TRAGEDY! ALAS!!
On ebay there were the complete works of Samuel Johnson, in good nick for ten pounds. I was the only bidder and as I got closer and closer no one else did. I reckoned I would definitely win, put in my bid and....I had forgotten to sign in.
There will never, ever be a deal like that again, those books were worth at least £500 and I let them slip out my grasp when I could have had them for £10.
I need a drink.