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Mostly. Being kinda greedy right now. That's probably not extremely smart.
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Sounds like a few grumpy bitcoin missers around here. If you'd been on the train you'd have a lot of $$$. I caught the train, made a serious multiple, and don't intend to take the train back the other way, FWIW. It is a bit like the tulip mania a few centuries ago. It's all about the timing, and it doesn't even have to be real. If you cash out though, that's real. There are a lot of governments, regulators, and taxing entities that are drooling about bitcoin even more than greedy "skies the limit" pseudo-investors. Not to mention hackers.
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Anyone want to donate $35 to have me ban a whiner permanently?
QuackerSmacker replied to TGO David's topic in General Chat
David, upon further reflection, I guess if I was in your position and felt the responsibility that you have taken on.....I might see it exactly as you have described. If this was my show I wouldn't want a s**tstorm either. Thanks for doing all that you do for us. It's got to be an immense amount of work. -
Anyone want to donate $35 to have me ban a whiner permanently?
QuackerSmacker replied to TGO David's topic in General Chat
I understand what you're saying, but I am mystified as to why individuals cannot moderate their own feeds, rather than having that decided for them. Do we need that much protection? If we get that much protection, we don't even know what we just got protected against. It's not a deal killer, I love this site and have had terrific conversations and buys/sales/trades with great guys here. -
Anyone want to donate $35 to have me ban a whiner permanently?
QuackerSmacker replied to TGO David's topic in General Chat
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone!!!!! -
Anyone want to donate $35 to have me ban a whiner permanently?
QuackerSmacker replied to TGO David's topic in General Chat
I might ban them from my house, but I would not presume to ban them from other people's houses. That's the difference. -
Anyone want to donate $35 to have me ban a whiner permanently?
QuackerSmacker replied to TGO David's topic in General Chat
Color me weird, but I really don't get the whole censorship thing. I do think the mods do a great job, for what they do. I'm sure they've shielded me from things they deemed smart for me not to see. But I don't feel that I need that protection. Any member of this forum can ban/censor any other member, so why not let the fights go on for those that choose to participate? Anyone and everyone can opt out! Why the babysitting? That said, yeah, if some of these discussions turn into crazy threats, etc, fine, do intervention. Short of that, ideas should be able to be freely expressed. Crazy ideas of yesterday are sometimes smart ideas of tomorrow. And vice-versa. -
I don't go through any gyrations to minimize my entertainment/news/etc costs. Why people chop chop chop on their costs for cable etc mystifies me. It's great to have lots of choices without having to think about them so hard. Life is good.
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Thanks immensely, hipower, for representing all of us so well.
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Thanks for those thoughts, Tedro2022. I think that the required training for anything gun-related should be paid for by the state. Yeah, meaning everybody, I guess, but that would eliminate the griping about the cost and , in these crazy days, it would also eliminate all the noise about fees of that type being discriminatory.
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For the record, I feel the same way toward Georgia's mandated training for new drivers, also. So Dawgdoc, just to clarify, do you really believe that when a kid turns 16 they should be able to get a drivers license and then zoom down the highway, when they may have never been behind the wheel before? Really? Am I missing something?
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New to TN - Looking for a hunting lease or???
QuackerSmacker replied to ACfixer's topic in Hunting and Fishing
Wow, Henry 347, thanks for that. I will definitely check it out! -
Yes, please do keep us informed and very best wishes to shake this bug.
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New to TN - Looking for a hunting lease or???
QuackerSmacker replied to ACfixer's topic in Hunting and Fishing
AC, all above the above possibilities sound great to me! Let's see what we can do. -
New to TN - Looking for a hunting lease or???
QuackerSmacker replied to ACfixer's topic in Hunting and Fishing
ACfixer, if you find something and need a partner, let me know, I might be interested, and I will do likewise. Can you specify what you're looking for? We're relatively new here too (2 yrs) and don't know any rural landowners. I'd be interested in deer, ducks, and hogs. Also squirrels and rabbits. All this at a reasonable price. -
Agreed, about Blue Book, and I would say they are consistently 10-15% below real values in most cases, way off in others, and have been for years. I've never seen a Blue Book value on the high side, and rarely "on target."
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Hey Garufa, I like your new hat!
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But sometimes those auctions are very inefficient, and you can "steal" a gun occasionally, especially if you have specialized knowledge about particular firearms. I haven't seen any buyer's premiums at 18%. Highest I've ever seen is 13%, and I would say the most common I've seen is 10%. So you factor that in as you bid, and it either makes sense, or it doesn't, but I would not rule those auctions out as a source of good stuff, because sometimes you can be the high bidder at a great price. Just depends on who else is playing the game. The real deal is discipline, and not getting caught up in the bidding frenzy. Set a number and stick to it.
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In the "normal" sales tax scenario, you have the buyer and the seller. Buyer pays tax, seller sends it in. Here you have buyer, intermediary, seller, and intermediary again, sending it in. What happens if the seller doesn't send the tax back? It's Gunbroker who's the big player and will get the scrutiny. These differences are important, and I do believe it's probable that the tax collectors will impose a stronger audit system where the "market facilitator" is the party that is supposed to send in the taxes.
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Just bot some SPXU. That's an ETF that goes 3X short on the daily downward movement of the S&P500. Not for the feint of heart, and It has some goofy nuances. Obviously I'm looking for a very near term drop. That said, now you bulls can go long even more and with confidence! ETA: Dow up 120
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You don't want to overthink these things. Do the right thing, be smart with the next steps, and hope for the best. I think your odds of getting in a mess in Tennessee for doing the right thing are pretty slim. Other places, maybe not so much. I love Tennessee!
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Decades ago Peter Lynch did an all-day interview with a client company of mine in Chicago, for possible inclusion in Fidelity's Magellan Fund. I will never forget my big takeaway from that meeting. Lynch said he was much more excited about diversification as THE way to maximize the probability of having a few super-winners, than his concerns about mitigating risk. My clients were amazed at the quality level of Lynch and the team he brought with him, the questions they asked, and their analytical reasoning. The results speak for themselves of course.
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I agree with both of you about ARK. There is something about "ETFs focused on disruptive innovation" that seems particularly interesting.