Collections...what did you invest in that turned out to be a lemon, and which one was your best?
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Best Investment(s): Aquarius Platinum (AQP.L) - bought £5 worth last July via Halifax SHAREBUILDER (franchised from sharebuilder.com for the UK market)..... got as high as about 114% in profit before crashing back down to about 79% in profit.\nWOLFSON Microelectronics (WLF.L) - makes things like the sound chips used in the SONY PSP, XBOX360 + Video iPod. Stuck a tenner on them at the end of November '05. Currently +56.82% in profit, but that's only after they took a couple of big drops on Friday & Monday (28.00 on Monday).\n\nWorst Investment: Goshawk Insurance Holdings (GOS.L) - bought earlier this year as a bit of a dabble in "bottom fishing", appears they have de-listed. Bought 67.253522 in them for £5 (sharebuilder again)\n\nTinsley (Eliza) - TNL.L  Shares suspended since end of january due to company being put in administration (so much for making a huge profit on their low valued shares: 20.95123 for £5.\n\nD1 Oils (DOO.L) - one of my first investments early last year. The first I sold 'cos the value was going up & down like a prostitute's knickers on a good night. Was £5.12 in profit at the time, but only got 12p back after the commission fee was deducted.
755483
Start collection process.........FYI, its vitale to check these things beforehand then you will not be stuck with a pickle
808840
I registered at Macy's and linens and things. I got everything from my Macy's but hardly anything from my LNT. I really needed ALL the things I registered for, because we waited to live together till marriage. It sucked, but luckily my uncle got me a $500 gift card to Macy's so I could get everything I really needed.
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Two Asian girls in Amsterdam they were lame..A trip to Puerto V N Mexico the water was brown had two rivers flowing into it and no waves. When the tech first came out I bought a Digital Movie camera for 5K a yr later the price dropped by half on all new models. And last I spent 6K on my ex girls breast because she felt subconscious about them then she stole my camera and pawned it
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Are you quite well?\n\nIf you dealt with a firm and they made you wait too long / let them down, why in creation did you decided to do business with them again.\n\nThey can only keep taking your cash as long as you are daft enough to keep sending it to them. Sorry to be blunt, but learn from your errors.
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If you are in Texas and can afford it, (if they have re-opened it) check out the Texas Tomorrow Fund.  Again, great concept if you can afford it.
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I love to see questions like this in a forum like this. Few people know about these types of investments, They are offered only to people who meet certain financial criteria.\n\nBefore I retired, my firm specialized in these investments. What I learned about wealth was that you didn't need to make millions overnight. Creating wealth is about consistancy and longevity. The right kind of equipment leasing LP is a good investment for the right kind of investor.\n\nThe ones that my firm used to utilize offered a return of over 10% per year. This is a very respectable number. This was the income return, not the total return. Growth wasn't a major goal of the investment. Sometimes you got growth, sometimes you didn't. I sold them as an income opportunity with a  chance for capital growth and nobody ended up dissapointed.\n\nOur firm made in mandatory that you be considered an "Accredited investor" to quailfy to buy them. I don't know where you live but my advice to you on this subject is "Buyer beware". Purchasing this invvestment from a small regional brokerage firm or an LLP house can give you bad results like the Limited partnerships of the 1980's.\n\nSeek out large compaines like Merril Lynch or Raymond James. Raymond James has an entire section dedicated to what they call Alternative investments.\n\nI can give you some contact names if you wish.\n\nGood luck!
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I sold a watch that I bought for £10 for £200, which was quite a good profit I think!\nThank goodness for scorned wives who like to sell all their husbands possessions to get him back for having an affair :)\nEBay was valuable in that instance - it helped me get the best price possible.
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go to an Investment advisor and talk with then on what to invest your money in to get the best return.
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Ebay, cause I sold used shoes, clothes old nickels and old pic of things.  You never know what people want to buy so check it out, you can make a fortune!
100883
I would give it back!  I once noticed a lady who had just gotten a quick loan and dropped an hundred dollar bill on the ground.  I picked it up and gave it back to her. She was so thankful.
803346
I once used a bank that was insured by the state. It paid higher interest, but went out of business after a few years. I didn't lose my money though.
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My friends & I used to offer to clean out garages, basements, attics for a set price (back then 20 bucks) but we would condition that anything the owners were going to get rid of we got to keep, then we would hold a yard sale. One time there was an item that everyone was arguing over (I guess at that time it was an antique) little did we know, we ended up selling it for $100 bucks. Now I think about it it was probably worth more. You never know.. and at the yard sale you could sell lemonade too.. LOL
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I collect Antique Cameos. They are so beautiful! They are also a great investment.
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I started my investing with Edward Jones. They are lucrative and they have strict requirements before even considering someone for employment.  I have long since moved onto my own (and have done very well at it too) for first timers go ahead and pay the fees to invest in the long run its worth it.
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Spend $100 on something you want/need.\nSpend another $100 on something stupid (go crazy with this one...once in a lifetime thing)\n\nSave the rest.  Put it up somewhere like you didn't even have it until some time comes along when you really really need money.
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does it really matter? are you going to sell it? if so why would you get rid of something so valuable? I don't understand how people collect things and a few years later they sell them. If I were you, I'd trade it for a dozen things that were twice the value and stuff, and if you can't do that, just keep it!