TyrannosaurusRex Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 What stuff have you wanted to buy but were too late and it was sold?Here is one of many for me:Giant beaver incisorI hope you enjoy this thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleoworld-101 Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Oh wow that thing is huge! Looks like it's from Paleoenterprises too, they have really nice stuff. I've missed out on a number of ebay auctions for fossils that i wanted- a few megalodon and dinosaur teeth, and a nice big smilodon rib section. "In Africa, one can't help becoming caught up in the spine-chilling excitement of the hunt. Perhaps, it has something to do with a memory of a time gone by, when we were the prey, and our nights were filled with darkness..." -Eternal Enemies: Lions And Hyenas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam28 Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Wow that thing is/was big. For me was definitely a complete Diplocaulus replica in matrix that was on ebay not too long ago. Was on there for a few months & right when the price started to dip and I felt like buying it, it had been recently sold :doh!: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Spider in a concretion, Lawrence Formation, Pennsylvanian, Kansas. I passed on it, but in hindsight, the 'high' price wasn't so high. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Hasn't happened with fossils..But some rifles you see and know you should get..so many regrets in that field! "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyrannosaurusRex Posted November 27, 2014 Author Share Posted November 27, 2014 Yep it really is unfortunate when that happens! Ash I had the same thing happen but it was a sword not a rifle. It was one I had wanted for years and I chickened out and didn't get it. It's something I still want though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 or how about the fossil site that you wanted to visit but the hound dogs got it posted before you got around to going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeriderdon Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Have had several lots of teeth slip through my fingers. Most recently I hesitated on a NICE Morgan silver dollar and when I went back to buy it, poof! It had sold just a few hours earlier. He who hesitates... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Can't count the number of times that has happened to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 What about the times you have gotten rid of something and regretted it? Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyrannosaurusRex Posted December 2, 2014 Author Share Posted December 2, 2014 What about the times you have gotten rid of something and regretted it? I've never had that happen to me before. I'm sure it's horrible though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 A friend of mine spotted a 'rock' for sale (not sure what venue) that he suspected as being an unworked pallasite meteorite (for what would be a ridiculously good price). The seller sensed his heightened interest and decided not to sell it. Poker face is an absolute must in some situations.... Edit: Yeah, pallasites are not fossils, but they are really high on my wish list. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 I was at a show in the early 90's and saw a 3-inch mako from the Sharktooth Hill Bonebed for sale - tagged at about what a new movie on DVD costs today. I liked it and knew it was uncommon at that size but I decided I would look around some more. I left the room and then thought, "What are you doing? You better go back right now and buy that." I went back down the hall and it had sold. Don't tell anybody I did that. I did find one for myself a few years later but at four times the price of that tooth I saw. What stuff have you wanted to buy but were too late and it was sold?Here is one of many for me:Giant beaver incisorimage.jpgimage.jpgimage.jpgimage.jpgimage.jpgI hope you enjoy this thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 I've done that too. I had a Parotodus from Lee Creek that had weak serrations. I traded it to a friend in the mid-90's. He was really into Lee Creek stuff - more than I was. I should have kept it because I haven't seen another one, but then again, I knew he liked it even more than I did. I also traded away a Parotodus from the Sharktooth Hill Bonebed that had a wear facet - weird. It didn't all the root but it was a cool specimen. I usually keep teeth like that but sometimes you have to deal something unusual to get something unusual. I think I received a nice Isistius tooth from Florida from that deal. What about the times you have gotten rid of something and regretted it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Edit: Yeah, pallasites are not fossils, but they are really high on my wish list. Still a good story and lesson! I often imagine myself in such situations, and mentally practice my poker face - how to straddle the line between interest and (apparent) disinterest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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