The Four-Square Shell Game: How Not to Get Robbed at the Stealership

Nonsense with cj little and Jeff Parker · Apr 30, 2026 · 45m · transcript

(0:00) Open

(2:01) Masters of the Shell Game

(6:25) Don’t Buy What You Don’t Want

(15:01) Then Comes The Math Gymnastics

(25:00) Don’t Go In; Stay Home

(29:40) The Box

(32:32) But Wait, There’s More!

(37:35) The CARS Rule

(40:27) cj’s recommendation: Round 1 of the NHL Playoffs

(42:20) Jeff’s Recommendation: Ford v Ferrari

This episode the guys tackle the infamous "Four-Square" philosophy - the car dealership’s favorite way to rip you off.

Jeff is convinced that car dealers are just misunderstood philanthropists trying to do right in the world.

From VIN etchings that cost more than a…