Scam?
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Topic: Scam?
Posted By: southernboy51
Subject: Scam?
Date Posted: 05 December 2006 at 10:30pm
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So i got an offer for a sl66 xsv krypton ice ego. It seems legit, he said he will ship the same day i do. but it sounds too good to be true. What do you guys think? |
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Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 05 December 2006 at 10:34pm
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? We need more info than what you're giving. |
Posted By: southernboy51
Date Posted: 05 December 2006 at 10:40pm
| That is the gun. He said that he wrecked his moms car, and he needs money to repair it. So he's selling it for cheep. I asked him if he would take a picture of his screen name on a piece of paper with the gun in front of it, he told me he left his camera at his dorm room. He did say he was studying criminal justice. |
Posted By: kickinwing2010
Date Posted: 05 December 2006 at 10:42pm
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hmmm well it does sound to good to be true i mean even im studying
criminal justice not really but thats how easy it was to say so but i dont know you never can tell ------------- 
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Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 05 December 2006 at 10:43pm
| Well, can you give a price? Don't give a link, just give the price so we don't steal it from you. |
Posted By: kickinwing2010
Date Posted: 05 December 2006 at 10:45pm
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ya what is the price if its like 200 i would be warry of it but if its only like
100 to 200 under brandnew price then it would be belevable -------------
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Posted By: southernboy51
Date Posted: 05 December 2006 at 10:50pm
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Oops, i forgot the price. $485 |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 05 December 2006 at 10:55pm
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Wow thats cheap. I don't know what to tell you. ------------- 
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Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 05 December 2006 at 11:01pm
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Edit- Nevermind, i cnt reed. Get pics. Until then, no. |
Posted By: Liquid3
Date Posted: 05 December 2006 at 11:15pm
| I always go by the "when in doubt, don't" rule. If your spidey sense is tingeling just walk away. |
Posted By: tecumseh
Date Posted: 05 December 2006 at 11:20pm
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are you paying cash? ------------- what? |
Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 06 December 2006 at 12:29am
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tell him you will wait until he gets the camera... if he stalls tell him to screw off ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: southernboy51
Date Posted: 06 December 2006 at 10:04am
| I told him i coulnd't do it, he said he needed the money ASAP and stuff so i just told him i can't. |
Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 06 December 2006 at 5:38pm
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well we're not telling you not to
there's a good chance it is legit but just be sure tell him you will get the money to him right away if he can prove he's legit ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: procarbinefreak
Date Posted: 06 December 2006 at 9:15pm
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wait... under $500 for a sl66 ego with that anno... wow... definitely sounds too good to be true if you want to, get his name, phone number, address, driver license number, and try to get pics. |
Posted By: tecumseh
Date Posted: 06 December 2006 at 9:38pm
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a scan would the best bet, but try to get all the info you can get ------------- what? |
procarbinefreak wrote:Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 06 December 2006 at 9:41pm
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make sure he at least provides his phone number if you desperately want the gun.
then call the number ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: Evil Elvis
Date Posted: 06 December 2006 at 11:24pm
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So he can blow you off? when you call looking for your gun? Maybee he's legit maybe he's not just ask yourself are you ready to gamble away $500 bucks? ------------- 
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Posted By: mess cow
Date Posted: 07 December 2006 at 8:35am
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pics first ------------- http://www.specialopspaintball.com/brigade/member_view.asp?id=49631"> 
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Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 10 December 2006 at 2:02pm
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Don't do it. That picture is of the only Krypton Ice Sl66 with a green frame, the rest of them were white. 485 dolalrs is a joke, and it is a scam. If you do it, you WILL regret it. Here is a NORMAL Krypton Ice.  Please PM me the username of the pbn user trying to sell it to you. ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: southernboy51
Date Posted: 10 December 2006 at 3:00pm
| That is the exact picture he sent me. I just told him that i wasn't going to be able to ship him the money. He keeps asking me if i will. Later that night i bought a minion. |
Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 12 December 2006 at 5:00pm
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Well, would you pm me his username please? I know the guy who ACTUALLY owns that SL, and he deserves to know.
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Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 12 December 2006 at 6:41pm
| Man, the white frame looks a lot better than the green frame. |
Posted By: southernboy51
Date Posted: 13 December 2006 at 7:51pm
| Ah, it was just some guy that got me on AIM, i'll PM you his screen name. He said he lived in indiana. |
Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 13 December 2006 at 8:58pm
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That pretty much screams out "scam" right there. ------------- [IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/aag8s8.jpg"> |
Posted By: suddendeathsux
Date Posted: 13 December 2006 at 11:16pm
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southernboy51 - DO NOT even think of buying that anno'ed green frame Krypton SL66!!! I was the previous owner and I know exactly who I sold the gun to... if you need more pics of proof that I was the owner, I'll be happy to provide them to you or anyone else... please feel free to e-mail me mailto:rice_eater1220@yahoo.com - rice_eater1220@yahoo.com ... the guy offering to sell you this has been using PbNation user name P8ntB8ll8 ... he's even attempted to use feedback that wasn't his... he's using other people's user names and feedbacks to make himself look better... EDIT: I posted here because I don't want anyone to get ripped off... I even had to create a user name for this forum, but did so because I was informed from a reliable source on PbNation that someone was posting pics and trying to sell a gun that wasn't their's... if the guy claims to be in Indiana, that's proof to me that he's trying to scam someone because I know exactly who I sold this exact Krypton to and he definitely doesn't live in Indiana |
Posted By: suddendeathsux
Date Posted: 13 December 2006 at 11:38pm
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here are some pics of the Krypton with my PbNation username... obviously I can't take a pic with today's date and user name with the Krypton because I sold it to a friend... but I can prove take a pic with my user name and date with the exact same baby blue background as proof that the pic the guy is using isn't his... notice the handwriting is the same, the baby blue blanket is the same and even the hand in the pic is the same... if that's not proof enough, I don't know what is http://img329.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture009sf8.jpg"> http://img149.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture170kg3.jpg"> if necessary, I can provide more pics... including pics of the green Tadao LED's that were on the Krypton |
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Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 14 December 2006 at 12:32am
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$tevo posted that Krypton in the PBV GOTM, so that's where I got the picture of it. In case you were wondering. |
Posted By: suddendeathsux
Date Posted: 14 December 2006 at 1:56am
are you the one selling it or were you just responding to southern's post?... yes, $tevo is the one who bought it from me... so it is his Krypton SL and I know for a fact that he wouldn't be selling it for around $500... whoever is trying to sell the Krypton is a scammer |
Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 14 December 2006 at 2:17am
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No, Hybrid's clean (I think He just posted the pic for the sake of comparison. It's still a nice Ego, though. ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell" 
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).Posted By: prolitesniper
Date Posted: 14 December 2006 at 4:18am
^^^^  smart man, even better get his fone number and call him.
thats why i dont deal without paypal ------------- Tippmann A5 RT 16in J&J Ceramic 14in linear smartparts New BT Apex Barrel 45ci 3000psi Nitro System blade trigger 4+1pack |
Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 14 December 2006 at 9:53am
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yeah well at least he had the brains to ask for a second opinion. people who pull that crap piss me off so much ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: southernboy51
Date Posted: 14 December 2006 at 9:58am
| It wasn't the one with the green frame, it was the one USAFpilot posted. |
Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 14 December 2006 at 10:04am
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i know ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: southernboy51
Date Posted: 14 December 2006 at 5:38pm
I was directing that toward suddendeathsux. |
Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 14 December 2006 at 6:30pm
No, I'm not selling anything. I was just posting it for comparison to what he was after. |
Posted By: estcstpnt
Date Posted: 16 December 2006 at 8:44am
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That definatley sounds like a scam. Don't do it. ------------- Thinking about it... |
Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 16 December 2006 at 10:28am
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Posted By: kickinwing2010
Date Posted: 16 December 2006 at 12:33pm
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wow this is old but oh well i told him not to buy it and i hope he didnt for
the love of god i hope he didnt send out some hard earned money. -------------
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