He should try to tell that to the IRS. It's all paper until it's realized.
Shel Belinkoff wrote: >Dear John, > >A couple of friends recently sold their home in Berkeley. They got >$1,850,000 for it. During the time their house was for sale the market >softened, and they didn't get the $2,100,000 they were asking for it. John >complained that he lost $250,000. I asked how much he paid for the house, >about five years ago. He said $825,000. Hmmm - seems to me he made more >than a million on the deal, but he could only see the "loss." > >Shel > > > > > >>[Original Message] >>From: Bob W >> >> > > > > >>Now I want to sell some of the CZ lenses to fund some digital buys, >>but even though I didn't pay for them I still feel aggrieved at how >>little I will receive compared to the new prices! >> >> > > > > > -- -- Its easy to understand why the cat has eclipsed the dog as modern America's favorite pet. People like pets to possess the same qualities they do. Cats are irresponsible and recognize no authority, yet are completely dependent on others for their material needs. Cats cannot be made to do anything useful. Cats are mean for the fun of it P. J. O'Rourke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
