B2D327 Posted February 21, 2022 Author Share Posted February 21, 2022 On 2/21/2022 at 2:22 PM, Randall Ries said: This all night long. Everyone has their 1st time. Most won't admit they have been had before so everyone ELSE is the dupe. But never them. Certainly not them. Just to add, hobbies are (supposed to be) an escape from the reality of shady individuals waiting to take advantage at every turn. You’d think collecting what most consider “kid stuff” would afford one the opportunity to let their guard down and enjoy something without greed poking it’s head in and sour someone’s faith in humanity. Is nothing pure anymore? Gaard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Ries Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 On 2/21/2022 at 3:43 PM, B2D327 said: Just to add, hobbies are (supposed to be) an escape from the reality of shady individuals waiting to take advantage at every turn. You’d think collecting what most consider “kid stuff” would afford one the opportunity to let their guard down and enjoy something without greed poking it’s head in and sour someone’s faith in humanity. Is nothing pure anymore? No. NOTHING is pure. I agree 100% with you. Put another way: Scammers target the elderly who are not technical geniuses. I tried teaching an elderly client how to use a track pad on her laptop and it was like Sisyphus rolling a rock uphill. They are easy targets. They don't stand a chance. If people make a living distributing child porn, then people who collect comics are nothing to them. You have to be a complete sociopath to do that. Void of any conscience. I really dot eyes and cross tees even when buying from dealers. ALWAYS look at the actual WEB address I am supposedly dealing with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B2D327 Posted February 21, 2022 Author Share Posted February 21, 2022 On 2/21/2022 at 3:50 PM, Randall Ries said: Void of any conscience. You hit the nail on the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 On 2/21/2022 at 12:50 PM, Randall Ries said: No. NOTHING is pure. I agree 100% with you. Put another way: Scammers target the elderly who are not technical geniuses. I tried teaching an elderly client how to use a track pad on her laptop and it was like Sisyphus rolling a rock uphill. They are easy targets. They don't stand a chance. If people make a living distributing child porn, then people who collect comics are nothing to them. You have to be a complete sociopath to do that. Void of any conscience. I really dot eyes and cross tees even when buying from dealers. ALWAYS look at the actual WEB address I am supposedly dealing with. I have an elderly friend who fell for a you won $11,000 on facebook. They hacked the **** out of her bank account, her facebook. I told her no one wins anything on the internet ever. If someone walks up to you on the street and holds a $100 bill and says want this 100? RUN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Ries Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 On 2/21/2022 at 4:02 PM, kav said: I have an elderly friend who fell for a you won $11,000 on facebook. They hacked the **** out of her bank account, her facebook. I told her no one wins anything on the internet ever. If someone walks up to you on the street and holds a $100 bill and says want this 100? RUN. Aw that SUCKS. And that reminds me of last summer when I got burned. Bought a bunch of short sleeved shirts on FB. Neat shirts. I KNEW better and just didn't think it all the way through. I NEVER buy from vendors on FB. Not even Marketplace. But I bought $200 worth of shirts that day. I was lucky and PayPal made it right. I just don't know what got into me. Never again, though. kav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 On 2/21/2022 at 2:51 PM, Randall Ries said: Aw that SUCKS. And that reminds me of last summer when I got burned. Bought a bunch of short sleeved shirts on FB. Neat shirts. I KNEW better and just didn't think it all the way through. I NEVER buy from vendors on FB. Not even Marketplace. But I bought $200 worth of shirts that day. I was lucky and PayPal made it right. I just don't know what got into me. Never again, though. my elderly aunt got all her jewelry stolen by gypsies. they did the scam where they see a dent in her car and say they can fix it, followed her home and started complimenting her about everything. then one asked to use her bathroom- cleaned her out. she was broken up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Ries Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 On 2/21/2022 at 6:24 PM, kav said: my elderly aunt got all her jewelry stolen by gypsies. they did the scam where they see a dent in her car and say they can fix it, followed her home and started complimenting her about everything. then one asked to use her bathroom- cleaned her out. she was broken up. Oh dude. We went to Romania to do a spay and neuter clinic and saw gypsies up close and personal. They aren't the jolly accordion and mandolin playing gypsies traveling in a caravan we saw in "Pinocchio". No. THOSE effers hobble their own children to make them appear more sympathetic as they send them out to beg. You do not turn your back on them. The KIDS will stab you and take your money. If some kid tap dances in front of you while juggling oranges, look out. There's one right in back of you ready to harvest your liver. You mess with the adults, they will gang beat you. It isn't because they are "dirty" or because they are a particular ethnic group. They are snakes. The country is poverty stricken and a lot of the citizens really don't have a lot to lose. Your aunt is lucky she's still walking around, IMO. kav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B2D327 Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 On 2/21/2022 at 4:02 PM, kav said: I have an elderly friend who fell for a you won $11,000 on facebook. They hacked the **** out of her bank account, her facebook. I told her no one wins anything on the internet ever. If someone walks up to you on the street and holds a $100 bill and says want this 100? RUN. I also have an elderly friend who forgets their account password every couple of years and has to start a new one which means having to add friends again. It seems like this was the case recently so I accepted and they reached out to me through messenger with a “wave”. I replied as a courtesy and they began a conversation with the normal pleasantries but then took a strange turn. They began telling me of some great program for retirees and where to sign up, etc, etc…immediate red flag. I looked up their profile and saw they only had one other friend, an elderly woman who also luckily, had not set her profile to private. Because of this, I was able to communicate with her and also the friend who’s profile was being mimicked to let them know what was going on. They both thanked me for making them aware and probably saving them from buying into some scam that would’ve emptied their bank accounts. There really are some people out there. kav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 On 2/21/2022 at 3:58 PM, Randall Ries said: Oh dude. We went to Romania to do a spay and neuter clinic and saw gypsies up close and personal. They aren't the jolly accordion and mandolin playing gypsies traveling in a caravan we saw in "Pinocchio". No. THOSE effers hobble their own children to make them appear more sympathetic as they send them out to beg. You do not turn your back on them. The KIDS will stab you and take your money. If some kid tap dances in front of you while juggling oranges, look out. There's one right in back of you ready to harvest your liver. You mess with the adults, they will gang beat you. It isn't because they are "dirty" or because they are a particular ethnic group. They are snakes. The country is poverty stricken and a lot of the citizens really don't have a lot to lose. Your aunt is lucky she's still walking around, IMO. people say europe is awesome. I'm not seeing it. I've heard countless stories of predation in every country. if I won a free trip to europe I'd say naw. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Ries Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 On 2/21/2022 at 7:19 PM, kav said: people say europe is awesome. I'm not seeing it. I've heard countless stories of predation in every country. if I won a free trip to europe I'd say naw. Maybe Switzerland is nice. Or Frawnce. You start getting into Western Europe and it gets dicier the closer to the Atlantic you get. And now the political theater in the Ukraine? They are going to pay big time. So are we. $7 per gallon for gas? On top of inflation? Remember when gas was worthless a year or two ago. Clawback time. Europe is as corrupt as you can get. Romania is a sheet hole. Used to be a crown jewel. It's the European version of Uganda now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride the Tiger Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 On 2/21/2022 at 6:19 PM, kav said: people say europe is awesome. I'm not seeing it. I've heard countless stories of predation in every country. if I won a free trip to europe I'd say naw. If anyone ever offers you a free trip to Europe..... run! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 On 2/21/2022 at 4:28 PM, Randall Ries said: Maybe Switzerland is nice. Or Frawnce. You start getting into Western Europe and it gets dicier the closer to the Atlantic you get. And now the political theater in the Ukraine? They are going to pay big time. So are we. $7 per gallon for gas? On top of inflation? Remember when gas was worthless a year or two ago. Clawback time. Europe is as corrupt as you can get. Romania is a sheet hole. Used to be a crown jewel. It's the European version of Uganda now. I saw a dateline where tourists would go to these cafes in france and be presented with an enormous bill. like $300 for spaghetti-from a can. the locals knew all abt the tourist cafes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Ries Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 On 2/21/2022 at 7:42 PM, kav said: I saw a dateline where tourists would go to these cafes in france and be presented with an enormous bill. like $300 for spaghetti-from a can. the locals knew all abt the tourist cafes. Oh sure. Tourists are suckers. Better know your stuff before you go. What is that thing in - where - Singapore? Something to do with bars. Drinks are hugely expensive. They don't give you the bill until you have had a whole bunch and are sauced. Then, it's like $50 per beer. Some Americans get their "Murica on and refuse to pay and walk out. BIG MISTAKE. I can't remember the details. But they get the last part of their lower intestine pretty well humped when they try that. You pay or you lose body parts. Ignorance and tourism? BAD BEDFELLOWS. kav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 On 2/21/2022 at 4:49 PM, Randall Ries said: Oh sure. Tourists are suckers. Better know your stuff before you go. What is that thing in - where - Singapore? Something to do with bars. Drinks are hugely expensive. They don't give you the bill until you have had a whole bunch and are sauced. Then, it's like $50 per beer. Some Americans get their "Murica on and refuse to pay and walk out. BIG MISTAKE. I can't remember the details. But they get the last part of their lower intestine pretty well humped when they try that. You pay or you lose body parts. Ignorance and tourism? BAD BEDFELLOWS. I'll stay right here thx. Randall Ries 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Ries Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 On 2/21/2022 at 7:52 PM, kav said: I'll stay right here thx. Tourists are easy pickings. Here in VT, the big farms have sold out. Many, long ago. They simply couldn't afford to stay in business. There used to be cows everywhere. Something Vermont is famous for. I remember pulling off the road and they would stick their heads in my vehicle to give kisses. Now, they are mostly gone. But tourists flock here by the thousands every summer. They don't see cows unless they go to a UVM extension program or drive way out into the sticks which they don't tend to do. So, they buy cow related junk. Shirts. Buttons. Pennants. Stuffed plush toys. Mugs. Cozies. We HAD the real thing. Not so much now. But tourists will pay through the nose for the illusion. Cow fakery. They will buy a mediocre cd by a mediocre VT folk singer and look at their cute cow plush while drinking apple cider from their cow mug while driving their BMW's as slowly as they can. I would probably do the same thing in France. Buy a 6 inch Eiffel Tower. Buy some carp cheese and drink some sub par wine and walk around saying "Wee-wee!!!!" and laughing self deprecatingly. Practicing my French: "The PEN of my UNCLE is on the DESK of my AUNT." Wee-wee! ThothAmon and kav 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littledoom Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Who has time to read descriptions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 This eBay seller scam me signature is authentic but seller put this book in another cgc case which I was told numbers matched to batgirl comic cgc told me in order reseal book I need pay premium membership price get book resealed I got book in mail book was loose in case year later case came apart seller was pissed didn’t want take responsibility for this situation now I have pay pgx get book resealed give me yellow label Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 On 2/22/2022 at 7:44 PM, Knight said: This eBay seller scam me signature is authentic but seller put this book in another cgc case which I was told numbers matched to batgirl comic cgc told me in order reseal book I need pay premium membership price get book resealed I got book in mail book was loose in case year later case came apart seller was pissed didn’t want take responsibility for this situation now I have pay pgx get book resealed give me yellow label sentince?@Comics4All Comics4All 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comics4All Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 On 2/22/2022 at 10:53 PM, kav said: sentince?@Comics4All Nope! kav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 On 2/22/2022 at 10:57 PM, Comics4All said: Nope! off try help out other buyers for being scammed Comics4All and kav 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
