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Arcangelo Gabriele
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:49 pm




Gabe's Guide to Loans.

This is the first guide I have ever made based off of personal experiences. I have never seen a guide to making loans so there are no references. I check the most recent post of my guides everyday I'm on so if you need any advice on this topic, just post in here.


1. Introduction
2. Basic Loans
3. Multi-User Loans
4. TBA
5. TBA
6. TBA
7. TBA
8. TBA
9. TBA
10. Dictionary



(TBA - To Be Announced)




PostPosted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:58 pm


Basic Loans

Borrower
I wanted to know if I could borrow some money? I need 50k and I would be able to pay you back. Please P.M. me to let me know if you can help me.




This is what is called a Loan. When someone asks for money, promises to return payment and the transaction is made, a loan has occurred. Usually there is interest and collateral involved.

Interest is a percentage of the gold loaned added to the return payment.

For example:
1000 gold loaned
10% interest

If the loan is out for 5 days then the return payment is 1500 gold.
If the loan is out for 6 days then the return payment is 1600 gold

Collateral is given to the loaner from the borrower and is usually worth more than or equal to the amount of gold being transacted.

For example:
On a 90k loan the collateral may be a CoCo kitty. The loaner receives the CoCo under the confidence of the borrower that the money will be returned. Even though the CoCo is worth more than the loan, it may hold sentimental value to the borrower. Usually, if the loan does not contain a collateral, you are being scammed or you will be suspected of being scammed.

WARNING - Do NOT give loans to someone you do not know, especially if they don't offer collateral.

Arcangelo Gabriele
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Arcangelo Gabriele
Crew

PostPosted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:19 pm


Multi- User Loans

Loaner
I have just made my first million gold on Gaia. Now that I have reached this, I am planning to give out five 100k loans. If interested post what your collateral is and the Expected Life of your loan.


This is what I call a Multi-User Loan. When someone gives out more than one loan to more than one person. Generally these take a massive amount of preparation, organization, and gold. I do not like to work with these and I do not advise it unless you are extremely organized.

The one person I know that does deal with these keeps everything recorded in notebooks. Below is an example of what they would record and the format of how they would record it.

User - [insert username here]
Loan - 100k
Collateral - Two Bammi Hats and a Spirit Falcon
Expected Life - 10 days
Interest - 3% to end of Expected Life and 9% for every day after.

User - [insert username 2 here]
Loan - 60k
Collateral - 1 Ancient Katana
Expected Life - 5 days
Interest - 2% to end of Expected Life and 5% for every day after.

Sometimes you could end up getting scammed by one person on two mules. The only way to protect yourself from scams is by receiving collateral worth more than the loan. People are less inclined to scam you if they lose money in the scam.

WARNING - Do NOT begin a Multi-User Loan unless you are experienced with making loans. Do NOT give loans to someone you do not know, especially if they do not offer collateral.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:25 pm


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PostPosted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:45 pm


Dictionary.

I thought that this guide may need a dictionary, so here you go.




Loan - An act of lending money for temporary use with interest.

Interest - 1. A charge for a loan, usually a percentage of the amount loaned;
________2. An excess or bonus beyond what is expected or due.

Collateral - Security pledged for the payment of a loan.

Expected Life - The amount of time alloted to return the loan given to client. Generally, if the loan isn't returned before the expected life is over, the interest goes up.
For Example: 100 gold loan on 5% interest for an expected life of 5 days the gold returned would be 125 gold if it is returned on the 5th day. But if the interest goes up to 10% after the expected life, and the gold is returned 10 days after the loan (instead of 5) then the returned gold would be 175 gold (5% for expected life and 10% every day after)


(I will add more guides and more definition upon request)

Arcangelo Gabriele
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Arcangelo Gabriele
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:46 pm


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