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Replying to: capitano (Jul 25, 2006 4:14 pm) Sartorial Prejudices. Would make a nice name for an underground death metal prog band. In Los Angeles, whether selling cars or shopping at the grocery (or even out having a drink), celebrities and the more wealthy tend to dress undercover. Holes in the knee of their jeans? Let's qualify the customer. Either they sleep in their car or they bought those jeans for $1500 at Fred Segal's on Melrose. Ripped t-shirt? Same $1500 on Rodeo Drive. Lesbian couples? Large numbers of lesbians buy automobiles. Especially in California. Dirty and/or tangled damaged hair usually looked like a sale to me. And of course, everyone owns a car and buys it from somewhere. Sonetimes two or more of them. Sometimes, people walk in who do not own a car, and have never owned a car in the past and....buy a car. And everyone has a story. Sometimes selling cars is like being a bartender or taxi cab driver. |
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Replying to: british_rover (Jul 31, 2006 9:31 am) I know you can't say who this is nor should you. I think you are in CT, or at least that area, and since I'm in western PA, I'm pretty sure who this is and what he wants to buy. No need to respond. jmonroe
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Replying to: jmonroe (Jul 31, 2006 10:21 am) 
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Replying to: louiswei (Jul 31, 2006 10:29 am) im pretty sure we wont be seeing the whale back in good ol' CT anytime soon though...too bad! |
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Replying to: british_rover (Jul 31, 2006 9:09 am) That story is hilarious! The fact that she is concerned about doc fees and floor mat costs on a 70K vehicle is amazing (especially since she is planning on paying cash). But I do not doubt it for one second. My father builds very expensive custom homes, and you would be amazed when somebody puts a $500 refrigerator in a 3 million dollar house, and complains about the cost of the refrigerator.. Some rich people are just very funny when it comes to money.. Like they are always on the defensive, or looking for a great deal... |
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Replying to: dc_driver (Jul 31, 2006 11:09 am)  Yes I know I am getting off-topic. |
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Replying to: dglozman (Jul 31, 2006 8:04 am) I'm sorry but I don't know what you're talking about here. Have you ever heard stories about people buying priceless stuff at flea markets and garage sales? Yes, but I thought we were talking about retail sales where things were put in writing and were way out of line with what is considered, by most reasonable people, as the norm. jmonroe |
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Replying to: dc_driver (Jul 31, 2006 11:09 am) I'm funny when it comes to money, especially mine, and I'm not rich. I would think that it's even more important to a person when paying cash. An extra $100 might be justified as just a few cents more a month when buying on credit, but it's a real $100 when paying cash. You get the same amount of goods or services for $100 whether you're rich or poor. If I ever become rich, I doubt that I'll consider money to be worth less to me than it is now. 
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Replying to: tamaraster (Jul 31, 2006 8:37 am) The difference is that this deal was consumated. In the above example, if that error wasn't caught until the end, I would not fork over the extra 200k and take the keys. In the Bill Heard example, everything was done. |
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Replying to: mac24 (Jul 31, 2006 12:21 pm) Well, we expect that sort of behaviour from people who are not rich. But as some basketball players might scoff at a $5000 fine, they might also scoff at an extra $100 on a car's total price. However, some of them also got rich by paying attention to every last dollar, and certainly *not* letting a spare $100 go by. I'm certainly not rich, but there have been times when I've paid a premium price for something *here and now* rather than having to go out of my way and get it. So, the answer is, it all depends. |
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