tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926528617816553064.post8840220887753686907..comments2024-03-28T10:53:52.502-06:00Comments on Well Seasoned Fool: Memory LaneWell Seasoned Foolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926528617816553064.post-64914689499640305532017-01-13T17:41:21.495-07:002017-01-13T17:41:21.495-07:00One of my all-time favorite movies is the old Kurt...One of my all-time favorite movies is the old Kurt Russel flick <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081698/" rel="nofollow">Used Cars.</a> I don't think it provides a realistic view of the used car biz, but IO get a kick out of it.CenTexTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04026518638421849111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926528617816553064.post-70409486566316791332017-01-13T10:05:52.776-07:002017-01-13T10:05:52.776-07:00I always approached it as a job of work, nothing p...I always approached it as a job of work, nothing personal. I'm not a people person. My approach was to let the people be whatever they wanted and be a mirror that let them see themselves as important and in control. All I wanted was to see taillights disappear with a happy tag in the back window.<br />Now protecting my earnings from thieving salesman and managers? There was a reason I was known as, "Frank the Tank".Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926528617816553064.post-83742853929924969142017-01-13T09:40:16.482-07:002017-01-13T09:40:16.482-07:00I've had friends who were in the new and used ...I've had friends who were in the new and used car fields and they loved it. I couldn't do it. I'd be too tempered to tell some what I think of them and their schemes to outwit me and the dealer. I don't do pc at all. But you seemed to have thrived off it. Good for you.Coffeypothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02944074653548750642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926528617816553064.post-86478382680913113312017-01-12T21:17:53.711-07:002017-01-12T21:17:53.711-07:00Common story. Construction collapsed and I started...Common story. Construction collapsed and I started selling cars because I couldn't find anything else with an earning potential. Spent the better part of three decades doing it. Long hours, high stress. As the legend Jackie Cooper said, "Winners do what losers won't".Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926528617816553064.post-44126138563792143622017-01-12T21:01:05.175-07:002017-01-12T21:01:05.175-07:00I have a brother-in-law who was big in the new car...I have a brother-in-law who was big in the new car game. One of my daughters married into a family that is big in the resale/secondary market. It's a very tough job.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.com