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What Have You Sold That You Regret?
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wordoflife
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iPod Nano 1st gen in white
Actually, I sent it to Apple under some program where they would send out a refurbished unit. I thought it'd be great to have a brand new looking nano. Ended up getting back one of the newer touch screen ones. Looking back, I shouldn't have risked it.
Anyway... I'm sure there is more... but luckily nothing else comes to mind right now, meaning that I probably don't regret it that much 😉
Actually, I sent it to Apple under some program where they would send out a refurbished unit. I thought it'd be great to have a brand new looking nano. Ended up getting back one of the newer touch screen ones. Looking back, I shouldn't have risked it.
Anyway... I'm sure there is more... but luckily nothing else comes to mind right now, meaning that I probably don't regret it that much 😉
Scepticalscribe
macrumors Haswell
Very good answer.
I rarely sell anything - as someone who comes from a long line of teachers and public servants, I haven't an entrepreneurial bone in my body.
I do give quite a lot of stuff away, - sometimes brand new, unused stuff - and have never regretted any of it.
D.T.
macrumors G4
I was very sorry after we gave away an old but very comfortable sofa to a neighbor. A brand new sofa we bought to replace it just wasn't as nice.
A year or two later, fortune smiled on us. The neighbor decided to get rid of the sofa and we happened to see them moving it out of the house. We asked for it back, had it cleaned/reupholstered/recovered, and we had our comfy sofa back!
A year or two later, fortune smiled on us. The neighbor decided to get rid of the sofa and we happened to see them moving it out of the house. We asked for it back, had it cleaned/reupholstered/recovered, and we had our comfy sofa back!
It is like getting a old friend back from a long trip they have been on. Nice to have them back home.
firedept
macrumors 603
Know that feeling. But this is what helped me get over it a bit easier.
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There was a thread I read earlier about leasing cars. It started me thinking of the only car I ever leased.
It was an Audi A4 Quattro. I loved that car. It drove like it was on rails.
I drove in the middle of a horrendous ice storm one spring, and didn't even know it was that slippery, until I pulled into a gas station, and with the parking brake on, noticed that the building was getting closer and closer. I slid about 6 feet, and the nose of that Audi gently stopped on the side of the building. The antenna had over a quarter inch of ice on it, as well as the hood, and the rear view mirrors.
It was an amazing car.
I drove that car everywhere. I drove it to Atlanta for Comdex one year. That's how I found out that the air conditioner drain was routed into the back foot well, but I still loved that car.
Then I found out that the miles I had put on it were far above the limit, and I would literally have to park it in my garage for the last year of the lease.
It had such a high residual value, that the buyout price was pretty high. We could trade it in on something else, and get almost enough to pay the buyout fee on the lease. We still ended up owing a rather handsome sum of money.
But I LOVED that car... You didn't drive it, you practically WORE it...
I miss that car... I have wondered if it is still on the road.
I thought I saw it one day, but it wasn't the same one.
*sigh*
So, if you are thinking of leasing a car, lease a car that you won't want to drive, or for Ford's sake, fall in love with.
It was an Audi A4 Quattro. I loved that car. It drove like it was on rails.
I drove in the middle of a horrendous ice storm one spring, and didn't even know it was that slippery, until I pulled into a gas station, and with the parking brake on, noticed that the building was getting closer and closer. I slid about 6 feet, and the nose of that Audi gently stopped on the side of the building. The antenna had over a quarter inch of ice on it, as well as the hood, and the rear view mirrors.
It was an amazing car.
I drove that car everywhere. I drove it to Atlanta for Comdex one year. That's how I found out that the air conditioner drain was routed into the back foot well, but I still loved that car.
Then I found out that the miles I had put on it were far above the limit, and I would literally have to park it in my garage for the last year of the lease.
It had such a high residual value, that the buyout price was pretty high. We could trade it in on something else, and get almost enough to pay the buyout fee on the lease. We still ended up owing a rather handsome sum of money.
But I LOVED that car... You didn't drive it, you practically WORE it...
I miss that car... I have wondered if it is still on the road.
I thought I saw it one day, but it wasn't the same one.
*sigh*
So, if you are thinking of leasing a car, lease a car that you won't want to drive, or for Ford's sake, fall in love with.
diggy33
macrumors 65832
Very nice!! I had to get rid of it because I just couldnt ride it no more. My knee was getting progressively worse, and I eventually ended up getting total knee replacement. Its okay though, I replaced the CBR with something a little more comfortable, but still mean
gadgetgirl85
macrumors 68040
Curious, why such regret for items that are common and can be bought again with ease?
Overall that has made the most sense. I know someone that just stuffs everything in a box even if old or broken.
Overall that has made the most sense. I know someone that just stuffs everything in a box even if old or broken.
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Funny story. My situation is quite the opposite. I owned about 16-17 consoles with handhelds included at one point. My worst and least favorite console ever was the Atari Jaguar! I only have TWO games for it and both suck. It was usually in the box. The thing is I got the console back in Christmas 1993 when it was only limited to SF and NY markets. I was living in Glendale in a new home and my Mom said she was able to get one at Toys R Us but limited stock. I remember asking my Mom to get me one after reading about it on EGM.For me, it would be the possible worth, personal value, and relevance as what is old is new again (read: retro).
No doubt that I valued it, my Intellivision:
I had a good 150 games for it, and played them like there was no tomorrow; unfortunately, my then-9 to 11-year old self got caught up in the misguided mindset of "newer must = better"...
Sold all of it in 1986 for a Nintendo.. I barely had 10 games for it, and it immediately bored me. I couldn't get the Intellivision back, and by 1990, the last game came off the line, and was gone completely.....
Or so I thought. Intellivison Lives! came out for the Sony PlayStation 2 and had a good 40 or so games on it; unfortunately since the PS3s dropped PS2 emulation, I lost that as well..
.. or so I thought. Intellivison Flashback is now out, thanks to the original developers of those games back in the early 80s, and back in its original design of a gaming console, plus has 60 games on it. Not all that I had, but perfect enough for me (incidentally, they also released an Atari Flashback and ColecoVision Flashback, in their original consoles).
For me, and as much as I loved those classic games, this was like selling your dog, then being able to get it back a year later, after missing it so much.
BL.
Flash forward over 21 years later going on 22 and the Atari Jaguar is still here. When I moved to the Philippines, I pretty much gave away all my consoles to my younger sibs or it might have got thrown away. Only the Jag remains. That, and my Sony PSP fat from 2005. So even if I despised the Jag for so long, I still kinda love it for sentimental reasons as I told my Mom that it still is one of the best Christmas gifts I ever got. The thought is where it counts here. So is the longevity as this is the single oldest thing I still own. I will forever keep it as a memento. The design is actually pretty cool even if Atari sold the design to a dentist company. It was the least liked and least used console I ever owned and ironically it is the one I kept the longest...
Early 1970's Formula Firebird. That car was alive and had a soul.
Traded it off for a plastic car. The new one was faster, and a better car all around for the most part, but it just wasn't alive.
This is probably one of those post where if it isn't obvious what I'm trying to describe, further explanation wouldn't help.
Traded it off for a plastic car. The new one was faster, and a better car all around for the most part, but it just wasn't alive.
This is probably one of those post where if it isn't obvious what I'm trying to describe, further explanation wouldn't help.
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I sorta regret selling my HTC One M7 last week. It was glacial silver on AT&T but sim unlocked. It was probably the most BEAUTIFUL smartphone or any gadget I ever owned. But it similar to the first gen iPhone. Beautiful but it just gave me problems I could no longer deal with like a fast degraded battery life (from 6 hrs SOT down to 4 hrs) and purple photos. I miss the design, screen, and sound. And this Sharp Aquos Crystal will probably never match its raw horse power but it will suffice.
iPhone 2G, iPhone 4, Nexus One, and HTC One. All four beautiful devices and all four I eventually sold. The og iPhone kept freezing and crashing. The iPhone 4 eventually lagged on iOS6 and newer games as simple as Subway Surfers. Nexus One was just too slow with Gingerbread and touchscreen and Adreno 200 GPU were awful. HTC One's Wi-Fi download became half as slow even after a reset vs the likes of cheaper phones like the Nokia Lumia 635 and Sharp Aquos Crystal I recently got.
Yeah, I miss some of my previous phones sometimes. Had some good AND bad experiences with them like any romance we have with someone. Only some nostalgia might bring me back to them but I eventually move on as I prefer performance over design in tech. I cant live looking at it and becoming a paperweight or junk that fills up space where I live.
iPhone 2G, iPhone 4, Nexus One, and HTC One. All four beautiful devices and all four I eventually sold. The og iPhone kept freezing and crashing. The iPhone 4 eventually lagged on iOS6 and newer games as simple as Subway Surfers. Nexus One was just too slow with Gingerbread and touchscreen and Adreno 200 GPU were awful. HTC One's Wi-Fi download became half as slow even after a reset vs the likes of cheaper phones like the Nokia Lumia 635 and Sharp Aquos Crystal I recently got.
Yeah, I miss some of my previous phones sometimes. Had some good AND bad experiences with them like any romance we have with someone. Only some nostalgia might bring me back to them but I eventually move on as I prefer performance over design in tech. I cant live looking at it and becoming a paperweight or junk that fills up space where I live.
A Toyota Tacoma and Glock 17.
I don't usually sell anything unless I hate it or have a similar replacement. Both with the truck and handgun I had replacements but not similar enough to actually consider them replacements. Quite often I've said "I wish I never got rid of...."
Man I loved that truck for some indescribable reason. It was an 04 and I bought it new. The newer Tacomas are bigger then I prefer (and more expensive) and the older ones aren't.....new. Oh well.
I don't usually sell anything unless I hate it or have a similar replacement. Both with the truck and handgun I had replacements but not similar enough to actually consider them replacements. Quite often I've said "I wish I never got rid of...."
Man I loved that truck for some indescribable reason. It was an 04 and I bought it new. The newer Tacomas are bigger then I prefer (and more expensive) and the older ones aren't.....new. Oh well.