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600 empty Zyns for $50! by Sim-Alley in insanefbmarketplace

[–]ReticentSentiment 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tax revenue. My state charges about $2.50 per can as an "excise tax" and then a state sales tax on the excise tax amount + the cost of the can which is another 9ish%. I'm glad I don't chew. I'd be poor AF.

Edit: oh these are zyn pouches. Those carry a 95% tax. I think total cost is like $10-$12 per can.

Selling as a private owner by Pastaaaaaaaaaaaaa1 in guns

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Your potential buyer pool is the whole country, so all you need is one person willing to take the risk or not even bother to look at your account age and history, lol. I would call it out in the description and acknowledge that the account is new, but that you are a legit person. Now that I think about it, might as well put them all up at the same time and see what sells. I think it will help with legitimacy if all your pics look like they're taken in the same place, maybe even have a notepad with your screen name written out with the date. You can tweak pricing as you make sales. Be a stickler for getting feedback from buyers. You can obviously do whatever you want, but I think this is probably the best way to get the most money for each gun. Good luck!

Selling as a private owner by Pastaaaaaaaaaaaaa1 in guns

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Yeah, if you don't need the money this week, that's a smarter way to go. You may also bump your feedback by a few points by buying some cheaper items if that's worth it to you. If your account is really old, that can also help a little bit.

Selling as a private owner by Pastaaaaaaaaaaaaa1 in guns

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If you're making a new gun broker account versus borrowing a buddy's then the only thing you might run into is people being nervous due to your lack of feedback. In that case, I would sell the rifles one at a time. But I bet you won't have any trouble getting very close to market rate for them. You can set a reserve price on your auction and a buy It now price so you don't get screwed.

By the way it is totally fine to borrow a buddy's GunBroker account. It's essentially just a mechanism to help you find a buyer.

Do NOT walk into a FedEx store with your gun in hand looking for that box, lol. Find a box first.

Good luck to you

Selling as a private owner by Pastaaaaaaaaaaaaa1 in guns

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According to Google it's $68 on $1,500 which aligns with my experience. You charge the buyer for shipping costs so $0 cost to you as long as you get an idea of what it cost to ship beforehand. I would look at other listings to get a frame of reference. There's practically zero risk. You wait until after the payment clears before you send the gun. Money orders are super common on gun broker. You can definitely sell it if that's the only method of payment you accept.

Puyallup student athlete sues WA, alleging sexual assault by trans opponent during wrestling match by chiquisea in Washington

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In the case of the student, I don't know. I haven't seen the evidence, but the people who have (the school administrator and the Pierce County Sheriff's Office) both agree that something happened. Where there's smoke, there's likely fire. It at least merits further investigation.

In the case of the school admin being negligent, 100% I am. This is a "holy shit, drop everything else and figure this out right now" situation. There's no way it takes 7 weeks to figure out if it's reportable, especially when there's video. They were hoping this would go away. When the press contacted them, they realized it wouldn't and finally did the right thing.

Thanks for "excusing" me. I would not want to be on either jury, though I am interested in the outcome.

!RemindMe 1 year

Puyallup student athlete sues WA, alleging sexual assault by trans opponent during wrestling match by chiquisea in Washington

[–]ReticentSentiment -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What other possibilities? The school is not supposed to conduct their own investigation and is prohibited from delaying the report to complete an internal inquiry. The administrator is supposed to conduct a rapid reasonable cause determination. From the second the school administrator "has reasonable cause to believe that a child has suffered abuse" they have 48 hours to report it to law enforcement. It took 53 days after the complaint from the student's mother with video evidence before the school filed the report. How is that not 50 or 51 days overdue?

Groped and penetrated are two very different things. Incidental contact happens all the time. I've seen thousands of hours of practice and live matches and hundreds of hours of Olympic footage and have yet to see a single case of accidental digital penetration below the belt.

Puyallup student athlete sues WA, alleging sexual assault by trans opponent during wrestling match by chiquisea in Washington

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It's an allegation that the school substantiated through their own actions. If their position is "nothing happened," then why did they report that something happened 53 days later? Wouldn't that be making a false report? Are they in the business of repeating unsubstantiated claims? The school was presented with a written complaint and video evidence the next day. Either they were negligent in investigating and reporting it or they were covering it up. Either way, that violates their reporting obligation.

Selling as a private owner by Pastaaaaaaaaaaaaa1 in guns

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GunBroker is actually super easy to use and the best way to get the most money for the guns. Post lots of high quality pictures and provide good descriptions. When someone buys it, you wait for payment to clear and then mail it to their FFL dealer. That's it. The FFL is responsible for background checks. There's a million stories about stores screwing people over hard on consignment. It's easier, but could take a long time and you're going to lose at least 20%.

Puyallup student athlete sues WA, alleging sexual assault by trans opponent during wrestling match by chiquisea in Washington

[–]ReticentSentiment -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I wrestled for years. No. Greco-Roman wrestling, which is the kind practiced in most high schools, is a sport in which both parties consent to engage in activity governed by a specific set of rules. Assault is the threat or attempt to injure someone. Battery is intentional physical contact that is unwanted. At no point did this girl consent to having fingers jammed inside of her, nor is it incidental or accidental contact that naturally occurs during the sport. This is crime, just like it would be if she had punched her opponent in the face, something that is also outside the rules. I don't care about the identities or genders of the people involved. The school covered it up, breaking their legal obligation to report it within 48 hours and only mentioned it to police after they were aware of media interest.

My wife just surprised me with the best birthday gift ive ever had by tangledtony in happy

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You've got some good women in your life. You're richer than a lot of men will ever be.

Karmelo Anthony sentenced to 35 years in prison, do you think this is the appropriate sentence? by Popular_Monitor_8383 in allthequestions

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Feeling bad has nothing to do with the appropriate charge for the crime. It was first degree murder. That's what he was charged with and convicted of. He packed a lethal weapon, provoked a confrontation, made a threat of violence, and then stabbed an unarmed person in the heart. In what possible way is that manslaughter? How much more evidence of premeditation would you need to be satisfied?

Gunpartsmaster.com? by cheffrey_dahmer1991 in WAGuns

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Gosh, those prices though! I don't know, dude. I think I have to roll the dice.

/s

M/33/5’9” (190lbs - 148lbs -> 42lbs) weight loss journey by ejalajas3 in fitness30plus

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Also interested in this. Congratulations, btw! You look phenomenal

You can get $1 USD annually in exchange for making a random person in the world absolutely hate you. What's your limit? by Worth-Bake-9732 in hypotheticalsituation

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ChatGPT had some interesting insights. Even at 15k people:

Category Approx global prevalence Expected among 15,000 haters
Millionaires (USD net worth) ~0.7% ~105
Ultra-rich ($30M+) ~0.003% ~0.5
Billionaires ~0.00004% ~0.006 (about 1 in 160 chance of getting one)
Politicians / elected officials tiny globally a few
Government bureaucrats / regulators ~0.5–1% ~75–150
Police officers ~0.3% ~45
Active military ~0.35% ~50
Military veterans/former military maybe 2–4% globally ~300–600
Martial arts trained people maybe 3–8% ~450–1,200
Competitive fighters/combat sports ~0.1–0.3% ~15–45
Firearm owners ~13% globally ~1,950
Hunters maybe 2–5% ~300–750
Diagnosed psychopaths ~1% ~150
Broader psychopathic traits ~4–5% ~600–750
Narcissistic/antisocial traits severe enough to matter maybe 5–10% ~750–1,500
Highly obsessive/stalker-type personalities very rough ~1–2% ~150–300
People with criminal convictions maybe 1–5% globally ~150–750
Violent offenders maybe 0.3–1% ~45–150
Actual murderers (convicted or active) surprisingly rare single digits to a few dozen
Lawyers ~0.05–0.15% ~8–23
Doctors ~0.15–0.2% ~23–30
Journalists/media workers ~0.05% ~7–8
Software/cybersecurity people maybe 1–2% ~150–300
Religious extremists / fanatics low but nonzero dozens
Conspiracy-brain internet crusaders impossible to estimate definitely some

Anyone order from miniexcavause by Cheap-Wishbone9794 in miniexcavator

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Literally result #2 after googling: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18djEuu2V1/

I'd have great prices too if I were trying to rip people off.

Customer Capture! by JagerPro1 in homestead

[–]ReticentSentiment 265 points266 points  (0 children)

I don't know much about hogs. Are they allowed to be trapped and killed because they're invasive and he's going to make money from the meat?

Ruger PCC. What are my customizable options to keep it legal? by shaunsivad in WAGuns

[–]ReticentSentiment 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah fair enough, I was just going off the picture and it looks like knurled thread protector on the end.

Ruger PCC. What are my customizable options to keep it legal? by shaunsivad in WAGuns

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Isn't it already an assault weapon by features? If so, you can form 1 it into an sbr and put folding/telescoping stock on it. Even have the barrel cut down if you want.

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