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Yahoo, Tattoos, and tOSU (1-year bowl ban, 82 scholly limit for 3 years)

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SmoovP;1925576; said:
My sister was born blind without any arms of legs you bastard.
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Sorry - it was very rude of us to make nasty comments about her.

Does she like to play baseball? Because the kids around here need somebody for second base.
 
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3074326;1925514; said:
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HAWT.
 
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Jaxbuck;1925385; said:
Could be a valid reason(s) for that particular transaction or it could be an indicator of a pattern. Bottom line is an athletes buying a car for less than the dealer was paying at auction, at the very least, is a legitimate red flag.
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I bough a brand new car for 8K less than invoice. There's lots of factors that can affect the sale. In my case a hail storm had just hit central Ohio.
 
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As has been pointed out, used car prices can vary wildly. As a former car salesman (like Deety), I can verify that this is absolutely true. But, again, we're back to the old "throw every thing at the wall and see what sticks". And this shit will go on even after August. Good news is there will be other teams and stuff taking the headlines away from OSU. :biggrin:
 
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Coqui;1925670; said:
I bough a brand new car for 8K less than invoice. There's lots of factors that can affect the sale. In my case a hail storm had just hit central Ohio.
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as long as this dealer didn't specialize in selling low mileage, late model, high quality, hail damaged automobiles to OSU athletes we should be ok.

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Jaxbuck;1925708; said:
as long as this dealer didn't specialize in selling low mileage, late model, high quality, hail damaged automobiles to OSU athletes we should be ok.

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If a salesperson knows a player is only going to spend so much, but has a bunch of friends who might be inclined to buy as well if they see their friend getting a great deal, it's almost certain they'll try hard to find a great deal for that kid. Thing is, the same would hold true for a group of Red Hat Ladies. Or an individual college student walking in - salespeople on commission are going to do what it takes. My minimum commission was a few hundred dollars regardless of profit, so you don't leave that on the table if you can help it.

In my humble IMHO, the only legitimate red flag in this case would be if the dealership sold a particular car below acquisition cost for that particular car, and the only way to know that would be to see the auction slip. If they did, that would mean they were looking at the difference as a way to use the player for advertising, and that's when it is a problem. If you and I can get similar deals - and we can - or at least I can - then it isn't an issue. The NCAA requires a clear benefit not available to others, and a good deal on a car does not fit that description, unless someone decides to get arbitrary about it, which is always a possibility.

It would also be incredibly, hugely, unbelievably stupid for a dealership to risk players' careers over a little advertising bump when it would also mean potentially losing favor in their entire selling territory over the bad PR of bringing down OSU football. Especially when there are plenty of legit deals to be made.
 
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Deety;1925822; said:
In my humble IMHO, the only legitimate red flag in this case would be if the dealership sold a particular car below acquisition cost for that particular car, and the only way to know that would be to see the auction slip.
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I think if it were revealed that almost all player and family car deals at University "X" were being funneled through just one or two salesmen, most people would see that as a legitimate red flag no matter the institution.

Deety;1925822; said:
It would also be incredibly, hugely, unbelievably stupid for a dealership to risk players' careers over a little advertising bump when it would also mean potentially losing favor in their entire selling territory over the bad PR of bringing down OSU football. Especially when there are plenty of legit deals to be made.
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Yep. I agree. Not saying there is something to it, but the fact of it being a virtual sales monopoly is an eyebrow raiser, if nothing more.
 
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