 jaykaykay4 Ever YoungPremium,MVM
join:2000-04-13
Scottsdale, AZ
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Re: Be careful what you buy and where you buy it - said by DownTheShore:said by chrisretusn:No sympathies here. You gotta be stupid to pay that kind of money for super bowl tickets.
This. We're trying to figure out how to pay for the repairs for the damage caused by Sandy. No sympathy from me for people who will throw away that kind of money on a single game. I can completely agree with your thoughts. I wouldn't do it even without Sandy. 
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said by Ken1943:Or meeting someone in person and getting a gun stuck in your face.
Craig's List can be a very bad place.
The line, "Bring $500 and meet me under the pier at midnight, come alone" is usually a tip off.
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 DownTheShoreStronger Than The StormPremium
join:2003-12-02
Beautiful NJ
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Re: Be careful what you buy and where you buy it - said by chrisretusn:No sympathies here. You gotta be stupid to pay that kind of money for super bowl tickets.
This.
We're trying to figure out how to pay for the repairs for the damage caused by Sandy. No sympathy from me for people who will throw away that kind of money on a single game. |
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quatrixPremium
join:2005-02-11
South FL
kudos:2 | reply to KoRnGtL15
said by KoRnGtL15:lol human stupidity at its finest hour. 3 red flags. Email, text and most of all. Craigslist. No, yellow flags at worst. The only red flag was asking for a wire payment without solid, verifiable identification. |
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 Phoenix22Death From AbovePremium
join:2001-12-11
SOG C&C Nrth | reply to M A R S
hey..........i'm tryin' not 2have 2 commit a felony by havin' 2hunt down the perp............;=)) |
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join:2005-03-29
Rialto, CA
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If someone asks you to "wire" funds for anything, that should be a big red flag. Unfortunately, this is what has been done with various scams perpetrated on the elderly and other unsuspecting and naive individuals over the recent decades. Then there were the fake company and certified checks that came out of Canada and other locations in past years resulting in charge backs that drained bank accounts of those who deposited the phony documents.
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Chilliwack, BC
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Hows this for careful what you buy!
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 gaforcesUnited We Stand, Divided We Fall
join:2002-04-07
Santa Cruz, CA | reply to jaykaykay
Ive bought and sold on craigslist locally. I would never send money to strangers on there.
Cash and carry with caution.
Craiglist is fantastic AAAAAAAAA+++++++++
Screw those money grubbers at ebay with thier outrageous fees and paypal too!!
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Cortland, NY Reviews:
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Buyer beware. I used to buy and sell Iphones and laptops all the time. I have a junk gmail account I use for initial contact.
I get the ESN or IMEI and check with my corporate guy to make sure its not stolen. When I buy or sell I typically make them meet in one of the offices where we have armed security in the lobby.
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Long Island
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said by Phoenix22:said by DrStrange:Bear with me if I've posted the following before, but it's worth repeating now and then:
Craigslist - You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious.
Craigslist............is definitely a no no no Never had a problem. Then again I'm not a fool. Sold and bought lots and lots of stuff. |
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join:2003-02-06
Onion, NJ
kudos:1 | reply to drew
said by drew: quote:
"I wish I could tell you that we don't hear this story a lot, but we do," Hubbard told a reporter and Osgood on a conference call. "There are a lot of places that fans go to buy tickets that aren't safe, and they get completely exploited. And it drives us crazy."
L O L - That's rich. The CEO of Ticketmaster saying that people get exploited when purchasing event tickets and not referring to Ticketmaster itself. I had to read it 3 times before I got the joke.
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said by DrStrange:Bear with me if I've posted the following before, but it's worth repeating now and then:
Craigslist - You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious.
Craigslist............is definitely a no no no
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join:2001-07-23
West Hartford, CT
kudos:1 | reply to jaykaykay
Re: Be careful what you buy and where you buy it - Bear with me if I've posted the following before, but it's worth repeating now and then:
Craigslist - You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. |
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 drewAutomaticPremium
join:2002-07-10
Port Orchard, WA
kudos:6 | reply to AVD
quote:
"I wish I could tell you that we don't hear this story a lot, but we do," Hubbard told a reporter and Osgood on a conference call. "There are a lot of places that fans go to buy tickets that aren't safe, and they get completely exploited. And it drives us crazy."
L O L - That's rich. The CEO of Ticketmaster saying that people get exploited when purchasing event tickets and not referring to Ticketmaster itself.
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AVDRespice, Adspice, ProspicePremium
join:2003-02-06
Onion, NJ
kudos:1 | reply to KoRnGtL15
said by KoRnGtL15:You could be on to something and that very well could be possible. At the same time IF that is not the case. They got lavishly rewarded for being stupid.
its in ticketmaster's interest to publicize this story.
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AVDRespice, Adspice, ProspicePremium
join:2003-02-06
Onion, NJ
kudos:1 | reply to KoRnGtL15
said by KoRnGtL15:lol human stupidity at its finest hour. 3 red flags. Email, text and most of all. Craigslist.
the email and texting was internal to the family. My red flag was that they had to wire the money.
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said by unoriginal:I want to believe in people and give them the benefit of the doubt but what if the "victim" concocted this whole story just to get free SB tickets. I don't like it that I'm jaded enough towards people in order to make that leap in the first place.
It's also possible that this was not a scam, and the tickets were stolen by a FedEx employee. My father had NY Giants season tickets stolen from the mail years ago. At every game, someone showed up holding the stolen tickets; they said they bought them from someone in Brooklyn. |
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 RebriderBeen There Done ThatPremium
join:2000-11-23 | reply to jaykaykay
You can't fix stupid! I have been very sucessful buying and selling on craiglist. I never post my phone or contact info. Have them send me an email thru craiglist. The serious ones I email and have them send me a phone # they can be reached at.
Of course I never try to buy things like that. Hard to fake a 4 wheeler or mower. |
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