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Old 11-19-2010, 04:56 PM
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Got wasted one night and blasted off $4800 for a Jeep 700 miles away on E-Bay. Probably more dumb than impulsive though.
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I too have bought a Porsche impulsively on E bay. Put a stupid low bid down, and a few days later , damnit, another project , then had to figure out how to get it from Utah, to Pa. I wont be doing that again. Although , it was a good deal, and I made out nicely in the long run.
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I've spent thousands at Amazon or on eBay on a single purchase, but I wouldn't call them impulsive. They were all carefully planned, budgeted for, and discussed with the spouse.

I've probably spent maybe $50 tops, impulsively online.

I keep spreadsheets of things I intend to buy online...

At one point my "intended purchases at Pelican" spreadsheet topped $17,000. I don't think I ever ended spending that much...maybe half. I don't want to know.
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I spent $10,500 on a car via eBay. It wasn't really impulsive, though I admit I didn't tell my wife about that particular car, she knew and had agreed that we'd be looking for that model.

Truly "impulsive" as in I wasn't planning for/looking for the item before I saw it online - maybe $100-150?
I spent about the same, on the 101 projects 911 car...

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