Should a BOTL profit off of a fetish?

[Direwolf]

[quote author=XTR link=topic=29558.msg126011#msg126011 date=1412080664]
One more thing, some of you seem to confuse a BOTL with a friend.  As cigar boards go, I only frequent this board and CF so when I started seeing BOTL a few yrs back I had to go figure out what it meant.   What I've found is that it usually means someone who wants something, frequently at less than the market price, whether for their own use or to resell at a higher price.

It would be wonderful if we were all friends, but we're not.  Just because I share two interests with someone (cigars and internet BBs) doesn't meany anything in the grand scheme of the world.  I've met some of the best friends I'll ever have on this planet though these interests, and I've met some people that I wouldn't notice if I never saw or heard from them again, and still others that I can only wish that they would have their picture on milk cartons. 

My friends can have pretty much anything in my humidor for the price of sharing some time together, and a BOTL is something bourbon comes in and spell check should have caught.
[/quote] I like this in so many ways.

[mcgoospot]

[quote author=mk05 link=topic=29558.msg125746#msg125746 date=1411670362]
Perhaps the seller knows that he is selling a lemon car yet pretends that everything is perfect for a higher bid.
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And perhaps the buyer is an inexperienced poser who pretends he knows cars, tries to use his personal relationship to get a better deal then whines when the deal is offered to someone with charecter. 

[Cohim]

Wade, how come you don't have a quarter spinning thingie? ???

And if you ever find your way to NOLA, we can pass a good time here at mi casa. I have more cigars than both of could ever smoke, and there is a store down the street that has just about anything boozy you can think of. :)

[randomhero1090]

[quote author=Pole Lock link=topic=29558.msg125730#msg125730 date=1411657294]
We all have different relationships to money, largely a function of how much we have.

Some people will gladly pay ~$100 for a Cuban Gran Reserva while I, myself, would never pay that much for a cigar.
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Well said.

[JL67]

Oh .. thought someone was sucking toes and charging outrageous prices.  carry on.

[Brlesq]

[quote author=JL67 link=topic=29558.msg126420#msg126420 date=1412541646]
Oh .. thought someone was sucking toes and charging outrageous prices.  carry on.
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:rotf:

[MadMax]

This has been a really interesting thread. I appreciate all the input: very insightful to hear everyone's thoughts on this.