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Lady walked into a coin shop today...

with a child in tow, shows the guy at the counter 6 coins ALL fake- and I really mean fake- a 1903 penny the size of a silver dollar in the ugliest format you could thing of- she asked if they had any value- the guy on the dealer side and I looked at each other and asked where she got em, and what she paid..

Said the hubby bought em off of CRAIGSLIST in L.A. for about $200.00.(slap yourself now is ok.)

She started crying because her HUSBAND dumped a portion of his paycheck on this crap..

She walked out to the bus stop- and waited for the bus- with junk in hand.


the jerk is still on Craigslist- I am gonna call him and see what he has to offer especially on his sweet 1799 Trade dollar..




I hate puke scum basturds.

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  • direwolf1972direwolf1972 Posts: 2,076 ✭✭✭
    gotta link to any of his craigslist postings?

    I've got a ton of email addresses and nothing better to do tonight than to make this scum think he's hit the jackpot.... keep him running in circles answering bogus emails image
    I'll see your bunny with a pancake on his head and raise you a Siamese cat with a miniature pumpkin on his head.

    You wouldn't believe how long it took to get him to sit still for this.


  • Could this be the listing ?


    link
  • pocketpiececommemspocketpiececommems Posts: 6,083 ✭✭✭✭✭
    He's right. These are very "REAR"
  • compromonedascompromonedas Posts: 1,163 ✭✭✭
    Wow, all of the coins have the same size. I think I will call him at 300 AM just to ask for the priceimage
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  • notwilightnotwilight Posts: 12,864 ✭✭✭
    Shoulda got the lady's contact info. I grew up poor with a father who was always working hard to make ends meet for his family and sometimes things didn't work out for him. I'da contributed toward making her whole. --Jerry
  • if he cant spell rare. he might of got duped himself. obviously not 2 brite.:&ltimage
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  • MFHMFH Posts: 11,720 ✭✭✭✭

    Stuff like that makes my stomach turn.

    "REAR" is the perfect description of that seller on CraigsList.
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  • mcheathmcheath Posts: 2,441 ✭✭✭
    No one deserves to be taken advantage of. I am always amazed that alot of the people ripped off by scum like this are the ones that can least afford it. It truly is a shame.
  • HyperionHyperion Posts: 7,464 ✭✭✭
    I think a call from the state police might help.
  • somebody should offer to slap her husband in the head, i have a feeling either she is running the scam or he is twice as dumb as she thinks he is. i fell for the damsell in distress game ONCE and was almost robbed because i stopped to help a female change her tire. some criminals would be better off just getting a job
  • BlindedByEgoBlindedByEgo Posts: 10,754 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Social Darwinism. Sad, but real.
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 45,020 ✭✭✭✭✭
    P.T. Barnum was right.

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  • Cam40Cam40 Posts: 8,146
    image
  • DUIGUYDUIGUY Posts: 7,252 ✭✭✭
    I can't spell but this dude can't talk,,,,,




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  • "a 1903 penny the size of a silver dollar in the ugliest format you could thing of" the husband was dumb enough to buy it, his own fault. ps: did he claim the coins-like items were real?
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,487 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm not totally convinced the woman wasn't putting on an act to rip a dealer or at least get a few bucks from him out of sympathy. The "child in tow" is a great prop and many women can cry on que. Maybe I'm just too cynical.

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  • A fool and his money soon go seperate ways. Im not too sure that I feel any sympathy here. Think about the thousands of gambling husbands, the drug addict husbands, and the alcoholic husbands in the country. If this is the worst thing this guy did, I think the wife should be pretty happy with him. Obviously $200 is not alot of money to this family, otherwise hubby wouldnt have turned it over so quick to purchase something he knew absolutely nothing about. He bought the coins off craigslist. Therefore he had internet access, therefore he could have done some research. Its not like he bought them spur of the moment at a stoplight from his car.
  • 7over87over8 Posts: 4,733 ✭✭✭
    im with Percy with the BS routine.......

    I think she is lying like a rug

    especially when the part about he husband spending his paycheck on this crap and crying.......BS...BS.....BS....I call BS........

    make her whole...??? She is BS..........send her back to the bus with those slugs......
  • Why would someone spend $200 on something he apparently knows nothing about?
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  • << <i>Why would someone spend $200 on something he apparently knows nothing about? >>




    People do it all the time with coins, jewelry, clothes, collectables of various kinds. The shop at home TV channels thrive on
    those kind of decision makers.
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  • NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 11,033 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I'm not totally convinced the woman wasn't putting on an act to rip a dealer or at least get a few bucks from him out of sympathy. The "child in tow" is a great prop and many women can cry on que. Maybe I'm just too cynical. >>


    I agree. Smells fishy.
  • tahoe98tahoe98 Posts: 11,388 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I'm not totally convinced the woman wasn't putting on an act to rip a dealer or at least get a few bucks from him out of sympathy. The "child in tow" is a great prop and many women can cry on que. Maybe I'm just too cynical. >>




    i think you may have something there! image
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  • BarbercoinBarbercoin Posts: 1,037 ✭✭✭
    This guy used to have a great grandpappy who traveled from town to town selling snake oil. And yes, the people actually believed him too. Why? Because most people are basically very trusting.

    It's for this reason, that crook's can do this.

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  • Lady walked into a coin shop today...

    with a duck on her shoulder?

    and you said what are you doing with that pig?

    did the woman say it's a duck?

    and I'll bet you told her you were talking to the duck.

    (it does sound like you were going to tell us a joke)
  • I called the number in the craigslist add- he thinks they are real and worth big bucks.

    sorry to tell him that.....
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I agree with the scam routine... though they should have known better than trying it at a coin shop.... of all places. Cheers, RickO
  • It doesnt make sense that should would be scamming when she refers to an existing, real craigslist posting. She would of never known somebody would look for the listing and see it actually existed. I'd think if she was trying to pull one off, manufacturing this entire tale of woe, the CL posting would not exist. Devil's advocating is all...

    Gut says however, from what I've read here, she was playing the role.

    And don't forget this one: Lady walked into a coin shop today and placed a talking parrott on the counter...
  • notwilightnotwilight Posts: 12,864 ✭✭✭
    You guys think the lady is a scammer? Scammers don't cry and wait at a busstop when they are unsuccessful. they're likely to should back expletives as they head off in search of their next victim.

    --Jerry
  • 7over87over8 Posts: 4,733 ✭✭✭
    how do you expect her to get home.

    scamming for a few bucks doesnt put you in a Lexus, but will probably buy you a carton or two.
  • notwilightnotwilight Posts: 12,864 ✭✭✭


    << <i>how do you expect her to get home. scamming for a few bucks doesnt put you in a Lexus, but will probably buy you a carton or two. >>



    A scammer may take the bus but will vacate the scene of the attempted crime first. And won't cry over spilt milk. A non-productive scam is just another day at the office. i've turned too many of them away to believe she was in on it.

    --jerry
  • DentuckDentuck Posts: 3,832 ✭✭✭✭
    Three ladies step out of a coin shop and walk into a bar.

    You'd think the third one would have ducked.


  • morgansforevermorgansforever Posts: 8,500 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Seems like everytime I hit the ol B&M, someone walks in with a handful of overpriced jewelry.

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