Choose your color scheme:
The Vette Barn  
 
FAQVBF Chat Calendar Gameroom [] Social Groups Who's Online
Go Back   The Vette Barn > Off Topic/Babes/Other > Off Topic
Reload this Page Congrats Tesla!
Register Photo Albums Today's Posts Search Experience

Off Topic Off Topic - General non-Corvette related discussion.

User Tag List

Reply
Page 4 of 4 123 4
 
Share Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 02-03-2021, 1:12pm   #61
Rob
Administrator
Barn Stall Owner #14
Barn Raising II,III Chef
NCM Supporter '11,'12,'13,'14,'15,'16,'17,'20
Bantayan Kids '13,'14,'15,'17
Ukranian Famers are the modern day Chuck Norris
Points: 83,180, Level: 100
Activity: 1.4%
 
Rob's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: between here and there
Posts: 25,056
Thanks: 9,362
Thanked 14,321 Times in 5,475 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $17601606
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by Will View Post
As long as I'm on a roll making stupid "investing" decisions, I bought some bitcoin today.

Had to CALL Vanguard on the phone to buy GBTC because it's OTC, and it has a freaking 2% expense ratio.

Bitcoin bulls are retarded. This shit isn't going ANYWHERE until goobers like me can click a mouse button to buy it in our Vanguard accounts, and do so via an ETF or some other vehicle that charges a reasonable expense ratio, not 2%.

Don't talk to me about ****ing "wallets" and "cold storage" and crypto exchanges NONE of it is safe, it's all wild west, and people are constantly getting scammed, hacked, screwed, etc. Bitcoin will NEVER be as popular and/or valuable as the crypto bulls keep screaming it will be unless and until John OK Boomer Doe can click his mouse and buy it from the safety of his Vanguard/Schwab account, pay no fees, and also not get ****ed in the @$$ with a ridiculous expense ratio.

I now am the proud owner of $100 of GBTC. May God have mercy on my soul.
@Will

Hope you are still holding this

By my math....your $100 should be about $375 now

Rob is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Rob For This Useful Post:
Old 02-03-2021, 1:19pm   #62
Aerovette
Chief Electrician
Barn Stall Owner #7734
Bantayan Kids '15
Points: 106,082, Level: 100
Activity: 99.0%
 
Aerovette's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: The corner of Cease Rd. and Desist St.
Posts: 44,335
Thanks: 16,998
Thanked 33,626 Times in 13,611 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $107478
Default
So how much money did Pelosi just make?

I'm sure there was no insider info involved. Just pure coincidence.
Aerovette is online now   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Aerovette For This Useful Post:
Old 02-03-2021, 1:24pm   #63
73sbVert
Moderator
Barn Stall Owner #20
Barn Stall Owner #33
Barn Raising I,II
NCM Supporter '11,'13,'14,'20,'21
Bantayan Kids '13
Points: 30,519, Level: 100
Activity: 1.8%
 
73sbVert's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Tucson, AZ
Posts: 24,204
Thanks: 16,777
Thanked 3,294 Times in 1,958 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $988270
Default
Wish they made a car that I'd like to buy, otherwise

73sbVert is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to 73sbVert For This Useful Post:
Old 02-03-2021, 4:01pm   #64
Will
Barn Stall Owner #15
Fantasy Football Champ '11,'13,'17
Points: 49,374, Level: 100
Activity: 0%
 
Will's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Somewhere between mild insanity and complete psychosis.
Posts: 7,972
Thanks: 319
Thanked 2,447 Times in 1,241 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $1050381
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dixievet View Post
@Will

Hope you are still holding this

By my math....your $100 should be about $375 now

I am a shameless bitcoin adherent now.

I've been keeping a ~ 1% position in it (via GBTC), selling rips to buy more stocks, ignoring dips and letting it bounce back on its own.

It's volatile, it's a commodity, and it's easy to make money on it.

Bitcoin is the way.

Also been doing the same with MSTR. Just sold a share of it today.
Will is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Will For This Useful Post:
Old 02-03-2021, 4:05pm   #65
Rob
Administrator
Barn Stall Owner #14
Barn Raising II,III Chef
NCM Supporter '11,'12,'13,'14,'15,'16,'17,'20
Bantayan Kids '13,'14,'15,'17
Ukranian Famers are the modern day Chuck Norris
Points: 83,180, Level: 100
Activity: 1.4%
 
Rob's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: between here and there
Posts: 25,056
Thanks: 9,362
Thanked 14,321 Times in 5,475 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $17601606
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by Will View Post
I am a shameless bitcoin adherent now.

I've been keeping a ~ 1% position in it (via GBTC), selling rips to buy more stocks, ignoring dips and letting it bounce back on its own.

It's volatile, it's a commodity, and it's easy to make money on it.

Bitcoin is the way.

Also been doing the same with MSTR. Just sold a share of it today.

I am at 10% on crypto holdings

Check out BITW, very similar to GBTC but 1.5% cost instead of 2% and I saw there is another heading to market soon with a 0.6%.
Rob is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Rob For This Useful Post:
Old 02-03-2021, 5:50pm   #66
Giraffe (He/Him)
Goldilocks
Barn Stall Owner #905
Bantayan Kids '13,'15
Points: 110,810, Level: 100
Activity: 0%
 
Giraffe (He/Him)'s Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: My butt's been wiped.
Posts: 30,980
Thanks: 5,226
Thanked 16,607 Times in 7,133 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $1009320
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dixievet View Post
I bought one
Given myriad quality issues this brand has, what led you to purchasing one?
Giraffe (He/Him) is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Giraffe (He/Him) For This Useful Post:
Old 02-03-2021, 7:42pm   #67
Rob
Administrator
Barn Stall Owner #14
Barn Raising II,III Chef
NCM Supporter '11,'12,'13,'14,'15,'16,'17,'20
Bantayan Kids '13,'14,'15,'17
Ukranian Famers are the modern day Chuck Norris
Points: 83,180, Level: 100
Activity: 1.4%
 
Rob's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: between here and there
Posts: 25,056
Thanks: 9,362
Thanked 14,321 Times in 5,475 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $17601606
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by ThomasTheGiraffe View Post
Given myriad quality issues this brand has, what led you to purchasing one?


I live in a neighborhood of about 400 homes. Each home has at least 2 cars and some as many as 4. I would say that at least 100 homes own one Tesla and some two. Of all the neighbors I have talked to that own a Tesla, none of them have complained about any issues that they have experienced or had an issue that was not handled promptly by Tesla.

Yes, earlier cars had some issues but I believe the quality is something that continues to improve as well as service.

My truck is 12 years old and will be 13-14 years old when I get my new truck. So I will keep you posted as to my results.
__________________
This is my signature
Rob is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Rob For This Useful Post:
Old 02-03-2021, 7:47pm   #68
Datawiz
VB Dad of the Year
RDBM
Barn Stall Owner #9
Barn Raising I,II
NCM Supporter '11,'12,'13,'14,'15,'16,'17,'19,'20,'21
Bantayan Kids '13,'14,'15,'17
GTMS ‘18
Points: 124,102, Level: 100
Activity: 20.5%
 
Datawiz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Fort Myers
Posts: 36,634
Thanks: 10,219
Thanked 21,136 Times in 8,339 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $35999378
Default
Keeping up with the Jones?
Datawiz is online now   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Datawiz For This Useful Post:
Old 02-03-2021, 8:10pm   #69
markids77
A Real Barner
Points: 22,533, Level: 100
Activity: 11.5%
 
markids77's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: sweatin' on the oldies
Posts: 13,777
Thanks: 8,221
Thanked 3,851 Times in 2,217 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $1000483
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dixievet View Post
I live in a neighborhood of about 400 homes. Each home has at least 2 cars and some as many as 4. I would say that at least 100 homes own one Tesla and some two. Of all the neighbors I have talked to that own a Tesla, none of them have complained about any issues that they have experienced or had an issue that was not handled promptly by Tesla.

Yes, earlier cars had some issues but I believe the quality is something that continues to improve as well as service.

My truck is 12 years old and will be 13-14 years old when I get my new truck. So I will keep you posted as to my results.
Any bets whether you get your truck before Data gets the new Vette?
markids77 is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to markids77 For This Useful Post:
Old 02-04-2021, 8:40am   #70
Rob
Administrator
Barn Stall Owner #14
Barn Raising II,III Chef
NCM Supporter '11,'12,'13,'14,'15,'16,'17,'20
Bantayan Kids '13,'14,'15,'17
Ukranian Famers are the modern day Chuck Norris
Points: 83,180, Level: 100
Activity: 1.4%
 
Rob's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: between here and there
Posts: 25,056
Thanks: 9,362
Thanked 14,321 Times in 5,475 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $17601606
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by datawiz View Post
Keeping up with the Jones?
I have no need to slow down to other people pace
Rob is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Rob For This Useful Post:
Old 02-04-2021, 8:43am   #71
simpleman68
Barn Stall Owner #17
Barn Raising II
NCM Supporter '12,'14,'15,'16,'17,'19
Bantayan Kids '13,'14,'15,'17
GTMS ‘18
Points: 42,237, Level: 100
Activity: 6.1%
 
simpleman68's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: PA/FL
Posts: 16,446
Thanks: 3,772
Thanked 8,118 Times in 4,246 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $10510030
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dixievet View Post
I have no need to slow down to other people pace
Well played, I'll be putting that one away for use later.
Scott
__________________
Vette-less but not without toys
simpleman68 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-04-2021, 10:02am   #72
Torqaholic
A Real Barner
Points: 30,823, Level: 100
Activity: 19.1%
 
Torqaholic's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 7,948
Thanks: 193
Thanked 4,378 Times in 2,398 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $15637580
Default
Oh well, guess they can always go back to making refrigerators
Torqaholic is online now   Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 4 of 4 123 4

The Vette Barn > Off Topic/Babes/Other > Off Topic


« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 5:14pm.

The Vette Barn - Archive - Top

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
Copyright © 2009 - 2024 The Vette Barn


Support the Barn:
  
Download the Mobile App;
  
Follow us on Facebook:

Become a Stall Owner

  

Apple iOS App        Google Android App

  

Visit our Facebook page