Stupid People

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Stupid People

Postby BamaJoe » Mon Sep 27, 2010 8:01 pm

So, I'm visiting one of my local dealer buddies today picking out a few things and a bright shiny red Mercedes E Class pulls up to the front door that couldn't have been older than a 2009. A guy comes in carying a box and immediately goes into a story about how he needs to sell this "stuff" because the repoman is looking for his car, he needs $1300 for last months rent and his credit cards are being declined. My friend and I look at each other wondering if he's an escaped mental patient. Turns out that he had 3 100oz bars in the box. The guy said his dad bought them 8 years ago, his dad recently died and want's to see if these bars are worth anything.

I resisted the urge to tell him to let the repoman have the car, move to a cheaper place, cut up the credit cards, and keep the silver, but stayed silent - not wanting to ruin a possible buy for my buddy. He ask the guy what he needs today and the guy says 5k. To be honest I probably would have handed the guy 5k and sent him walking out the door, but he gives him 5700 for the bars.

I guess there's just no hope for some people, they are going to live beyond their means until the bitter end.
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Re: Stupid People

Postby Rodebaugh » Mon Sep 27, 2010 8:11 pm

your buddy is a good man for giving ol' El stupido such a fair deal on his fire sale.

Who knows TSHTF may have been happening in this man's life? lost job, divorce, ect..... Still no reason to live beyond ones means.

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Re: Stupid People

Postby rickygee » Mon Sep 27, 2010 8:39 pm

Ya know, I hope I would have had the character your buddy showed and you too, for that matter, for remaining silent. Good on y'all. Might have given the joker a new start...well, maybe, kinda. What's an E class worth? :lol:
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Re: Stupid People

Postby slickeast » Tue Sep 28, 2010 2:53 am

rickygee wrote:Ya know, I hope I would have had the character your buddy showed and you too, for that matter, for remaining silent. Good on y'all. Might have given the joker a new start...well, maybe, kinda. What's an E class worth? :lol:



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Re: Stupid People

Postby cesariojpn » Tue Sep 28, 2010 3:08 am

Heck, doing up an older Mercedes is abit of a rough gamble as well.

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Re: Stupid People

Postby misteroman » Tue Sep 28, 2010 7:24 am

Just sold a 300sd for a guy last week and he told me he had paid 70k+for it in 92 :o Couldn't believe it. Heck new Vettes were only$30k then
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