visual_ransom Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 First of all, I am not claiming to have invented this trick. I imagine others have used it with varying degrees of success. I also want to point out that nothing here is embellished or exaggerated. I had tickets to a sporting event and couldn't attend. I made a 1-day listing and clearly stated that the tickets must be picked up in person within 24 hours (the game was the evening after the auction ended, so there wasn't any time to ship the tickets). A woman won the auction for about $600. The auction had ended at 10:00am and by 5:00pm she still hadn't responded to my emails trying to organize the exchange. Finally, at 9:30pm, I got a one-liner email: "I overbid and my husband won't let me buy these. Sorry and enjoy the game! :)" I first tried explaining that I wouldn't have the time to resell the tickets (I already got turned down by the losing bidders). She said, "... that's not my problem. It's eBay, not a car dealership. I can back out if I want." I still don't understand the car dealership reference. I was pretty upset. I was basically going to be stuck with tickets to an event that I couldn't attend. That's when I got the idea to convince her to change her mind. I created a new eBay account, "Payback" we'll call it, and sent her a message: "Hi there, I noticed you won an auction for 4 [sporting event] tickets. I meant to bid on these but couldn't get to a computer. I wanted to take my son and dad and would be willing to give you $1,000 for the tickets. I imagine that you've already made plans to attend, but I figured it was worth a shot." At 11:30pm she responded to Payback: "I'll do it for $1,100, no less. I can meet you at the game if you agree. I need your phone number." At 11:35pm, Payback wrote: "Deal. Here is my number..." (Thanks Google Voice for the throwaway number). She called a few minutes later and made Payback "promise" to go through with the deal. She emphasized that she'd be out a lot of money if Payback backed out. Payback swore he would never do such a thing. At 11:45pm, the woman emailed me: "Fine. I'll buy them. But you have to drop them off at my house tonight. I'll have the cash ready." So at fucking midnight I drove to her house across town and met her on the road in front of her apartment building. She was a nasty and rude individual. Things didn't get any better when I told her I wanted an extra $20 for the trouble of driving there at midnight (yeah, pushing my luck, I know). It became very awkward and she literally threw 31 $20 bills at me. I counted them before handing over the tickets. I said, "thanks for the great transaction" as she flipped me off while walking away. At 10:00am she called Payback to make sure they were still on for the exchange. Payback said that he could no longer go to the game and wouldn't be able to do the exchange. She blew her fucking top and I swear to god started speaking in tongues. Payback said, "Ma'am, this is eBay, not a car dealership" and hung up. I got a rabid email 10 minutes later telling me that I was going to hell and that she's reported me to the local police, FBI, and... the fire department. WTF? I never heard another word from her. I have no idea if she went to the game or not. Was this wrong? EDIT: The Rabid Email "Fuxking funny fucker! You know you can go to JAIL for this. YOu theef!!!!! [City] cops FBI fire and government already no. Your done. I got your number and your name. This is thefting property FUCKER!!! Give my $620 back or everything bad wiil happen - FUCK!!!!! You cant steal and get away. Refund me now or else!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You dpnt want a lawsuit. Trust me. u dont. You can have tickets jut give my my money and be done." That's the bulk of the email, word for word. There was more at the end too. She must have pressed 'enter' 30 times and wrote "FUCK" and the another 30 times and wrote "HELL". Then she wrote her name which was strange. not my story but thats pretty awesome 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneekatoke Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 story enjoyed and no, not wrong.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 would read again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomfoolery Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silba Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 She called the fire department....thats how you know her mother is her aunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubs148 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 hahahahahahaha...paybacks a bitch..good one.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishCarBombs Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 the old lost glass eye con. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~KRYLON2~ Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 fuck yeah! it's dealing with people like that bitch that made me quit using sites like ebay and craiglist, shit isn't worth the trouble anymore. man im just shaking my head thinking why i never thought of that! awesome story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaolinmasta Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHATEU Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 that was fucking awesome, great to hear shit like that, fuck assholes on ebay... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickos Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Wall of text was enjoyable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineCabinet Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 good form Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christo-f Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Liked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pornbooth Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 good story... but wait did this come from 4chan then? quoting the last few rap letterz "not my story but thats pretty awesome" foChan aint gots no business in the 0chan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..romero.. Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swindle Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoopit Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 cool story br0 NO....realy, cool story. I propped you br0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotsauceinthedickholewastaken Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 The story would have been better if he raped her 19 year old daughter, ate her entire tray of brownies and then pooped on her couch....... Propped regardless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silba Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 I'd prop but I seem to be 24'd I havent propped anyone in a while Maybe I've been hacked by wikileaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhMyGosh! Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Hahaha..YOU THEEF!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPS Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smacky636 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 propped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugboatTimmy Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicenemyno.3 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 24'd. having sold a lot of stuff on ebay, i wish i would've thought of this. fuckers are always trying to get over on you there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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blahh Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 I came in here to post the cover from the movie Poetic Justice but someone already did it. Thats all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visual_ransom Posted December 17, 2010 Author Share Posted December 17, 2010 that is realistically creepy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuco Salamanca Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 I was beginning to consider giving you props, until I read "not my story." negger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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