[Christ]

I'll share a quick story a friend of mine told me. We'll call my friend "Mitch".

Mitch was in the market to buy a bike. Typically, the best deals (and easy room to monkey the price) are had from "ghetto" individuals of questionable moral fabric, who seemingly are in need of beer/drug money, and so will sell expensive items for pennies on the dollar for their immediate "needs".

That said, Mitch contacted a fellow from exactly that sort of background that would promote the idea that he was, in fact, a "hood rat" sort of person. He was already selling a bike for far less than it was worth, granted it needed a little work.

After going to look at a bike and doing the typical "it needs" deal to talk down the price, Mitch told the man "I'll be back later today for the title work".

Mitch showed up to pick up the man and take him to the notary to transfer the title, and told the guy up front: "I could only come up with $1500. I'll pay off the title transfer and give you what's left if you're OK with that." The man replied, "Sure, that's fine."

They head to the notary, do the transfer, Mitch doesn't register the bike then because it's not road-ready anyway... and hands the man the rest of the money, about $1425.

The man looks at Mitch, shakes his hand, humbly says "Thank you. Now I'm gonna go pay off mah medical beels." and Mitch instantly feels like a jagoff for the way he'd pre-conceived this person.

At least read the first few pages of the book before you put it down, eh?