05-06-2021, 03:17 PM
How many times can one person possibly miss out on potentially life changing, amazin
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><ol> <li><p>I had tens of thousands of Doge from doing surveys, but converted them when Doge was still under a penny because I didn't think it had any future.</p></li> <li><p>I had a decent amount of ETC, but after learning that it was useless/dead coin I got rid of it. I think it was like $4 or $5 at the time.</p></li> <li><p>I bought Baidu (the Chinese Google) stock the day it IPOed for $80. A couple of weeks later it was at $60 and I sold my holdings. It then went to $1,000/share and split 10 for 1.</p></li> <li><p>My sister gave me a tip on ISRG (Intuitive Surgical) years ago, but at $100/share I thought it was overpriced. It now trades at around $800/share. I don't buy in.</p></li> <li><p>I distinctly remember the day that the iPod was announced. Apple's stock was around $20/share. I was so into MP3s at that point, though, that I thought "there's no way people are actually going to pay for music if they can get it for free". I didn't buy any shares.</p></li> <li><p>My sister gifted me a Netflix subscription back when they were still only doing DVD rentals by mail. I thought it was a neat idea, but couldn't foresee the transition to digital streaming of movies/TV shows. I passed on buying shares.</p></li> <li><p>I bought a bunch of AMD shares a few years back for an average price of about $4/share. Sold them all when it reached $12. It trades around $78 now.</p></li> <li><p>I used Amazon frequently back in college (2000-2004) to buy/sell textbooks and also buy various other things, as well. Thought that their service was great, but it never occurred to me that I should buy stock in them.</p></li> <li><p>Been a faithful eBay buyer and seller since 1998 (originally on my mom's account because I was too young). Loved the idea of the site since day one. Did I buy stock in them? No. Granted I was 16 when they IPOed, but I could have gotten in when I turned 18.</p></li> </ol> <p>There are countless others, too.</p> <p>I used to think I was smart, but at 39 now I'm keenly aware of how foolish/stupid I've been.</p> <p>I'm not giving up, but reality has certainly take a bite out of my expectations</p> <p>I do believe in the future of crypto, but I'm probably invested in all of the wrong coins.</p> <p>Oh well.</p> <p>Just felt like sharing.</p> <p>Congrats if you made it this far!</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/wheelzoffortune"> /u/wheelzoffortune </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n5qs0q/how_many_times_can_one_person_possibly_miss_out/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n5qs0q/how_many_times_can_one_person_possibly_miss_out/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><ol> <li><p>I had tens of thousands of Doge from doing surveys, but converted them when Doge was still under a penny because I didn't think it had any future.</p></li> <li><p>I had a decent amount of ETC, but after learning that it was useless/dead coin I got rid of it. I think it was like $4 or $5 at the time.</p></li> <li><p>I bought Baidu (the Chinese Google) stock the day it IPOed for $80. A couple of weeks later it was at $60 and I sold my holdings. It then went to $1,000/share and split 10 for 1.</p></li> <li><p>My sister gave me a tip on ISRG (Intuitive Surgical) years ago, but at $100/share I thought it was overpriced. It now trades at around $800/share. I don't buy in.</p></li> <li><p>I distinctly remember the day that the iPod was announced. Apple's stock was around $20/share. I was so into MP3s at that point, though, that I thought "there's no way people are actually going to pay for music if they can get it for free". I didn't buy any shares.</p></li> <li><p>My sister gifted me a Netflix subscription back when they were still only doing DVD rentals by mail. I thought it was a neat idea, but couldn't foresee the transition to digital streaming of movies/TV shows. I passed on buying shares.</p></li> <li><p>I bought a bunch of AMD shares a few years back for an average price of about $4/share. Sold them all when it reached $12. It trades around $78 now.</p></li> <li><p>I used Amazon frequently back in college (2000-2004) to buy/sell textbooks and also buy various other things, as well. Thought that their service was great, but it never occurred to me that I should buy stock in them.</p></li> <li><p>Been a faithful eBay buyer and seller since 1998 (originally on my mom's account because I was too young). Loved the idea of the site since day one. Did I buy stock in them? No. Granted I was 16 when they IPOed, but I could have gotten in when I turned 18.</p></li> </ol> <p>There are countless others, too.</p> <p>I used to think I was smart, but at 39 now I'm keenly aware of how foolish/stupid I've been.</p> <p>I'm not giving up, but reality has certainly take a bite out of my expectations</p> <p>I do believe in the future of crypto, but I'm probably invested in all of the wrong coins.</p> <p>Oh well.</p> <p>Just felt like sharing.</p> <p>Congrats if you made it this far!</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/wheelzoffortune"> /u/wheelzoffortune </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n5qs0q/how_many_times_can_one_person_possibly_miss_out/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n5qs0q/how_many_times_can_one_person_possibly_miss_out/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R