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Check out Golfsmith. They have some good products and the prices aren't like the majors who have huge marketing budgets to cover with the sales of their clubs. I worked at the foundry for some of the majors about 10 years ago. You wouldn't believe the cost for a head. Back when the Big...

I sell snowboard product using e-bay during the season. The fees are a bit tough to handle sometimes. I sell bindings in the $120 range all the time. The fees associated with the sale are about $6-7 before paypal take their chunk $4-5. Basically 10% of my sales price is eaten up by fees...

Arch Trying reading my first post since you appear to enjoy ridiculing my post. DOES IT SAY ANYWHERE THAT I THINK THAT PEOPLE SHOULD GET COPIES OF MUSIC WHICH THEY DON"T ALREADY OWN? My personal opinion is that the industry screwed up. Much like carriage builders thought the car was...

Aphe, Chances are the artist would be better off if you sent them the 2 dollars instead of buying the CD, because most of them get in the 25 cent or less range per CD sold........

The music industry has failed miserably in morphing their business models to accomidate new technologies. Let all the chickens out of the coop and they are the ones whom left the gate open...... I remember when the industry looked at cassette recorders as the devils tool to making free...

Take the "stated Income" route. If you can pony up 20-25% down, the mortgage company won't bother you much regarding income because of the LTV (loan to value) ratio. If you can't get the 20-25% down, you can avoid the PMI by going with a 1st at 80% and a second in the 10-15% range with 5-10%...

Make that seven years to be safe. The timeframe is unlimited for reviews if the IRS determines substantial fraud on the taxpayers part.....

Emma is a hag..... goodbye to her, thankfully. now if they could only jettison Maria.................

The recording industry are a bunch of whiners. One thing those folks don't take into account are the people that already purchased music and desire a digital format. I have a ton of old vinyl and cassette tapes which I want in a digital format. I've already paid for the right to possess...

Use Kazaalite if you don't want the spyware. google search Kazaalite, you'll find the site......... Kazaa sucks with all the spyware stuff.

You have to be VERY careful when installing the programs. Since they use an .EXE file, you never really know exactly what is there/being installed. Don't do the Kazaa thing myself, know some folks that do, and they are very happy with the price and results......

Lakers vs. whoever comes out of the East, not that the corpse from the east matters. Western Conf. finals will be the real champ series, IMO. The Spurs have the best shot at knocking off the Lakers. Lakers matchup terribly agianst San Antonio. With Fox out, those matchups are even worse...

You can be MTM for stocks and not for futures. Be specific in your correspondence regarding the trading vehicles and accounts you are using. You may have long term holding which you don't want to be subject to MTM treatment. You must designate the securities the day they are purchased as...

Incorporate in one state, say Nevada. Earn your wages/dividend distrubutions in another state, TN. You needn't incorporate in the state you reside. Later, Cracked

Once declared MTM, you are MTM for subsequent tax years. No need to refile every year. If you no longer want MTM designation, good luck. It basically takes an act of god to reverse the designation. The IRS look upon the election of MTM status as irrevocable. Later, Cracked

You are correct Hedg!!! This is one of the best boards for traders on the net, however, lots of bad info floating around regarding tax treatment for achieving trader status. I have clients who trade as little as 2 round trips a day and have trader status. It isn't based upon an arbitrary...

Trader status and MTM are two issues which are mutually exclusive. One need not be an MTMer to maintain/obtain trader status. Ask any profitable futures trader why MTM is a bad deal (no 60/40 cap gains), yet they have Trader Status...... Later, Cracked

I like the individual card route. I have three cards, 1 AGP, 2 PCI. The reason I like the individual card route, if one of the cards goes dead, it's less than $30 to replace and I still have at least a pair of montiors in working order. If a quad card fails, you are dead in the water. As...

Bung, Send it in if you like. Try to make the columns the same as the sch"D" and it should be no problem. I've sent Excel sheets in with returns before with no problem. Just note on Sch "D" to see attached spreadsheet for where the numbers were generated..... Later, Cracked

So much for the Paperwork Reduction Act :D I have NEVER had a client audited for not providing a detailed Sch "D". As others have mentioned, a total which ties to the proceeds on the statement from your broker and the back up on file for the detail is sufficient. If the IRS wants to...