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Wow! That looooong post was certainly entertaining! Not to mention educational!
First of all: Joshua, you didn't believe him at all from the very start, yet still felt compelled to go through with the sale. Your desire for a "unbelievable deal" was more powerful than your extreme caution.
Second: To the handful of members who became so protective of the poor "kid" and defended him so gallantly - you all were more integral to the scam than anything else he did or said!
This was classic! All of the elements of how the term "con" got its name - "confidence game". This grifter had his detractors stumbling to prove he was a fraud by denouncing his grammar and spelling (Which actually was above par in the post-internet era), and his defenders feeling they were protecting a poor, well-intentioned, enterprising young man.
I would be truly surprised if he hasn't "sold" iPaqs the same way on iPaqHQ, and other specialty items on other specialty forums. He does his homework, studies and knows his "market", and will be quite successful right up to the day they slam his cell door shut!
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Jim McGowan
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