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If you're going to sell a dodgy laptop on ebay...
Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 4:46 pm
by twigletmac
...at least remember to format your harddrive:
http://www.amirtofangsazan.blogspot.com/
Mac
Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 4:55 pm
by RobertGonzalez
That is absolutely hilarious...

The poor fool. Although, I suppose that is an ironic form of poetic justice...
Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 5:23 pm
by RobertGonzalez
You know, that page got about 5000 hits in the last five minutes or so.
Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 7:31 pm
by alex.barylski
What a goof
I hope he gets curb stomped...
Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 2:41 am
by NiGHTFiRE
Owned.
I guess it would have been easier for him just to refund the money.
But if all the bank information was there why didn't that guy that bought the PC go to example paypal and make an account with his bank settings and take out lots of money?
Oh well.
Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 2:43 am
by RobertGonzalez
Because that would be stealing. And a lot less fun.

Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 11:57 am
by John Cartwright
ebay and paypal both have insurance policies to prevent this.. don't they?

Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 12:50 pm
by RobertGonzalez
I'm pretty sure they do, but there insurance only goes so far and requires quite a bit of work on the part of the reporting party. Of course, it is still a lot more interesting the way this dude has done it.
Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 7:51 pm
by Nathaniel
Hey, thought I would add the obligatory "not safe work work" label...
Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 9:01 pm
by phppage
That's funny. Just spent an hour reading the comments page, getting really nasty.
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 1:07 pm
by alex.barylski
NiGHTFiRE wrote:Owned.
I guess it would have been easier for him just to refund the money.
But if all the bank information was there why didn't that guy that bought the PC go to example paypal and make an account with his bank settings and take out lots of money?
Oh well.
That would like land the buyer in big trouble...
What gets me is...
Doesn't eBay have some sort of fraud/protection policy, where they will take care of things like this for you???
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 3:07 pm
by twigletmac
Hockey wrote:Doesn't eBay have some sort of fraud/protection policy, where they will take care of things like this for you???
I *believe* it can be a bit hit or miss - I'm guessing the guy'll make his money back though 'specially if the media pick it up.
Mac
Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 4:01 am
by Chris Corbyn
OMG just read that whole thing, I think it's gotten to a bit of scale never imagined - pretty damn funny

. I'm a bit disappointed at the nature of some of the comments left though
