Challenges among posters

**jjgold** · 10-21-05, 05:19 PM

I have asked for loans from posters and get the cash but pay promptly.

My biggest loan was 5k 2 years ago

**bigboydan** · 10-21-05, 05:23 PM

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.

**Brick Tamland** · 10-21-05, 05:56 PM

I rather bet with a shitty book than bet against an unknown scrreen name...as if there aren't enough bettng options out there.

**raiders72001** · 10-21-05, 06:03 PM

Have you ever done that? Ever been stiffed? Would you actually consider doing it?

I do it a lot but only if the money is posted up with a trusted party.

**onlooker** · 10-21-05, 08:01 PM

Originally posted by raiders72001

I do it a lot but only if the money is posted up with a trusted party.

You never get your money back do ya?

**raiders72001** · 10-21-05, 08:02 PM

that is a problem

AK · 10-22-05, 02:05 AM

betbug is your answer

**Illusion** · 10-22-05, 02:06 AM

Originally posted by raiders72001

I do it a lot but only if the money is posted up with a trusted party.

Smart idea, but posters should learn never to lend money to strangers.

**onlooker** · 10-22-05, 02:10 AM

Hey ILL. I challenge you to a game of paper , rock, and scissors.

Paper....

**Illusion** · 10-22-05, 02:27 AM

lol, looker. I'll pass on that one.

**jjgold** · 10-22-05, 07:13 AM

If you are not personal friends of someone I would not loan out money

**Mudcat** · 10-22-05, 07:24 AM

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.

**slacker00** · 10-22-05, 07:40 AM

Originally posted by jjgold

If you are not personal friends of someone I would not loan out money

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.

**bigboydan** · 10-22-05, 08:18 AM

Originally posted by jjgold

If you are not personal friends of someone I would not loan out money

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.

**tacomax** · 10-22-05, 08:20 AM

Originally posted by jjgold

If you are not personal friends of someone I would not loan out money

But you're OK with begging on internet forums for donations for your rent/new boiler?

**SBR_John** · 10-22-05, 09:29 AM

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.

**Max Levine** · 10-22-05, 11:13 AM

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

If you give money to a personal friend, you should consider it a gift, not a loan.

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.

Max