Luck money

[Canal Navvy]

My goddaughter used to do really well with luck money in one of our locals at Cheltenham gold Cup time ??

[Haironyourchest]

Big thing in Ireland, if you sell a car, the buyer normally suggests you both visit the pump immediately and "Drink the luck"

[scbk]

I thought the luck money was the other way round, they (the buyer) haggles you down really really hard on the price, then throws spare change at you when they leave for "good luck"

[difflock]

"Luck Penny" was the term  I grew up with, and yes after the ruthless bargaining, a gesture that there was goodwill.

When I  bought the car trailer a few month ago, I was a little surprised to get a "luck penny" back, about £40 in 2.5k.

Here in NI, not particularly connected to the travelling community, just more a rural thing.

Actually recalling Sean, the plasterer gave me a luck penny back when I paid him for plastering the garden room, this after several needed interjections on my part regarding his "failure to comply" with my clearly stated requirements when the job was priced, but I paid up, in full, in cash and on completition.

Edited July 12, 2019 by difflock

[monkeybusiness]

4 hours ago, Ratman said:

Same as skyhuck suggests! Being from farming background, used to get offered “luck money” on sale of a cow / sheep etc at auction!
Think those times have faded though!

It still happens regularly at livestock markets here. The seller will stand next to the auctioneer with money held aloft (usually a quid, sometimes a fiver) to be passed on to the winning bidder. Farming tradition, nothing to do with travellers in this example. 

[daveindales]

Luck money still happens at sheep auctions around here. It's all a bit secretive and can involve thousands of pounds being handed back, so they say, to the original seller. Bare in mind, prize winning tups can sell for tens of thousands of pounds at auction.

[difflock]

2 minutes ago, daveindales said:

Luck money still happens at sheep auctions around here. It's all a bit secretive and can involve thousands of pounds being handed back, so they say, to the original seller. Bare in mind, prize winning tups can sell for tens of thousands of pounds at auction.

That is not luck money, simply a downright dishonest practise to inflate prices for the benefit of the  top breeders, at the expense of everyone else, also has benefits re any inflated insurance claims. 

[daveindales]

Agree, but around here, it's still called luck 

[simonm]

I had it when I sold my little van to a traveller.  He paid me in £20 notes asked for "luck money back" went back in to get a fiver for him instead ?

[arboriculturist]

11 hours ago, difflock said:

"Luck Penny" was the term  I grew up with, and yes after the ruthless bargaining, a gesture that there was goodwill.

When I  bought the car trailer a few month ago, I was a little surprised to get a "luck penny" back, about £40 in 2.5k.

Here in NI, not particularly connected to the travelling community, just more a rural thing.

Actually recalling Sean, the plasterer gave me a luck penny back when I paid him for plastering the garden room, this after several needed interjections on my part regarding his "failure to comply" with my clearly stated requirements when the job was priced, but I paid up, in full, in cash and on completition.

"Luck penny" is what the Irish call it. I had a very well educated Irishman carry out some work which came to 1.5K and he gave me a £1 back. At the time is felt like just a pleasant gesture regardless of the amount.