On the one hand, there are countless examples I could rattle off that would have been tremendous bargains in retrospect, and even at the time in some cases. On the other hand, if I had bought all of them I wouldn't have been able to afford a house, children, food, that sort of stuff.
One example that comes to mind though is the time my bid for an Oscar Charleston Type I photo was delayed by a couple of seconds and just missed the close of the auction. It sold for less than half of what I expected it would, is worth considerably more now, and I learned afterward had been purchased by a museum.
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