Scammers and others trying to get something for nothing.

[Tink1717 2]

So, lets get something straight : it's true I was born at night, but it wasn't LAST night. Granted, I'm not the most net savvy old fart around, but it's like you guys aren't even trying.

I've been trying to sell a rig and the response has been, well, underwhelming to say the least. So far I've gotten three offers from Nigeria that want to give me 50% more than I'm asking if I'll just cut a check for the difference, two offers from Puerto Rico that were in all caps and read, word for word the same and one from god knows where who doesn't seem to know what exactly it is he wants. Come on, you can do better than that. I've seen all this from back in the 90's for shits sake! If you're gonna try to rip me off at least be original. Like the two offers that gave the same routine about "I found one cheaper, if you cut your price by $xxxx.xx, I'll still buy yours". They, at least had me going for a few days.

Jeeze.

Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off.
-The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!)
AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717

[Amazon 7]

Tink1717

So, lets get something straight : it's true I was born at night, but it wasn't LAST night. Granted, I'm not the most net savvy old fart around, but it's like you guys aren't even trying.

I've been trying to sell a rig and the response has been, well, underwhelming to say the least. So far I've gotten three offers from Nigeria that want to give me 50% more than I'm asking if I'll just cut a check for the difference, two offers from Puerto Rico that were in all caps and read, word for word the same and one from god knows where who doesn't seem to know what exactly it is he wants. Come on, you can do better than that. I've seen all this from back in the 90's for shits sake! If you're gonna try to rip me off at least be original. Like the two offers that gave the same routine about "I found one cheaper, if you cut your price by $xxxx.xx, I'll still buy yours". They, at least had me going for a few days.

Jeeze.

I was trying to sell mine earlier this summer.. what a PAIN in the ass. BIG PEOPLE rigs are just not that easy to come by... BUT if using an escrow service scares them off... then sorry but I am not interested in sending my expensive shit someplace without some backing from other people in the industry I trustwho are on the up and up
I can't pay medical bills with false promises.

[grue 1]

Trust me, I feel your pain.

10 minutes ago the person who was supposed to be selling me an AAD this week just backed out and completely fucked me over and now I'm back and hunting again (which is a pain in the ass because the used AAD market is so competitive).

Meanwhile, I can't jump because AADs are required here.

FUCK.

cavete terrae.

[Bertt 0]

That Nigerian guy tried to buy a freezer that I had for sale. He must have a lot of stuff.

You don't have to outrun the bear.

[Tink1717 2]

Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off.
-The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!)
AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717

[wmw999 2,559]

I was trying to sell a big guy rig for a friend earlier this summer (will have to go back to trying to sell it, too). Mostly honest answers, but damn -- people sure want a lot of information before deciding they don't want something after all.

Wendy P.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[MikeJD 0]

Scammers are a plague, and unfortunately always will be as long as there are gullible people in the world.

Thanks for not being one of the gullible people. Every little helps.

[JohnMitchell 16]

wmw999

I was trying to sell a big guy rig for a friend earlier this summer (will have to go back to trying to sell it, too). Mostly honest answers, but damn -- people sure want a lot of information before deciding they don't want something after all.

And I thought the big guy rigs were super hard to find and easy to sell.

One of my pet peeves in shopping for used gear are the ads that don't say what size person the rig was made to fit.

[Tink1717 2]

Yeah, the Internet makes it easy to be a thief.

Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off.
-The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!)
AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717

[skyjumpenfool 2]

"Big Guy" rigs are easy to find... What i can't seem to find is an an "Old Fart" rig??? Anyone??

Birdshit & Fools Productions

"Son, only two things fall from the sky."

[Andy9o8 2]

Quote

If you're gonna try to rip me off at least be original.

For $1,000 via paypal, I'll teach you everything you need to know to prevent that.

[Tink1717 2]

If you give me your account number, I'll gladly pay you $3000 if you will be so kind as to send me the difference.

Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off.
-The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!)
AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717

[Andy9o8 2]

did i say paypal? i meant western union.

[Amazon 7]

I built mine.... to be my old fart rig.. HUGE freakin canopy so I did not have to run that shit out anymore.

Then I got TOO old...

[skydiver30960 0]

I was reading on one of the anti-419 sites that the scammers actually use crappy grammar and bad english on purpose. The thought is that it auto-selects the population they're scamming: they don't want to put effort into trying to scam reasonably smart people who will figure out down the road that they're getting taken. SO, make the original point of contact so obviously bad so that anyone who DOES respond to their request is probably stupid enough that they aren't going to catch on later down the road.

Elvisio "but, I read it on the internet, so that means it's true" Rodriguez