Where do you people get all your friggin money?!!?!?!?!?!

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Posted By: barrysloate

I used to buy all the soda and beer bottles I could find for a nickel each and then drive them to Michigan and sell them for a dime, but I couldn't keep my overhead low enough.

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Posted By: Joann

C'mon guys - one of you has to be a hand model! 'Fess up - who is it??

J

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Posted By: Bob C

I sell Red Ink futures contracts.
With what is happening in the current real estate market, it is an extraordinary opportunity.
The name of my company is Red Inc.
I am cleaning up!

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Posted By: barrysloate

Isn't it amazing how many Seinfeld references made it into this thread? However, nobody mentioned a rickshaw business in Manhattan, one Newman insists can't miss (to which Jerry responds: "Oh, it CAN miss!")

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Posted By: Brian Weisner

Hi Barry,
Potato salad..... I own a restuarant where you make your own Pizza Pie... and my partner is not named popie.

Kramerica forever. Brian

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Posted By: barrysloate

As Jerry liked to say, "you can't have people sticking their hands into five hundred degree ovens."

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Posted By: Brian Weisner

Ok, scrap the Pizza idea;I'm going to open a Kenny Rogers Roasters....with a Big RED sign.

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Posted By: barrysloate

That red light is burning my rods and cones!

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Posted By: Rob Dewolf

of Kramerica Industries

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Posted By: Jason L

and ran with it !!!
made millions!

But now for fun, I just manage other people's money, and instead of buying stocks and bonds for their trusts like I tell them...I just buy cards!!!

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Posted By: MVSNYC

if no one has said "Porn Star" yet, i would like that to be my official answer...thank you.

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Posted By: barrysloate

I suppose your film name is Buck Naked!

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Posted By: aaron seefeldt

I'm the real Soup Nazi that Seinfeld's character was based on.

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Posted By: boxingcardman

And in my spare time I run a non-fat frozen yogurt store.

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Posted By: peter chao

I taught George Steinbrenner everything he knows about running the Yankees. Only one time Steinbrenner didn't listen to me, he hired Costanza. The Yankees have been going downhill since then...

Peter

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Posted By: Bill Stone

I think I once moved cars for both you guys --Sid let me take over for a couple of days. Never again!!!!!!

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Posted By: Mark Evans

What money? I've never bid with the auction houses, just eBay. Still enjoy this Board's discussions immensely.

Glad to see a few heads here too. Hope to see all at the National. Mark

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Posted By: barrysloate

These pretzels are making me thirsty!

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Posted By: Rob NYC

I'm a Victoria's Secret supermodel.

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Posted By: boxingcardman

Or did you cheat in the contest?

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Posted By: Bruce Babcock

I pretend to be an architect but I am in reality a marine biologist. I am considering becoming a latex salesman.

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Posted By: Zinn

How about a bra salesman Bruce?

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Posted By: Dan Kravitz

A manssiere

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Posted By: JimB

Jeff is my lawyer. I refer all questions to him.
JimB

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

As long as Jim pays his monthly bill, I don't ask him any questions....

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Posted By: MikeU

Barry,

Do you also watch "Curb Your Enthusiam"? If you do not, it is truly must see television for a Seinfeld fan.

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Posted By: barrysloate

I've seen every "Curb" episode 20 times (give or take). It's on as I type this.

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Posted By: Glenn

I invented the beltless trench coat.

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Posted By: Scott T

I work as model.

Chances are you have seen my work.

I am the "before" guy.

Scott

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Posted By: MikeU

"I've seen every "Curb" episode 20 times (give or take). It's on as I type this."

I am a huge "Curb" fan myself. I recommend you go off topic with "Curb" moments and scrap Seinfeld.

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Posted By: Jerry

I saved all my Birthday checks from my Grandmother.

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Posted By: Paul S

Bob C

I heard the red ink market had dried up.

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Posted By: Paul

I've really enjoyed everyone's responses to the original question in this thread. But, in all seriousness, to answer Sean's question, there was an earlier thread in which many people explained what they did for a living. I am horrible at searching for earlier threads, but perhaps Sean or someone else can find it.

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Posted By: Ken W.

I would have made millions from my lawsuit, but the Mastro told me to put the balm on!!!

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Posted By: barrysloate

I think "Curb" is every bit as funny as Seinfeld, and gets away with a lot more because it's on HBO. "The Doll", "The Wire", and "The Car Salesman" are among the funniest episodes ever on television, and there are many others just as good.

Any show that has an episode where Larry David steals a golf club from a dead man in his coffin, then has a dog bite his penis, is alright in my book.

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Posted By: Tom Boblitt

are.......the Jesus Nail........the Kamikaze wheelchair dude........and the one where Larry gets a hair stuck in his throat. It took about 2 seasons for me to REALLY get into it but I think it's just as funny as Seinfeld. The other situation is pretty funny is Larry's Dog is a racist....oh yeah, and getting the prostitue in the car so he could hop the HOV lane.....

By the way, I made my money by selling perfume ideas to Calvin Klein.......

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Posted By: Brian

I always wanted to pretend to be an architect.

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Posted By: barrysloate

Tom- the Car Pool Lane episode is one of my favorites too.

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Posted By: MVSNYC

"Curb" is my all time favorite show! much better than seinfeld, IMO. i've seen every episode. there are so many funny episodes, some of my favorites: when Larry figures out that the HBO producer steals some shrimp from his Lo Mein; when he visits his father and finds out that his mother died and they didn't tell him; when he calls out the weather man for making false reports so he can play golf; any episode where Wonda yells at him; any episode when Jeff Greene's wife yells at him...on and on. so funny.

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Posted By: Bill K

I buy pumpkin stock late summer....but I always forget to sell by October 31st. DOH! In the winter I am known as the Plow King!

Bill

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Posted By: barrysloate

Yes, Homer did hold his pumpkins a little too long!

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Posted By: barrysloate

Yes, Susie Essman is a riot. And it's Kung Po (sp) shrimp, to be perfectly accurate. Also "Beloved Aunt", where there is a typographical error in the obituary, is another classic.

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Posted By: Jason L

I found the pot at the end of the rainbow, smashed the little guy in the mouth, and then threw the stash into the back of my car, ...-oh, and there was a bunch of gold there too...-so I took that as well!

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Posted By: peter chao

Barry, you're just giving me a bad time. Heck you must have been a hard teacher for your students to please. Did I use "your" correctly.

Peter

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Posted By: barrysloate

Peter- I'm only busting your chops because you do it over and over. You have a law degree and are well educated. I just hold you to a higher standard. In that respect, it's a compliment. Otherwise, it's no big deal.

Yes, you did, and while we are at it, they are is "they're", and not "their."

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Posted By: peter chao

I sure hope you realize how lucky you are. To run your own auction house and still have time to tell Seinfeld jokes during the day. It's a dream job, they're lots of Net54 members that wish that they were in your shoes.

Did I use "they're" correctly.

Peter

Glenn, thanks for the help it should be "...there are lots of Net54 members..."

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Posted By: jay behrens

Someone just pays Barry to use his name, he doesn't actually run the auction house, thus Barry makes tons of money and sit in front of his computer all day poster here

Jay

I love pinatas. You get to beat the crap of something and get rewarded with candy.

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Posted By: barrysloate

Since I switched from telephone auctions to online bidding, there is very little to do. The phone never rings anymore. I just check the auction several times a day to see what bids have come in. At least Net54 keeps me busy (and I am currently reading the O'Keeffe book).

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Posted By: peter chao

Sounds like a rough life to me...

Peter

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Posted By: barrysloate

It's a lot of work to put the auction together, and very tedious to pack and ship every box.

It's just the auction itself that is on automatic pilot. But I suspect closing night will be busy.