Remember my buddy whose oven died right before a huge catering gig? Total nightmare.

Remember when everyone switched from fax machines to email? I kept faxing estimates for a solid six months after my main supplier stopped checking their machine. Found a stack of them in their office, completely unread.

My buddy got burned the same way on a lens mount. Looked mint, but the threads were totally stripped. He just hunts for "for parts" listings now.