I got a call from a buddy that had a friend that had retired and moved out of town. This guy thought about becoming a trapper but after one winter he had enough so he was selling off his stuff. He had a 30-30 Marlin with a 4x Weaver scope that he wanted $200 for. Since my buddy had a 30-30 Marlin already he gave me the call. I said yes in a second and when I hung up the phone, (my hand wasn't off the receiver) and the phone rang again. It was a friend of a friend whom wanted some firewood asap. He offered me $200 for 1/2 a cord of seasoned oak if I could get him it in a couple of hours. Since I had about 4 cords cut and split, I loaded up 1/2 in the truck, dropped it of, picked up my $200, went and gave the first buddy the $200 and picked up my new gun. The guy then threw in a Lakefield .22 (bolt action-10 shot clip and in excellent condition) and what was left of the first box of ammo he had bought for the 30-30 (14 rounds). The entire deal took about an hour and a half. All the oak cost me was the sweat to cut and split it and so the entire deal cost the $3 in gas to make the deal happen. It's funny howsometimes things just work out.