Design Addict

Cart

The last thing you ...
 

The last thing you didn't acquire  

Page 1 / 4
  RSS

demp945
(@demp945)
Trusted Member
Joined: 6 years ago
Posts: 71
02/05/2011 11:50 pm  

Has this been done already?

I'll start but I'm sure there are many stories sadder than mine.

I'm a graduate student in a university town and yesterday was moving out day for most of the school. I was walking home through the student ghetto and as I traversed the blocks of broken IKEA furniture, well-used mattresses, and assorted garbage (tsk tsk) I happened upon a lovely teak dresser with nicely sculpted handles and short tapered legs (rare here). It looked Danish but I didn't investigate. I've been lusting after just such a piece for some time but I have absolutely nowhere to put it here (I live in residence) and absolutely no way to transport it home to join my other meagre pieces.

OK, now, you: go ahead and complain.


Quote
joshharveydesign
(@joshharveydesign)
Trusted Member
Joined: 6 years ago
Posts: 74
03/05/2011 2:34 am  

Well, I just missed a set of...
Well, I just missed a set of eight Hans Wegner CH30 chairs with teak seats for $150 obo. I was the second caller... There's someone in this city that's lightning fast!
A few months back I missed a complete Hans Olsen dining set for $40. Same story.
The list goes on.


ReplyQuote
Lunchbox
(@lunchbox)
Illustrious Member
Joined: 15 years ago
Posts: 1208
03/05/2011 3:49 am  

Early Florence Knoll 3 seater sofa
Off white fabric, in stellar condition. $1000 OBO.
I cried.


ReplyQuote
Chris M.
(@cmoeckelyahoo-com)
Trusted Member
Joined: 6 years ago
Posts: 53
03/05/2011 10:08 pm  

2 Zenith Eames yellow shell...
2 Zenith Eames yellow shell armchairs with the "X" base for $20 at a street sale. I saw the chairs from almost a block away and sprinted to the house. As I arrived out of breath someone was handing them the cash for the chairs. I offered $100 to the buyer on the spot but they declined.


ReplyQuote
Spanky
(@spanky)
Illustrious Member
Joined: 6 years ago
Posts: 4376
03/05/2011 10:15 pm  

I guess it would have to be a...
I guess it would have to be a teak platform bed with floating nightstands for $875, though it was hardly a close miss since I saw it on the Apartment Therapy Scavenger a day later. It still stung, though.


ReplyQuote
whitespike
(@whitespike)
Illustrious Member
Joined: 15 years ago
Posts: 3499
03/05/2011 10:20 pm  

An egg chair for $125 (in...
An egg chair for $125 (in need of restoration).
An Eames rosewood ottoman for $175 (yesterday).
A knoll credenza for $250.
I forget the name/designer of that Baughman-esque sofa with the wood sides and back on Mad Men, but I missed the sofa and chair set for $375.


ReplyQuote
(@stevieg)
Prominent Member
Joined: 6 years ago
Posts: 188
05/05/2011 12:40 am  

oxford chair
12 arne jacobsen oxford chairs in black leather £800


ReplyQuote
jesgord
(@jesgord)
Illustrious Member
Joined: 15 years ago
Posts: 1879
05/05/2011 2:30 am  

syphilis
syphilis


ReplyQuote
(@stevieg)
Prominent Member
Joined: 6 years ago
Posts: 188
05/05/2011 11:09 pm  

have you
Have you


ReplyQuote
whitespike
(@whitespike)
Illustrious Member
Joined: 15 years ago
Posts: 3499
06/05/2011 2:13 am  

JUST MISSED
A PAIR of Florence Knoll armchairs for $100. Where's the rat poison?


ReplyQuote
whitespike
(@whitespike)
Illustrious Member
Joined: 15 years ago
Posts: 3499
06/05/2011 3:12 am  

My heart is hurting an no one...
My heart is hurting an no one cares.


ReplyQuote
gene
 gene
(@genebalkgmail-com)
Famed Member
Joined: 6 years ago
Posts: 318
06/05/2011 4:19 am  

That's awful, Whitespike --...
That's awful, Whitespike -- what happened?


ReplyQuote
waffle
(@waffle)
Illustrious Member
Joined: 15 years ago
Posts: 1324
06/05/2011 7:52 am  

if it makes you feel better
I bought 2 matched one's for $48?
Wait
That probably doesn't make you feel better.
sorry


ReplyQuote
demp945
(@demp945)
Trusted Member
Joined: 6 years ago
Posts: 71
06/05/2011 10:46 am  

pictures help
to convey the sting.


ReplyQuote
whitespike
(@whitespike)
Illustrious Member
Joined: 15 years ago
Posts: 3499
07/05/2011 1:54 am  

I didn't call soon enough on ...
I didn't call soon enough on CL.


ReplyQuote
Page 1 / 4
Share:

If you need any help, please contact us at – info@designaddict.com

  
Working

Please Login or Register