What do you MOST regret selling?

[JeffS7444]

If that is really 2,328 shares and not 2.328 you did very well anyway I imagine. If it was latter, surely you can stop kicking yourself.

Since 2008, there were a series of stock splits which would've increased his number of shares by a factor of 112. Assuming 2328 shares in 2008, today he'd have 260,736 shares, currently trading at 146.40 USD/share.

But..! In 2008, iPhone was still very new, it wasn't obvious that it was going to dominate (Blackberry was still a big deal), and it didn't even have an App Store until July of 2008. It all could have wound up as some historical footnote.

 

[Bill Blackwell]

The LHSA Hammertone kit! Probably the second dumbest sale I've ever made.

 

[JeffS7444]

Speaking of stocks, I owned shares in nVidia Corp in the late 1990s but sold ~Y2K as I had already seen a 10x gain in a very short period of time and was nervous. But had I held onto it until late 2021, instead of 10K USD, I'd have gotten 42M. 🙄

 

[boojum]

I guess the one thing I wish I still had is a 1st version 50mm f1.2 Noctilux I bought in the early 70’s. I wish I still had it not because it was a great lens but for what I could sell it for now. :bang:

And if you had invested the sale money in a conservative investment 40 years ago how much money would you have? Maybe more. Leica lenses are not all that appreciates with time.

 

[f.hayek]

The LHSA Hammertone kit! Probably the second dumbest sale I've ever made.

What was the dumbest then?

 

[Doug]

I regret nothing really. ...

Same here!
"Non, je ne regrette rien" - Édith Piaf song
I really liked my M9 but sold it to afford an M240. It was a good move, selling in late 2013 before the sensor-cover corrosion issue became well known (nor did we know) and it sold for $4787 through PopFlash. Good job guys!

 

[Harry the K]

Anything with "Leica" on it, except the M9.

 

[Bill Blackwell]

What was the dumbest then?

I'm sure there is something dumber, but I can't think of what it might be.

Runners-up include my set of silver chrome (over brass) Leica M lenses, my first M2-6 Frankenleica, and the one-of-a-kind MP-7.

 

[KoNickon]

Probably my M4-2 -- but it was too pretty and I already had an M4. Until this morning, though, I think the answer would have been my MC-Rokkor 85/1.7 -- seems to be a lens that's thin on the ground, and a great portrait lens. I regretted selling it for years, though I couldn't recall when, or for how much. Then this morning I found it tucked away in a case with other Rokkors and an SRT-101. With its hood, which I bought separately after a long search. Happy day!

 

[f.hayek]

I'm sure there is something dumber, but I can't think of what it might be.

Runners-up include my set of silver chrome (over brass) Leica M lenses, my first M2-6 Frankenleica, and the one-of-a-kind MP-7.

M7-P? Do tell.

 

[Bill Blackwell]

M7-P? Do tell.

It also falls under the "Frankenleica" category. ...

 

[DC1030]

Contax G2 with 2/45, Canon 7 with 1.2/50, Summaron 3.5/35

 

[stephen_lumsden]

possibly a Canonet gl17 giii, which I got rid of and then got an X100, which did not seem to live up to my expectations and was sold. Got a Yashica GTN, which feels cheap and the rangefinder patch is not the clearest, so may get an Ricoh iiix or may be go back to a Canonet.

 

[nikon_sam]

The only camera that I can think of would be a beautiful chrome Olympus 35-SP.
I bought it because I already had a Olympus 35-S with the G. Zuiko 4.2cm 1.8 lens and I really loved the results with that camera/lens.
Looking back I don't think I gave the SP a fair chance at liking it...I sold it to someone in RFF...
I still have three working Olympus 35-S cameras...one is currently loaded with B&W film...

 

[TR3B]

Mint Leica 35mm f/2.8 Summaron. Unwilling to replace it with todays prices.
Using a Canadian hazed over Summicron-
I’m a fifty guy, so it’s bearable

 

[Miles.]

My first Leica…. an early DS M3.

 

[jsrockit]

Since 2008, there were a series of stock splits which would've increased his number of shares by a factor of 112. Assuming 2328 shares in 2008, today he'd have 260,736 shares, currently trading at 146.40 USD/share.

But..! In 2008, iPhone was still very new, it wasn't obvious that it was going to dominate (Blackberry was still a big deal), and it didn't even have an App Store until July of 2008. It all could have wound up as some historical footnote.

I thought that all happened way before 2008? The stock splits etc. The iPod had already caused the stock to do very well from its low of like 12.90 in 2003 or so. I worked in brokerage firms until 2006 and completely remember it going up and splitting several times during that time. I had not kept track so I guess it could have kept splitting even more based on the iPhone which is an even bigger deal. I still worked in the industry (regulation) until 2017, but I honestly stopped caring about Apple long ago even though I am still a user.

 

[Bob Michaels]

I most regret my 1932 Ford V-8 coupe. When I got it in 1958 the only thing not original was the upholstery. No rust,no dents, no dings just as it came from the factory. And, it was the first of the legendary Ford Flathead V-8. I left it for my brother when I went away to college. He passed it on to our step-sister who wanted a newer car so the Deuce Coupe got sold while I was away. They seem to be worth about 100 times now than they were back then. Wish I had a photo.

 

[boojum]

I most regret my 1932 Ford V-8 coupe. When I got it in 1958 the only thing not original was the upholstery. No rust,no dents, no dings just as it came from the factory. And, it was the first of the legendary Ford Flathead V-8. I left it for my brother when I went away to college. He passed it on to our step-sister who wanted a newer car so the Deuce Coupe got sold while I was away. They seem to be worth about 100 times now than they were back then. Wish I had a photo.

Cars often have huge regrets attached to them.

 

[james.liam]

I most regret my 1932 Ford V-8 coupe. When I got it in 1958 the only thing not original was the upholstery. No rust,no dents, no dings just as it came from the factory. And, it was the first of the legendary Ford Flathead V-8. I left it for my brother when I went away to college. He passed it on to our step-sister who wanted a newer car so the Deuce Coupe got sold while I was away. They seem to be worth about 100 times now than they were back then.

I'm sure you can get a free, government-issue mule in el paraíso de Castro as consolation. 😎

Cars often have huge regrets attached to them.

..and huge cost when you hold on to them