ebay scammer gets owned!

omega_image · #1 (**permalink**) May 19, 04

a long read but quite entertaining if you have 10-20 mins

this story just made my tuesday

http://www.mannequin3d.com/powerbook/ (short version)

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1016390&pagen umber=1 (original thread)

zarlon · #2 (**permalink**) May 19, 04

fuckin awesome..

best read ever, i should be reading othello but noooo.. there have to be more interesting things online. augh.. damn you

hardstylin · #3 (**permalink**) May 19, 04

very cool

Sean · #4 (**permalink**) May 19, 04

Yeah saw that on TA this morning, pretty funny =P

Carrie · #5 (**permalink**) May 19, 04

fuckin' rad!

stringbeans · #6 (**permalink**) May 19, 04

hilaaaaarious!

ryantron · #7 (**permalink**) May 19, 04

hahahaha!
thats awesome.

Quin600 · #8 (**permalink**) May 19, 04

heh. awesome. cant wait for more updates.

**ƒORM** · #9 (**permalink**) May 19, 04

Good read :D

stringbeans · #10 (**permalink**) May 19, 04

Omgwtfbbq

ppcock · #11 (**permalink**) May 19, 04

i took time out of my busy billiard schedule to check that out..

it was a rad, rad, radcore read.

Dean · #12 (**permalink**) May 19, 04

hahahahahhahahaha that was gold!

M!SKA · #13 (**permalink**) May 19, 04

holy wow i just finished reading all 82 pages.
P-P-P-POWERBOOK!

i can't believe they actually had people go down to the barbershop and stake the place out. thats Fing brilliant.

that totally wins the internet!

ebbomega · #14 (**permalink**) May 19, 04

It's slow to get to the point, but if you're not laughing when you get to the pictures, you need to buy a sense of humour.

The funniest thing was all the /.ers responded with "IT HAS TWO MOUSE BUTTONS! It MUST be a fake!"

ty:rone · #15 (**permalink**) May 19, 04

I'M on page one.. BUT THAT SYRAL GUY TRIED TO ADD ME ON FRIENDSTER~!!
THIS HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE???

or his name was Syarul anyways...

read the shortened version... sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet hahahha. it's a precedent now... we can do one one day hopefully... i'd chip in for some fuckin shipping i'd buy some glowsticks for the package too.

omega_image · #16 (**permalink**) May 20, 04

lol i think we need a fnk version of this!

DJDeeb · #17 (**permalink**) May 20, 04

BWAAAHAHAHAHAH!!!

love it!

M!SKA · #18 (**permalink**) May 20, 04

The best was the picture of the cafe with the edited neon signs flashing "HA HA INTERNET"

SweetC · #19 (**permalink**) May 20, 04

My friend showed me this. It's sooo funny!! I can't believe people actually went to the place and took pics!! lol!

**MC Hammered** · #20 (**permalink**) May 20, 04

FIRE WIRE!

That was gold.

sweet~kandy · #21 (**permalink**) May 20, 04

Lol, oh my hahahaha

ebbomega · #22 (**permalink**) May 20, 04

Quote:

Originally Posted by omega_image

lol i think we need a fnk version of this!

FNK is neither big nor inventive enough to pull something like this off.

Hero.Skye · #23 (**permalink**) May 20, 04

hahahah thats hilarious, fucking guy trying to scam. w00t.

omega_image · #24 (**permalink**) May 20, 04

Quote:

Originally Posted by ebbomega

FNK is neither big nor inventive enough to pull something like this off.

lol maybe not to the same extent.......but something like tracking someone or setting someone up could be done

ebbomega · #25 (**permalink**) May 20, 04

Why not do something else? Something new maybe?