I have had a few baffling situtations like that rebel. With Commsec it depends on which exchange they list the sell order. Beyond that I never put enough time to explain, a very rare event. Hope it didnt cost you too much.
Asked CHATGPT for famous finicial waits.... trivia for friday.
Ronald Wayne would want to destroy everyone IPhone he saw.... Ronald Wayne – The Apple Co-Founder Who Sold Too Soon
Context: Ronald Wayne co-founded Apple with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1976.
Wait Cut Short: He sold his 10% stake just 12 days later for $800.
What If: Had he waited, that stake would be worth over $200 billion today.
Lesson: Sometimes not waiting leads to missing an unimaginably good outcome.
2. Amazon Early Investors (1997–Present)
Context: Amazon went public in 1997 at $18/share. Jeff Bezos urged long-term thinking.
Wait: For a decade, many doubted Amazon’s profitability and mocked its growth strategy.
Outcome: A $1,000 investment in 1997 would be worth millions today. Bezos himself became one of the wealthiest people in the world.
3. Sylvester Stallone Holding Out for His “Rocky” Script
Context: Stallone was a broke actor who wrote Rocky and refused to sell it unless he played the lead.
Wait: He turned down offers of up to $350,000—huge money for someone barely affording food.
Outcome: He finally got a deal with himself in the lead. Rocky became a massive hit and launched a decades-long franchise. He became a multimillionaire.
4. JK Rowling Waiting Through 12 Publisher Rejections
Context: Rowling submitted Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone to 12 publishers—each rejected her.
Wait: She persisted despite being a struggling single mother on welfare.
Outcome: Bloomsbury finally published it in 1997. Rowling became a billionaire and a global cultural icon.
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