Perhaps the most noteworthy caller on the program this last weekend helped to shed more light on the gambling dark side of Bobbler.
The call was from an old-timer fellow who had property for sale on the strip in Vegas. As you can imagine, Bobbler immediately perked up at the mere mention of his favorite city. So much so, that he had the guy call back in on Sunday's program to give him more time. Now, there were a few interesting points about this call.
First, why does a guy with a multi-million dollar property want to get advice from a radio program? The guy currently has income from the property of $18K a year but apparently is too cheap to go get professional advice.
Second, this guy obviously was two quarters short of a jackpot. Clearly, he was in over his head and it makes one wonder why the call screener took this call at all. Only two people in the whole world were interested in the topic and Bobbler makes three.
Third, it was so fun to hear the gambler heehaw in Bobbler take special interest in the call. Bobbler is so immersed in Vegas action that he knew the going rate for real-estate on the strip. Note for future reference, if you want to get Bobbler animated, just mention anything to do with the Las Vegas strip. Anyway, he prattled on about his fascination with growth rates of real-estate in Sin City and it was clear that he knows his Vegas action.
Fourth, the guy wanted to double his income from proceeds of the sale. Well, assuming he's going to have a few million to play with, that's about as easy as falling off a log. Maybe it was a good call to remind everyone in the audience that you can make money by being smart or by being lucky. And it's not smart to look lucky.
I suppose you can't be too picky with your callers these days on Moneytalk. They're few and far between. But really, the screener should have referred this guy to a professional. Anything that Bobbler says in a 60 second Bobbler blurb is worth exactly what you paid for it. And this guy can afford a whole lot more. |
