Let’s share funny-stupid things we’ve done

My cat jumped on my SOTA turntable and destroyed the Dynavector 20X10 stylus. I got an Ayre QB-9 a week later and sold my TT rig.  I think my cat did me a round about favor... 

To Dadork, I wear as a pure badge of honor the fact that I have lost money on every piece of used gear that I that I have ever resold and it has been plenty over the past 45 years.  I have had full-priced offers on gear I was reselling and gave buyers a better deal just to keep my losing string going.  A few hundred bucks here and there, merely entertainment costs. With this notion in mind, I sure have met met some wonderful audiophiles over the years in the aftermarket with whom I stay in touch. Selling gear at lower prices is a great way to make new friends and spread the joy around.  

My cat jumped on my SOTA turntable and destroyed the Dynavector 20X10 stylus. I got an Ayre QB-9 a week later and sold my TT rig.  I think my cat did me a round about favor... 

To Dadork, I wear as a pure badge of honor the fact that I have lost money on every piece of used gear that I that I have ever resold and it has been plenty over the past 45 years.  I have had full-priced offers on gear I was reselling and gave buyers a better deal just to keep my losing string going.  A few hundred bucks here and there, merely entertainment costs. With this notion in mind, I sure have met met some wonderful audiophiles over the years in the aftermarket with whom I stay in touch. Selling gear at lower prices is a great way to make new friends and spread the joy around.  

This is a fun thread with no disputes emerging as they often do, sharing out our costly mistakes. 

Dekay, that is great question you are asking for a friend.  Right after I fire up my soldering gun, which I rarely do because I have no such skills, I just touch it to bare skin somewhere... just to get the misery out of the way early on.  Soldering = 100% burnt skin, regardless whether it is from the get-go or at the end and I like to be proactive.

ghdprentice... I just parted with a Wells Audio Majestic power amp (not his integrated version) and am selling a pair of Buchardt S400SE speakers and when I can craft a better ad, a VTV Audio amp with the Purifi module with upgrades from EVS Audio.  Since I got my Wells Audio Innamorata amp, nothing else seems to compare, and my new-to-me Dynaudio Confidence C-1s are really amazing speakers.