Originally posted by Hunter: That this even got legitimate responses is amazing.
I bought a mixed case of 1982 First Growths from a divorcee who was selling wines her husband had left in the cellar. The wines were bought on release and stored in a natural underground cellar until I acquired them. You never know!
PH
Posts: 9259 | Location: Maryland, USA (DC suburbs) | Registered: Nov 22, 2003
Originally posted by PurpleHaze: Holly? I'm still waiting for your response to my e-mail asking if my friend in KC could inspect these wines. Feel free to respond here!
PH
Maybe Holly's ex-husband gave her a little nooky nooky and she went running back into his arms...meanwhile, ex-husband gathers up his wine while she is asleep and takes off.
If this were really a divorce sale, the best thing for the wife to do to stick it to the ex- is to have the wine appraised at FULL auction value and add it as an asset to the community property balance sheet. Then you'd get the value of the wine in additional property settlement AND your ex- would essentially buy the wine twice, the second time at the fully appreciated aged cellar value. Might even add a little bitter taste each time he opened a bottle.
This actually happened to a friend of mine. Paid twice for his golf initiation fee too!
Posts: 1119 | Location: Atlanta | Registered: Sep 02, 2006
Originally posted by Stefania Wine: it seems like if there is talk of slander I should get a comment in so I can be included, but I can't think of anything good to say.
Maybe I'll just take joy in helping put grossie over his under over limit.
Oh I got it.
Holly G you are ugly and your mother dresses you funny.
Just say something about Holly in a hot tub....
Romeo and Juliet are together in eternity....
Posts: 4436 | Location: Elk Grove, CA, USA | Registered: Dec 06, 2003
The whole thing is fishy for a couple of reasons. In a divorce where the marital assests will be split, what is the purpose of selling off the assets at a discount? You are cheating yourself out of good money. If the spouse did not care about wine and just wanted to hit the spouse where it hurt, I would think the more customary response would be to just dump the wine down the drain and leave the empty bottles lying around, or smashing them to smithereens. Or if the goal really is to sell them quick, one has only to go to the local wine shop with the cases and ask "what will you give me for these beauties, and take the cash".
I'll take the over.
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Posts: 999 | Location: Southern California | Registered: Mar 01, 2006
A friend went through an acrimonius dissolution and came through with cellar intact. Ex-wife reported to the State of Washington Dept. of Revenue that her ex had brought in many, many cases of California wine without paying state taxes. The state did an audit and hit him up with the tax, interest, and penalties. That amounted to more than what he had paid for the wine in the first place. He should have just split the wine.
OK. You legalists and moralists are going to say that he should have reported the wine to the State of Washington and paid the taxes when he brought it home. I'll be amazed if one person here says that they do that in their own state.
Even better, pur them all into a new plastic garbage can, throw in some fruit, and invite the neighbors over for sangria.
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Originally posted by Wine Joe: The whole thing is fishy for a couple of reasons. In a divorce where the marital assests will be split, what is the purpose of selling off the assets at a discount? You are cheating yourself out of good money. If the spouse did not care about wine and just wanted to hit the spouse where it hurt, I would think the more customary response would be to just dump the wine down the drain and leave the empty bottles lying around, or smashing them to smithereens. Or if the goal really is to sell them quick, one has only to go to the local wine shop with the cases and ask "what will you give me for these beauties, and take the cash".
I'll take the over.
Kill the poor- DK
Posts: 1281 | Location: Lincoln NE | Registered: Jul 14, 2006
I have a theory as to where this relationship went bad.
It was probably at night, most likely during a full moon. Hubby probably couldn't take the small stubby wings protruding from the shoulder blades and the long sharp black claws growing out of the toes and fingers.
The clincher was probably Heather flying around the room scratching at his face and eyes screeching "Aaaack......Aaaack...... I'm a harpy.... I'm a harpy..."
-------------------- "One may dislike carrots, spinach, beetroot, or the skin on hot milk. But not wine. It is like hating the air that one breathes, since each is equally indispensable."
Marcel Ayme`
Posts: 6192 | Location: The Left Coast | Registered: Dec 01, 2001
Originally posted by HollyG: Yes I am selling my ex husbands wine because he was such a *&^*&&^&*. I have been told that this is a good place to list some wine for sale along with winecommune. I will be selling the wine way below what the market is asking(WAY BELOW). Below is a list of wine that I have been told is fairly decent. Maybe I can get lucky and even sell it back to him..lol. Anyway here is the wine that is for sale. All has been stored in a climate controlled cellar. Email me at h_groshong@yahoo.com
6 bottles of 97 Bryant 6 bottles of 97 Harlan(estate)
12 bottles of 1982 Mouton Rothschild 12 bottles of 1985 Mouton Rothschild
12 bottles of 1985 La Tache Domanine de la romanee conti
6 bottles of 1982 DRC Richebourg
12 bottles of 1997 Palmeyer Red
12 bottles 1982 Chateau Latour
Again my email address is h_groshong@yahoo.com
Honey, is that you? I'm sorry! Your a$$ isn't really all THAT fat!
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Myerson/Taylor in '08! Drink or die!
Posts: 174 | Location: dnalyraM | Registered: Dec 05, 2006
I'll be amazed if one person here says that they do that in their own state.
OK. Be amazed. I do that on all of our out of state purchases (books, clothes, art, wine, etc.) where sales tax wasn't charged locally. New York State added a line for this for the 2004 tax year and woke a bunch of people up.
Reminds me of my favorite line relating to complaints about taxes on e-commerce transactions, "Do you want the virtual firetruck to come to your house?"
Neil
Posts: 410 | Location: Forest Hills, NY | Registered: Aug 15, 2006
Originally posted by HollyG: Yes I am selling my ex husbands wine because he was such a *&^*&&^&*. I have been told that this is a good place to list some wine for sale along with winecommune. I will be selling the wine way below what the market is asking(WAY BELOW). Below is a list of wine that I have been told is fairly decent. Maybe I can get lucky and even sell it back to him..lol. Anyway here is the wine that is for sale. All has been stored in a climate controlled cellar. Email me at h_groshong@yahoo.com
6 bottles of 97 Bryant 6 bottles of 97 Harlan(estate)
12 bottles of 1982 Mouton Rothschild 12 bottles of 1985 Mouton Rothschild
12 bottles of 1985 La Tache Domanine de la romanee conti
6 bottles of 1982 DRC Richebourg
12 bottles of 1997 Palmeyer Red
12 bottles 1982 Chateau Latour
Again my email address is h_groshong@yahoo.com
Oh HollyG what did he do to deserve this? sacrafice your kids to the Peagan God Baal? If all he did was cheat on you keep the wine and drink it with a new Friend. I would be interestes in the Harlan Estates
Posts: 36 | Location: Sacramento | Registered: Nov 09, 2006
<chews more popcorn>
