- May 28, 2003
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- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I've got a RED HOT lead, but I need some advice how to handle it..............
Ya never know when your gonna come up with a good lead in day to day life. Before anybody second guesses this, please, when someone tells you a story in detail like this, I tend to beleive it. Buddies don't send buddies on wild goose chases, so with that said, lets say the story is real, as told to me face to face................
The Plot >>>> I was having a cup of coffee at a local restauraunt recently, and was BSing with my buddy. (I will call him Moe, not his real name) He is an avid fisherman and he knows that my interest is metal detecting, treasure hunting, looking for coins, etc, (you get the picture). I listen to his fish stories, where the big ones are biting, how many trout he catches, the big one that got away, yadda, yadda yadda. And I tell him where I like to look for coins, churchyards, picnic groves, fairgrounds, old homesteads, etc, yadda, yadda, yadda..........Old homesteads he says! he hesitates, pauses, then tells me the details........... Lets put this in perspective (names are fictional for obvious purposes, but I know the real names).
The Tale >>>>There was this old fella (who I will call Larry, and is long deceased) who lived in this house many years ago, maybe even decades (which is irrelevant at this point). Anyway, Larry was kind of an eccentric of some sort, who didn't beleive in banks, saved and buried his coins, approximately 5 buckets, on his property somewhere. Larry had a 2nd wife named Gladys who had a son named Curley. Curley and my friend Moe did alot of fishing tiogether. In their travels and discussions, Curley reveals to my friend Moe that his stepfather (Larry) burried a $hit load of coins on his property.
The Facts>>>> Larry (the eccentric), Gladys (his wife) , and Curley (Gladys' son) were the only ones who knew about the buried buckets of coins, and were never recovered. They are all dead. Now to my knowledge, the only ones who know about this NOW are my buddy Moe and Me. The house is still standing, renovated, and with new owners. I'd say there is a damn good chance that somwhere on that property there's treasure to be found. Questions..........
1. How would you handle this?
2. How would you approach the owners?
3. If I approached the current owners and explained this story to them, whats to say after I tell them they tell me to get lost? How do I protect myself?
4. Should I ask for regular permission just to go metal detecting and say nothing about the story OR
5. Should I offer a 50-50 split?
I'm excited about this, but being cautious. I'm in no rush, its not going anywhere. I'm open for answers and suggestions. Thanks................Rich
Ya never know when your gonna come up with a good lead in day to day life. Before anybody second guesses this, please, when someone tells you a story in detail like this, I tend to beleive it. Buddies don't send buddies on wild goose chases, so with that said, lets say the story is real, as told to me face to face................
The Plot >>>> I was having a cup of coffee at a local restauraunt recently, and was BSing with my buddy. (I will call him Moe, not his real name) He is an avid fisherman and he knows that my interest is metal detecting, treasure hunting, looking for coins, etc, (you get the picture). I listen to his fish stories, where the big ones are biting, how many trout he catches, the big one that got away, yadda, yadda yadda. And I tell him where I like to look for coins, churchyards, picnic groves, fairgrounds, old homesteads, etc, yadda, yadda, yadda..........Old homesteads he says! he hesitates, pauses, then tells me the details........... Lets put this in perspective (names are fictional for obvious purposes, but I know the real names).
The Tale >>>>There was this old fella (who I will call Larry, and is long deceased) who lived in this house many years ago, maybe even decades (which is irrelevant at this point). Anyway, Larry was kind of an eccentric of some sort, who didn't beleive in banks, saved and buried his coins, approximately 5 buckets, on his property somewhere. Larry had a 2nd wife named Gladys who had a son named Curley. Curley and my friend Moe did alot of fishing tiogether. In their travels and discussions, Curley reveals to my friend Moe that his stepfather (Larry) burried a $hit load of coins on his property.
The Facts>>>> Larry (the eccentric), Gladys (his wife) , and Curley (Gladys' son) were the only ones who knew about the buried buckets of coins, and were never recovered. They are all dead. Now to my knowledge, the only ones who know about this NOW are my buddy Moe and Me. The house is still standing, renovated, and with new owners. I'd say there is a damn good chance that somwhere on that property there's treasure to be found. Questions..........
1. How would you handle this?
2. How would you approach the owners?
3. If I approached the current owners and explained this story to them, whats to say after I tell them they tell me to get lost? How do I protect myself?
4. Should I ask for regular permission just to go metal detecting and say nothing about the story OR
5. Should I offer a 50-50 split?
I'm excited about this, but being cautious. I'm in no rush, its not going anywhere. I'm open for answers and suggestions. Thanks................Rich
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