Justin Hayward).

I’m at a Record Show in a Hotel, very few vendors had tapes. I find a R2R of my favorite, but the guy want’s $8. He won’t come down. I walked away, almost got to my car, then said to myself "You IDIOT. That’s your FAVORITE album, when are you gonna find it again, walk away for what, $2. too much? Idiot!!!!". 

About face, in a hurry now, luckily it was still there. (I have a 2nd copy now).

They were a piano influenced blues group in the beginning, and on the LP, the 1st track had very dynamic piano that always sounded muffled. Whoever cut the LP blew it. On the R2R Tape, it sounds terrific!

I more than highly recommend this album.

@elliottbnewcombjr I have this album :)

@zlone yes, I communicated with the seller. I plan to see it if and when I am NJ/NYC. I am regularly in MA so it may happen later this year. It’s a bit beat up, but cosmetic condition is not my main concern.

@kennyc you are pretty smart my friend and I am, to put it lightly, only learning from my own mistakes (after the 3rd, same one) 

@mag16 sweet story! It’s funny how many times MBLs are mentioned here.

I bid all day and all night and all I got is this stupid t-shirt and this annoying comment from @thecarpathian 

@douglas_schroeder nice way of implying I am a loser and sore loser and complaining little b%tch. Yes, possibly. However this is not so much a material, more of an emotional pursuit.

I didn't think it was that annoying.

Not as annoying as this one:

Elbuktál, mert az Univerzum gyűlöl téged! 😃