My very first venture into the world of trading gas stuff..... a guy allowed me $250 on a Husky pump plate I had.... to trade for some Clack stuff he had that I wanted.... he turns around and sells the same plate for $2,000... he obviously knew much more than I did, but it was just one of those things.... I still like the guy and buy stuff from him... and he has given me a few good deals... I think he felt a little guilty.
Another time a guy walks in and hands me an outboard motor oil can just like one that had sold on ebay a few weeks earlier for $116... what do you do.... he wouldn't take any money and he has given me other stuff so I will get him some gift certificates so he can take his wife out for a few evenings.
Another thing I do when people give me things is to find out what kind of stuff they collect and get things for them that they will enjoy.
There are some people out there who like to give people things.... and they do get a certain amount of enjoyment out of it.. some are actually hurt when people try to pay them.
Kind of a funny story about the guy who gave me the outboard oil can.... it was a Clack can in really nice shape..... and his cousin had a Husky outboard oil can that he would sell me but had to check ebay first for what they were selling for.... there weren't any Husky cans selling at that time so he used the price for a Chevron can.... I had to give him $10 for a really nice Husky can.
Blake.... is there anything happening on the east side these days ??
