[Spoolin335]

*This is not my story but I feel you guys will enjoy this. Fucking GENIUS


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.


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[Freakazoid]

that's hilarious and a brilliant idea

[quagmire]

Genius, but IMHO unethical.

[007MCoupe]

that's fucking awesome.

[.:bHd:.]

winnnnnnnnnnnn

[ghosthi32]

LOL win

why would she call the fire department hahah

[intensee92]

too much win here.

[Quick6EF]

ahahahaaaaaaaa

[HPFREAK]

Sounds like sweet sweet justice to me. Fuck that dirty bitch, and the police wont do shit and the worst ebay will do is....Nothing at all. Good for him. That bitch deserves bird flu givin to her by a syphilitic monkey with anal warts.

[Feyd]

That my friend is awesome.

I would have left the last part out though (as great as it was) so she was just standing there waiting for "payback" to show up to pay for the tickets and to slowly watch the wave rush over her as she realized she just got fucked.

[Nedim]

hmm good idea

[TK-421]

play stupid games, win stupid prizes

[Kroy]

Originally Posted by quagmire

Genius, but IMHO unethical.

on who's part?

She clearly won the bid at $600 and the guy drove it out to her for a modest rate of $20. when was the last time you got currier service at midnight for $20? Unethical would have been the guy trying to raise the price to $800.

Hope she enjoyed the game. =)

[quagmire]

Originally Posted by Kroy

on who's part?

The guys part. Yeah, it sucks she wanted to back out. But, stuff like that happens.

Also, how was she greedy?

[LACSTER]

Originally Posted by quagmire

Genius, but IMHO unethical.

I agree but Karma is a biatch!

[Freakazoid]

Originally Posted by quagmire

The guys part. Yeah, it sucks she wanted to back out. But, stuff like that happens.

Also, how was she greedy?

and stuff like that happens of people forcing you to go through your contract.... You're also saying this because you're not the one that would be out $600.....

the con itself is unethical. This application is not... (unless you have the most strictest of approaches).

Ebay bids are supposed to be binding contracts. All he was effectively doing was enforcing her to follow through her bid. Had he upped the price THAT would be unethical....

[ABQ325i]

Originally Posted by quagmire

Also, how was she greedy?

She won the tickets last minute for $600 then backed out, thought she could make a quick $500 by buying the tickets she had already turned down = greedy.

[Quick6EF]

Originally Posted by LACSTER

I agree but Karma is a biatch!

Sounds like Karma went full circle on this one

[ABQ325i]

Originally Posted by ghosthi32

LOL win

why would she call the fire department hahah

[turbosc297]

Good story!

I've done something similar though locally.

Cliff notes:
Guy advertises electronics on Craigslist for $800. I email him asking to bench test devices before purchasing. He says "sure". I go to his house and test the merchandise. Due to limitations at his household, I'm unable to test EVERY function but everything seems in good working order and the two units are in great cosmetic shape. Due to ATM limits, I only was able to bring 1/2 of the cash. So I offer $700 and that I'd take one unit and leave the other for now. He agrees.

I get home, and find several defects which I was unable to test for at his place (convenient for him). I call him and request my money back since he clearly knew about the flaws and made sure the testing conditions allowed for them to be hidden. He said "nope" I'm not refunding anything, you're stuck with it. I was pissed.

I check back on craigslist a week later and his post is still there as if he hasn't sold one of the items (which go together).
So i call my buddy and arrange a plan: Buddy calls this guy claiming he was out of town and wasn't able to call on the products. Guy says he has a buyer for the full $800 who is coming tonight to pay (which was a lie). So my friend plays it up like he really wants his stuff and offers the guy an additional $50 to sell it to him.
less than ten minutes later, the guy calls me and offers my money back if I can make it there that night.

So, I get money back. Guy gets shitty electronics. I treat my buddy to dinner. WIN

[Freakazoid]

Originally Posted by turbosc297

Good story!

I've done something similar though locally.

Cliff notes:
Guy advertises electronics on Craigslist for $800. I email him asking to bench test devices before purchasing. He says "sure". I go to his house and test the merchandise. Due to limitations at his household, I'm unable to test EVERY function but everything seems in good working order and the two units are in great cosmetic shape. Due to ATM limits, I only was able to bring 1/2 of the cash. So I offer $700 and that I'd take one unit and leave the other for now. He agrees.

I get home, and find several defects which I was unable to test for at his place (convenient for him). I call him and request my money back since he clearly knew about the flaws and made sure the testing conditions allowed for them to be hidden. He said "nope" I'm not refunding anything, you're stuck with it. I was pissed.

I check back on craigslist a week later and his post is still there as if he hasn't sold one of the items (which go together).
So i call my buddy and arrange a plan: Buddy calls this guy claiming he was out of town and wasn't able to call on the products. Guy says he has a buyer for the full $800 who is coming tonight to pay (which was a lie). So my friend plays it up like he really wants his stuff and offers the guy an additional $50 to sell it to him.
less than ten minutes later, the guy calls me and offers my money back if I can make it there that night.

So, I get money back. Guy gets shitty electronics. I treat my buddy to dinner. WIN

nicely done man....

[KiokenM3]

hahaha great move. she got what she deserved, she was being a bi!ch to you anyway!