How can a $14,000 bicycle possibly be worth the money?
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I've had those days when I feel like a dead cat, riding.
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Werner Heisenberg and Erwin Schrodinger are driving along, and a police car pulls them over. One officer says, "Do you know how fast you were going?"
Heisenberg replies, "No, but I know where I was."
The other officer looks in the trunk and says, "There's cat in a box in here, and it's dead!"
Schrodinger says, "Well, NOW it is!"
Heisenberg replies, "No, but I know where I was."
The other officer looks in the trunk and says, "There's cat in a box in here, and it's dead!"
Schrodinger says, "Well, NOW it is!"
Heisenberg says, "Great, now I'm lost!"
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I will continue to ridicule those that get taken to the cleaners.
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It’s very clear from your posts that you think it’s not possible for someone else to spend “wisely” if they spend more than you.
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Your version still is based on what your perception of "taken to the cleaners is". Many people choose to pay a premium for exemplary service. My business depends on this. Others are indifferent to costs just to save time and hassle of going to market, so to speak. I am paying more than my fair share of taxes and giving back where I can, but if I choose to pay a premium or not check prices, that's on me and not for anyone to judge. If, after reading the latest glowing review of an S Works Aethos, I call the local premium bike shop and have them deliver one to me with all the bells and whistles, who is anyone to judge if I pay a couple of grand more for this convenience?
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Another friend spends millions of dollars on Real Estate and has made a good income and has achieved a good ROI over the years.
Another friend has a vintage car collection worth far more than he paid for them.
I cannot compete with what these friends spend. I applaud them. I have learned from them.
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Your version still is based on what your perception of "taken to the cleaners is". Many people choose to pay a premium for exemplary service. My business depends on this. Others are indifferent to costs just to save time and hassle of going to market, so to speak. I am paying more than my fair share of taxes and giving back where I can, but if I choose to pay a premium or not check prices, that's on me and not for anyone to judge. If, after reading the latest glowing review of an S Works Aethos, I call the local premium bike shop and have them deliver one to me with all the bells and whistles, who is anyone to judge if I pay a couple of grand more for this convenience?
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I'm pretty sure Schrodinger wasn't actually familiar with poisoning cats.
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So your goal here is to ridicule people AND this isn't a troll thread?
Think you should've pled the 5th.
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What factors do you use to determine that it was a "good deal"?
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I have a friend who spends large amounts of money on vintage watches. He is knowledgeable enough to sell them for more than he buys them for. This is his hobby, not his main business.
Another friend spends millions of dollars on Real Estate and has made a good income and has achieved a good ROI over the years.
Another friend has a vintage car collection worth far more than he paid for them.
I cannot compete with what these friends spend. I applaud them. I have learned from them.
Another friend spends millions of dollars on Real Estate and has made a good income and has achieved a good ROI over the years.
Another friend has a vintage car collection worth far more than he paid for them.
I cannot compete with what these friends spend. I applaud them. I have learned from them.
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I have a friend who spends large amounts of money on vintage watches. He is knowledgeable enough to sell them for more than he buys them for. This is his hobby, not his main business.
Another friend spends millions of dollars on Real Estate and has made a good income and has achieved a good ROI over the years.
Another friend has a vintage car collection worth far more than he paid for them.
I cannot compete with what these friends spend. I applaud them. I have learned from them.
Another friend spends millions of dollars on Real Estate and has made a good income and has achieved a good ROI over the years.
Another friend has a vintage car collection worth far more than he paid for them.
I cannot compete with what these friends spend. I applaud them. I have learned from them.
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You may be thinking about the one where Rene Descartes is in a bar and the bartender asks him if he'd like another. He says, "I think not," and disappears.
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I regard a good deal when one can resell their purchase and make money or lose very little.
I’m not talking about consumables like food, fuel, electricity. Everyone has to spend too much on these because of inflation.
Ten years ago my son, who was 14 at the time convinced my wife he had to have a very expensive pair of basketball shoes. I think they were around $300. Within a week he sold them for $2500. He knew the market well enough before he purchased them that he would make a profit.
I’m not talking about consumables like food, fuel, electricity. Everyone has to spend too much on these because of inflation.
Ten years ago my son, who was 14 at the time convinced my wife he had to have a very expensive pair of basketball shoes. I think they were around $300. Within a week he sold them for $2500. He knew the market well enough before he purchased them that he would make a profit.
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How do you make a small fortune buying new bikes as an investment?
Start with a large fortune.
Start with a large fortune.
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When I was selling Porsches, I was constantly amazed what it cost to service them correctly.
The first friend does buy new Mercedes and keeps them for over 100,000 miles. He could afford to trade every year.
The third friend would never dream of purchasing a new vehicle.
The second friend’s vice is aircraft. He always buys them used.
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I regard a good deal when one can resell their purchase and make money or lose very little.
I’m not talking about consumables like food, fuel, electricity. Everyone has to spend too much on these because of inflation.
Ten years ago my son, who was 14 at the time convinced my wife he had to have a very expensive pair of basketball shoes. I think they were around $300. Within a week he sold them for $2500. He knew the market well enough before he purchased them that he would make a profit.
I’m not talking about consumables like food, fuel, electricity. Everyone has to spend too much on these because of inflation.
Ten years ago my son, who was 14 at the time convinced my wife he had to have a very expensive pair of basketball shoes. I think they were around $300. Within a week he sold them for $2500. He knew the market well enough before he purchased them that he would make a profit.
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I regard a good deal when one can resell their purchase and make money or lose very little.
I’m not talking about consumables like food, fuel, electricity. Everyone has to spend too much on these because of inflation.
Ten years ago my son, who was 14 at the time convinced my wife he had to have a very expensive pair of basketball shoes. I think they were around $300. Within a week he sold them for $2500. He knew the market well enough before he purchased them that he would make a profit.
I’m not talking about consumables like food, fuel, electricity. Everyone has to spend too much on these because of inflation.
Ten years ago my son, who was 14 at the time convinced my wife he had to have a very expensive pair of basketball shoes. I think they were around $300. Within a week he sold them for $2500. He knew the market well enough before he purchased them that he would make a profit.
Bicycle depreciation is such that the comparison to consumable makes a lot of sense. When people order expensive food, do you ridicule them?
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The new Corvette does have better performance for the money than a Porsche.
When I was selling Porsches, I was constantly amazed what it cost to service them correctly.
The first friend does buy new Mercedes and keeps them for over 100,000 miles. He could afford to trade every year.
The third friend would never dream of purchasing a new vehicle.
The second friend’s vice is aircraft. He always buys them used.
When I was selling Porsches, I was constantly amazed what it cost to service them correctly.
The first friend does buy new Mercedes and keeps them for over 100,000 miles. He could afford to trade every year.
The third friend would never dream of purchasing a new vehicle.
The second friend’s vice is aircraft. He always buys them used.
How many miles would someone need to ride on their $14k bicycle to make it acceptable to you to spend that much? Apparently, 100k is okay for cars.
Does friend #3 always sell his used cars for more than he paid? Regardless of new or used, unless it has some sort of value as a collectable, cars depreciate due to the wear and tear of use.
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