The one that got away

[Northwoods]

Lostmind remarked on another thread about seeing a fellow snatch a high dollar ratchet for a mere $5.

Made me wonder about stories many of us can tell about the one that got away.

Take a minute or four and tell us about your near miss.

Myself, I visited a garage sale ten minutes from my house last Friday and missed a Simmons metal cabinet similar to this one.
It had a $10 tag on it.  But it was already sold.  Sheesh!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SIMMONS-METAL-RUST-DRESSER-CHEST-HOTEL-HOSPITAL-DOCTOR-FURNITURE-INDUSTRIAL-/252923083294?hash=item3ae363fa1e:g:pZMAAOSwU~FWEovH

[turnnut]

I will tell you about one of many that got away.

a few years ago, my wife and I traveled to an old engine/tractor show, parked the truck and had to look for the rest room,
as I was walking, we passed a table of tools for sale, on the table was a 12 inch Ellis wrench, I told my wife that as soon as we
found the rest rooms, we are going back and buy that wrench,  we got back to the table and I could not find it, I asked the seller
where it was, "oh, the one with the swivel head ?"  (me) "yes that one"  seller, "oh, I just sold it, the feller talked me down to $30."
  ( darn water pills )

another Ellis story,  I had a chance to pick up a 12 inch Ellis, but did not buy it,  I already had one, (so I thought)  when I got around
to cleaning it, it was not a 12 incher,  it was a 10 incher.

Lewill2, do you hear me ?   I am still looking for a 12 inch Ellis wrench

[Lewill2]

Get in line.

[Plyerman]

Earlier this year I screwed up big time on this wrench that was listed on eBay. Neat old wrench, with a spanner on the lower jaw, and a hollow handle containing screwdriver bits and such. Just the sort of contraption I love. My plan was to wait around until the last moment and bid, but I forgot and lost track of time and missed the auction ending by five minutes.

Five freakin' minutes. Dang. I'm still kicking myself about that one.