August 31, 2014, 04:29 PM | #1 |
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A good deed
A friend of mines jeep broke down the other day and was going to cost him a lot of money that he doesn't have. So he was going to sell some of his guns to pay for it. My wife and I discussed it and decided that we didn't want him to have to do that, so I offered to write him a check for any amount he needed to get it fixed. And in turn he gave me a kimber series 1 compact stainless. Woohoo! I insisted he didn't have to do that but he wanted to anyways.
It always feels good to be able to help someone out and it always feels good getting a new gun. Anyone else have a time they would like to share when a good deed came back to you getting a new gun?
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August 31, 2014, 05:08 PM | #2 |
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That was indeed a very nice thing to do for your friend. I've always believed in what goes around, comes around.
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August 31, 2014, 05:10 PM | #3 |
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I think you've just added some good karma to your cosmic account.
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September 1, 2014, 12:44 AM | #4 |
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This isn't quite the same thing because I didn't end up with the gun, but one time I loaned my buddy $100 and he insisted I held on to his scoped .22 Marlin and it's (very nice) case for collateral. I told him it wasn't necessary, but like I said he insisted so I took it and held it for the week he needed to pay me back.
Anyway the point is that even if he couldn't pay me back I would have given the gun back to him anyway, probably after two or so weeks(it was his only firearm at the time so I didn't want to render him completely defenseless). He paid me back though so I gave him back his rifle. |
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No good deed goes unpunished.
According to Judge Judy, you should never loan money to family and/or friends. But if you do, get the agreement in writing. |
September 2, 2014, 07:39 AM | #6 |
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My rule of thumb is to never lend money unless you don't care if you get it back.
Many years ago a friend got into a financial fix and I lent him about $600. He insisted on giving me a couple guns (worth more than $600). I considered them collateral but I guess he thought he sold them to me because about 5 years later I asked him when he was going to reclaim the guns and he was shocked that I still had them. "Your guns" I shrugged. "I've just been holding them and frankly I need the space in the safe." He repaid me and I returned the guns. |
September 3, 2014, 07:49 PM | #7 |
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I helped move out a friends grandparents and they had an old Carcano bolt action and 20rds of original ammo. I told them I was interested in buying it but they said I could have it for free, I still gave them $50 though.
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September 6, 2014, 04:37 PM | #8 |
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The thing about loaning money to friends is you have to be pretty good at choosing your friends. I don't know how much money I lost choosing badly.
Banks and pawn shops love to loan money. If they can not trust your friends, why should you? |
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Loaning money causes amnesia.
The best way is either get collateral up front, or just give them the money. |
September 7, 2014, 09:08 AM | #10 |
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If you loan someone $20 and never hear from them again it was money well spent.
I bought a Steyr years ago from a friend who was in a bind and needed to sell guns for some cash. I gave it to him for his next birthday. |
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It was never meant to be a loan. I don't like loans as they can be rough on friendships. We were just gonna help him out so he didn't have to worry about paying us back.
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I think ya done good all the way around.
The other day, I got to help out a young couple with a bum battery in their car and I got to pet their cute little fuzzy dog. I think that was a good deal.
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