do not send me a package with a rubber foot

Some good pointers from The Mark's blog about the do's and don't's of getting him to write you a check. Getting My Attention Also, check out this amazing investment opportunity that fell in Mark's lap:

"If you are looking for money for any of the millions of wonderful or painful reasons someone might ask for money, DO NOT send it to me in a fed-ex or overnight delivery package. My first thought is always, if they need money so badly, why are the spending so much to send me this package."