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Challenges among posters
Following JJ's thread about forums lending money (can't stop laughing), I was wondering how you guys felt about challenges.
You see many gamblers in forums challenging each other, going one on one, with the promise of paying 1k if losing. Some of these guys don't know each other. They just happen to post in the same forum. Have you ever done that? Ever been stiffed? Would you actually consider doing it?
Max
SBR Founder Join Date: 10/12/2005
I have asked for loans from posters and get the cash but pay promptly.
My biggest loan was 5k 2 years ago
SBR Founder Join Date: 7/20/2005
the best way to run a challege type thing right. is to have a book or, a trusted party hold the money. other than that, i wouldn't recomend just 2 posters going heads up with what i have seen over the years.
SBR Founder Join Date: 8/10/2005
I rather bet with a shitty book than bet against an unknown scrreen name...as if there aren't enough bettng options out there.
SBR Founder Join Date: 8/12/2005
I do it a lot but only if the money is posted up with a trusted party.Have you ever done that? Ever been stiffed? Would you actually consider doing it?
SBR Founder Join Date: 8/10/2005
You never get your money back do ya?Originally Posted by raiders72001
SBR Founder Join Date: 8/10/2005
that is a problem
SBR Founder Join Date: 8/10/2005
betbug is your answer
SBR Founder Join Date: 8/10/2005
Smart idea, but posters should learn never to lend money to strangers.
SBR Founder Join Date: 8/9/2005
Hey ILL. I challenge you to a game of paper , rock, and scissors.
Paper....
SBR Founder Join Date: 8/10/2005
lol, looker. I'll pass on that one.
SBR Founder Join Date: 8/9/2005
If you are not personal friends of someone I would not loan out money
SBR Founder Join Date: 7/20/2005
Right off the top of my head, I can think of 5 cases of players getting stiffed in the sort of challenges you are describing.
Once it was a forum moderator doing the stiffing (I won't say the forum). Once it was a "Hall of Fame" member of the forum. There have been varying amounts of money involved (I'm never sure if it's worse when someone stiffs over a very big amount of money or very small).
It's all very pathetic.
SBR Founder Join Date: 7/21/2005
Probably shouldn't lend any money at all, unless you are a bank. If you give money to a personal friend, you should consider it a gift, not a loan.
SBR Founder Join Date: 10/6/2005
thats not always the case either JJ. sometimes i won't even loan a good friend money, if they have a bad rep on paying it back.
SBR Founder Join Date: 8/10/2005
But you're OK with begging on internet forums for donations for your rent/new boiler?
SBR Founder Join Date: 8/10/2005
I paid $1k on a bet I lost and beat the same guy for a dime on a bet he made up. He was a mod at the OGD. He stiffed me, tried to change the bet and the typical stiff stuff. Had bets with roberto and peep which I won and they paid.
My advice; don't bet unless you are friends with the guy and someone else will hold the money.
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I was thinking that I wouldn't even do it with a personal friend. In fact, I only bet 5-10 bucks with friends. And when I win, I offer double or nothing. I don't care much about taking a friend's money. I just like to make a game more interesting... and bug the h*** out of him when I win
Slacker, I like that thinking and I tend to do that... despite knowing better. Some friends are just too irresponsible and I'm not doing them a favor by giving them money instead of insisting on a payback.If you give money to a personal friend, you should consider it a gift, not a loan.
Max
SBR Founder Join Date: 10/12/2005
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