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Old Dec 31, 2024 | 02:25 PM
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I'm not happy with Alabama. They beat my Gamecocks this year. But it appears so is Illinois in the Citrus Bowl so far...
But don't cry about the hypocrites. They'll get theirs one day. May not be today, but one day.
I'm am very happy with the Bama football team..see Michigan. S Car. should have won the Bama game. I have two favorite college football teams, Auburn and whoever is playing Bama.
Old Dec 31, 2024 | 02:37 PM
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Sounds like some of you north of the border are not happy with the upcoming annexation.
Not really...it'll be good to have y'all become part of Canada!
Old Dec 31, 2024 | 02:43 PM
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"Not only are we going to get Canada, Canada will pay all the closing costs and shipping charges"

Old Dec 31, 2024 | 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 66_Jetstar
"Not only are we going to get Canada, Canada will pay all the closing costs and shipping charges"
Not so fast -- we're building a wall. And you guys are going to pay for it!
Old Dec 31, 2024 | 03:26 PM
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Old Dec 31, 2024 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by 66-3X2 442
You better be careful, when Canada becomes part of the USA I'll have Trump lock you up.
it wouldn’t surprise me one bit you would report me.
Old Dec 31, 2024 | 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by 66-3X2 442
Sounds like some of you north of the border are not happy with the upcoming annexation.
the last time you tried that in 1812, it didn’t go well for you.

Old Dec 31, 2024 | 06:57 PM
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It's starting to sound like ROP over here.
Old Dec 31, 2024 | 07:43 PM
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Was out of town, but there are some good points here.

Originally Posted by redoldsman
Anybody buying and selling parts deserves a profit. That is how capitalism works. If you think it is a fair price and you need the part, buy it. It is irrelevant what the seller paid for it. But then there are the ****** in this hobby. They have a part that is rare or they know you need and then they think they have you by the nads. I have no use for these folks and hope they have those parts when they die.
Yes, I think the crux is the issue is that there are different levels of decency in different people.

Originally Posted by 66_Jetstar
I've been in this hobby my whole life and somehow managed to keep it a hobby, support the scene and other enthusiasts without feeling the need to profit from it. To each their own.
I am with you. I play the stock market and do engineering for money. This endeavor is for pleasure for me, only. In fact, I make a point of selling the rare item I sell to friends at cost or gift it.

Originally Posted by 66-3X2 442
You can bank on it that it was sold @ a profit.
I have no issue with a decent profit. I do not care for people angling for obscene profits. To put a broad brush on it, some people here do one or the other.

Originally Posted by 69CSHC
Flipping is not the issue. Being deceitful in order to flip is. It makes the transaction feel grimey.
Yes, this. I am running really behind on a project. I bought some original paint valve covers to sample for that project and a choke from Mike for that car. Haven't used them yet. Mike gave me a good price. I'm not flipping them, but I could see someone being torqued I didn't use them yet.

Originally Posted by 66-3X2 442
Most of you who are posting on my comments about this are totally missing the point of the thread. It has nothing to do with flipping, it has to do with being a hypocrite.
This specifically is hypocrisy, but it is also being deceitful in general. A man of his word does not do this. To put a finer point on it, perhaps we extend the "forum member as a fellow hobbyist and almost a fellow club member" to too many people on this board. Tiered membership of "trusted member," even if it were possible on IB boards, might not help, because one man's being deceived is another man's fair business practice.

Originally Posted by 75 W-30 H/O
It's starting to sound like ROP over here.
I miss that place sometimes. It doesn't appear very active.
Old Dec 31, 2024 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by 75 W-30 H/O
It's starting to sound like ROP over here.
Just havin a little fun. I have some good friends in Canada.
Old Jan 2, 2025 | 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by BangScreech4-4-2
Couple of years back, we sold a house in Palm Springs. The buyer, in hopes of sealing the deal, sent us a wonderful letter complete with pictures of their happy (fictional?) family and promised that they would take good care of the place and hoped to live there for many years.

Within three months after the deal was done, my wife saw the place listed for sale with a fresh coat of white paint and some gaudy brass trim and no other changes ... for $300K more than we sold it for.

Who do we sue?
If it’s possible , I would sue yourself for being a dumb **** if you actually fell for that old trick.

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Old Jan 2, 2025 | 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by CANADIANOLDS
If it’s possible , I would sue yourself for being a dumb **** if you actually fell for that old trick.
It's actually not possible, so I guess I'm not shocked that you came up with it. Anyway we already covered all that and you're not adding anything new.

Howevever, just for the remedials like you out there, the house had been on the market for a long time. We did not fall for any tricks, nor did we sell it too cheap for the prevailing market conditions. I should also add that while the house was re-listed at a significantly higher price, I have no idea whether it actually sold at that price. My only quarrel with the buyers was that they were flippers trying to pass themselves off as legitimate long-term residents -- the kind of disingenuity that this thread is supposed to be about.

Should I be surprised that you don't seem able to grasp that?

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Old Jan 2, 2025 | 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by VI Cutty
Not really...it'll be good to have y'all become part of Canada!
If I could live in Vancouver I wouldn't be opposed to that. Visited there for a day back a few years back and found it to be a beautiful place.
Old Jan 2, 2025 | 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by BangScreech4-4-2
It's actually not possible, so I guess I'm not shocked that you came up with it. Anyway we already covered all that and you're not adding anything new.

Howevever, just for the remedials like you out there, the house had been on the market for a long time. We did not fall for any tricks, nor did we sell it too cheap for the prevailing market conditions. I should also add that while the house was re-listed at a significantly higher price, I have no idea whether it actually sold at that price. My only quarrel with the buyers was that they were flippers trying to pass themselves off as legitimate long-term residents -- the kind of disingenuity that this thread is supposed to be about.

Should I be surprised that you don't seem able to grasp that?
you fell for it.. it doesn’t matter anyway, the buyer can do whatever they want with it the day they take possession.

you’re being a crybaby about it now.
Old Jan 2, 2025 | 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by CANADIANOLDS
You fell for it ... it doesn’t matter anyway, the buyer can do whatever they want with it the day they take possession. You’re being a crybaby about it now.
Again, I told that story as an amusing anecdote that was meant as an example of the point of the thread.

I have seen posts by you that contributed something useful to this forum but that was some time ago now. I don't know what happened, but all we ever seem to hear from you anymore is this kind of infantile fuckery.
Old Jan 2, 2025 | 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by BangScreech4-4-2
Again, I told that story as an amusing anecdote that was meant as an example of the point of the thread.

I have seen posts by you that contributed something useful to this forum but that was some time ago now. I don't know what happened, but all we ever seem to hear from you anymore is this kind of infantile fuckery.
You told the story because you were pissed the owners of your old house did exactly what they wanted to do with the house they own.

that’s called jealousy.

on the other hand,, you wouldn’t know good tech advice from bad, so telling me you’re a judge of advice…is pretty funny
Old Jan 3, 2025 | 02:39 AM
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Originally Posted by 66-3X2 442
If I could live in Vancouver I wouldn't be opposed to that. Visited there for a day back a few years back and found it to be a beautiful place.
Yeah, but what if you get sent out to the prairie wasteland to decode VIN derivatives with Dale?
Old Jan 4, 2025 | 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by BangScreech4-4-2
Yeah, but what if you get sent out to the prairie wasteland to decode VIN derivatives with Dale?
No one could not be that cruel!! Talk about height Of hypocrisy!
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