Anybody know where Storm888 disappeared to?

SidePocket · January 23, 2014 2:37PM

He was brilliant in his posts, and I always enjoyed reading them. Anybody heard from him?

Griffins · January 23, 2014 3:59PM

I'm pretty sure he was a she- someone posted info to the effect and she didn't post after that.

miklia · January 23, 2014 4:53PM

if that's the reason, it's a damn shame. way to keep it insular, gang.

I want more Corvette vegas stories.

Stingray · January 23, 2014 5:52PM

Not that I am on here 24/7, but has Pandrews posted in awhile??

soundgard · January 23, 2014 7:22PM

Odd the guy just disappeared.

Stingray · January 23, 2014 7:49PM

I did some checking and it looks like "she" got married about 6 months ago and his having her first baby, so maybe that is taking up her time??

stown · January 23, 2014 8:50PM

<< I'm pretty sure he was a she- someone posted info to the effect and she didn't post after that. >>

That post came after Storm went MIA for over a year. The gender makes no difference to me, storm is good people.

MisterBungle · January 23, 2014 9:20PM

"The gender makes no difference to me, storm is good people."
-----

Ah, but what if it were not people at all??

The possibilities are endless...

simian??

computer simulation??

invertebrate??

mineral??

~

JHS5120 · January 23, 2014 9:48PM

I miss his/her posts

bishop · January 23, 2014 10:26PM

HER

bobbyw8469 · January 23, 2014 11:13PM

Never had any dealings with Storm. Gender shouldn't matter.....

Estil · January 24, 2014 12:00AM

<< I did some checking and it looks like "she" got married about 6 months ago and his having her first baby, so maybe that is taking up her time?? >>

On what alien planet would a new baby (especially a first one) only "maybe" take up their time?

It's a certainty the baby would more than keep their hands full. My wife (for whom I must be a 24/7 caregiver) and cat are more than a handful enough...

Stingray · January 24, 2014 12:25AM

<< 

<< I did some checking and it looks like "she" got married about 6 months ago and his having her first baby, so maybe that is taking up her time?? >>

On what alien planet would a new baby (especially a first one) only "maybe" take up their time?

It's a certainty the baby would more than keep their hands full. My wife (for whom I must be a 24/7 caregiver) and cat are more than a handful enough... >>

Just a theory??

Mefer · January 24, 2014 1:08AM

People do come and go for whatever reason. I do it myself; some boards I lose interest in and never return. Some I frequent religiously in spurts and disappear. I would suspect it is no different from anyone else.

Matt

lahmejoon · January 24, 2014 1:14AM

I, personally, have wondered where Foo and Ilafoe (the person who was stationed in the middle east) went. I'm thinking Mark (Foo) got booted for some reason because he would post frequently and went silent all-of-a-sudden. Plus, he had the Canseco private signing (did not participate) going and never saw how that turned out.

mlbfan2 · January 24, 2014 1:22AM

If history is any indication, he/she will be back.

KbKards · January 24, 2014 1:50AM

So she went from taking care of hundreds of babies with Ebay issues on the boards, to taking care of one bundle of joy at home. Seems like a vacation to me.

bobbyw8469 · January 24, 2014 1:55AM

Congrats to her!

mrmint23 · January 24, 2014 1:59AM

Maybe Nam812 or CDsNuts can pull him/her out of the closet. Since they seem to be able to create other alts.

miconelegacy · January 24, 2014 2:39AM

<< I, personally, have wondered where Foo and Ilafoe (the person who was stationed in the middle east) went. I'm thinking Mark (Foo) got booted for some reason because he would post frequently and went silent all-of-a-sudden. Plus, he had the Canseco private signing (did not participate) going and never saw how that turned out. >>

I didn't know Foo was booted. I talk to Marc here and there. Didn't know he did anything wrong. I thought the last Canseco signing went good. Pretty sure he sent me text pics.

Agree gender doesn't matter.

Edit: for Matt Miller as well.

Griffins · January 24, 2014 6:20AM

gender doesn't matter in the least, but loss of privacy has driven people off before, understandably.

CDsNuts · January 24, 2014 8:10AM

Maybe Nam812 or CDsNuts can pull him/her out of the closet. Since they seem to be able to create other alts.

I'll give you $5.8 million if you can accurately name an alt I created...... Let me save you the time- I've never created one or even felt the need to.

Let me ask you this- do I seem like the type of guy that would hide behind a fake screen name? If I won't hold back my opinion with this screen name and I've never been banned from here (which I haven't, not even a timeout), what would be the point of me even creating a 2nd alias?

In an unrelated note, I'd like to point out that you're a moron.

Lee

CDsNuts · January 24, 2014 8:15AM

And I'll throw this out there- storm888 took the time to share information about things that affect a lot of our businesses, a lot of which was tedious and boring policy-related stuff about ebay, paypal and markets as a whole. Most of us would not take the time to read and internalize such information, much less feel the need to share it with others. Whatever storm's motivations for sharing said information, I for one appreciate it because I'm the last guy to sit here and read a press release or quarterly financial statement.

Lee

bishop · January 24, 2014 8:47AM

CD---agree with you about Storm....but am curious, why 5.8 ?

CDsNuts · January 24, 2014 8:53AM

CD---agree with you about Storm....but am curious, why 5.8 ?

I wanted to hammer my point home and $5.7 million just didn't seem like enough.

Bosox1976 · January 24, 2014 9:11AM

Agree with Lee about Storm, and that $5.7m just doesn't have the juice it once did.

TNP777 · January 24, 2014 9:13AM

<< Maybe Nam812 or CDsNuts can pull him/her out of the closet. Since they seem to be able to create other alts.

I'll give you $5.8 million if you can accurately name an alt I created...... Let me save you the time- I've never created one or even felt the need to.

Let me ask you this- do I seem like the type of guy that would hide behind a fake screen name? If I won't hold back my opinion with this screen name and I've never been banned from here (which I haven't, not even a timeout), what would be the point of me even creating a 2nd alias?

In an unrelated note, I'd like to point out that you're a moron.

Lee >>

Ditto for Nick. If he's got something to say, I'm 100% confident he'll have zero issue telling you what is on his mind under his only account.

As for storm, I thought "his" name was Jack. I'm sure of one thing: if he (or she) is still online then Google, Ctrl C and Ctrl V are being utilized.

cardcountry · January 24, 2014 9:15AM

I wonder about Larry Lafoe among others too.

Jeff

mrmint23 · January 24, 2014 10:59PM

<< Maybe Nam812 or CDsNuts can pull him/her out of the closet. Since they seem to be able to create other alts. >>

Guess I got 50% of that statement correct??so do I get 50% of the money....feartheterps...nam812 and Maurice are both gone.

CDsNuts · January 24, 2014 11:11PM

I'm still here. What alts other folks create is beyond my control. Tragically, I have no say in how every human being on earth lives their life.

itzagoner · January 24, 2014 11:19PM

that's our Lee. brash, honest and never needing to hide behind a phony persona. what you see is what you get.

he must be Richard Sherman.

grote15 · January 25, 2014 2:11AM

<< I'm still here. What alts other folks create is beyond my control. Tragically, I have no say in how every human being on earth lives their life. >>

Lee, I thought you had more juice that that..

cpamike · January 25, 2014 2:44AM

<< Whatever storm's motivations for sharing said information, I for one appreciate it because I'm the last guy to sit here and read a press release or quarterly financial statement. >>

Unfortunately, I have to read quarterly financial statements. You aren't missing much.

I miss Storm888's wisdom too whoever he or she is.

jeffcbay · January 25, 2014 5:29AM

<< CD---agree with you about Storm....but am curious, why 5.8 ? >>

I wonder why a guy from Baltimore would subconsciously choose the numbers 5 and 8...

jackstraw · January 25, 2014 6:22AM

Maurice is gone?

Stingray · January 25, 2014 9:40AM

<< Maurice is gone? >>

Unless Nam brings him back.

Stone193 · January 25, 2014 10:16AM

<< Date Posted: Apr/05/2008 5:56 PM >>

I was curious - the last time I spoke with Storm was in 08 and last post was sometime around Oct 31, 2009.

Didn't realize it was that long ago?

I miss Storm. A good contributor and asset to our community.

SidePocket · January 25, 2014 10:56AM

Storm was so cool that I PM'd a financial/investment question to him and he responded with an in depth, 20 paragraph assessment of his thoughts. Had to take 45 minutes to write. Now that's a giving person.

bishop · January 25, 2014 9:50PM

So Mike, did you speak to a gal or guy....

gameusedhoop · January 25, 2014 10:37PM

My last contact with him was: May/26/2008 4:53 PM

At the time he was saying he was dying on the collectibles side of things, but was making an easy killing selling used clothing (mostly fashion stuff) on ebay.

He may have just bailed on the sports stuff altogether. He was into some other business too, so he was doing alright to say the least.

goraiders · January 25, 2014 11:00PM

<< Maurice is gone? >>

What did I miss here? Always alot of good info.

goraiders · January 25, 2014 11:09PM

<< 

<< I, personally, have wondered where Foo and Ilafoe (the person who was stationed in the middle east) went. I'm thinking Mark (Foo) got booted for some reason because he would post frequently and went silent all-of-a-sudden. Plus, he had the Canseco private signing (did not participate) going and never saw how that turned out. >>

I didn't know Foo was booted. I talk to Marc here and there. Didn't know he did anything wrong. I thought the last Canseco signing went good. Pretty sure he sent me text pics.

Im sure as NICE as marc D is,he should get another invite...

thenavarro · January 26, 2014 2:51AM

<< 

<< Maurice is gone? >>

What did I miss here? Always alot of good info. >>

Nam812 posted a thread in which he indicated he was using Maurice as an alt.

Evidently, now, both of those user id's are no longer allowed access to the forum.

I have no idea if Nam812 was really Maurice as well, OR whether it was a pretty clever move that Nam812 pulled off by claiming he was both, and sacrificing his Nam812 ID in order to get the Maurice ID banned as well.

Have seen stranger things happen

Both those user id's seemed to be fairly decent poster(s) to me.

Just another day in the playground, always some kind of drama.

Mike

thenavarro · January 26, 2014 2:54AM

Oh, and last time I heard from Storm was mid January 2011.

Mike

otwcards · January 26, 2014 3:02AM

Masks? Aliases? Multiple identities? Things aren't always the way some wish them to be seen...

Sometimes, it is little more than . . .

Anybody know where Storm888 disappeared to?

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