Albert Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 La Palma, California: Seller listed two PS3s on Craigslist and met two people at 1am at a Mcdonalds to sell them both for $5,000. Was subsequently sprayed with pepper spray and the thieves made off with both of the systems. This was earlier today (Monday). http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_324085857.html ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbanes Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Was subsequently sprayed with pepper spray Ouch! Albert scooped me! Oh, and the pepper spray probably hurt too. This guy obviously wasn't paying attention when he was given the rules for safe, real-life transactions. The entire idea of meeting in a public place is to do so when there are other people around. McDonalds at 1:00 AM probably wasn't the best place to find more people. P.S. Shouldn't this be in our shiny new PS3 forum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManShowBoy Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 What a retard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust3dstr8 Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 (edited) The PS3 is amazing. I don't even own one and it can still entertain me. Edited November 20, 2006 by bust3dstr8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Nice. He's lucky they just pepper sprayed him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted November 20, 2006 Author Share Posted November 20, 2006 P.S. Shouldn't this be in our shiny new PS3 forum? Yes, that was my intent when I posted it, but I obviously screwed that up. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 (edited) Oops! Wrong thread! Edited November 21, 2006 by Inky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 I just can't feel sorry for the guy. Dumbass buys a couple PS3 units with the sole intention of reselling them, posts them on Craigslist (probably because eBay is packed full of PS3 auctions from other assholes with the same idea) and then decided to meet a couple of morons who agreed to pay a small fortune for them in the middle of the night. I doubt the McDonalds interior restaurant was open at 1am, so he probably tried the exchange in it's dimly lit parking lot. He deserved to lose the $1200 he paid for the consoles. The guy was an idiot, and in my personal belief system stupidity has to be punished, otherwise idiots won't learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avid Fan Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 I agree totally. I wouldnt even get out of my car in a dimly lit McDonalds parking lot, let alone to sell anything of value, no matter how big or small Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 p0wn3d.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmi Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 The PS3 is amazing. I don't even own one and it can still entertain me. i have never been so entertained from a console launch these stories just get better and better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHufnagel Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 I just can't feel sorry for the guy. Dumbass buys a couple PS3 units with the sole intention of reselling them, posts them on Craigslist (probably because eBay is packed full of PS3 auctions from other assholes with the same idea) and then decided to meet a couple of morons who agreed to pay a small fortune for them in the middle of the night. I doubt the McDonalds interior restaurant was open at 1am, so he probably tried the exchange in it's dimly lit parking lot. He deserved to lose the $1200 he paid for the consoles. The guy was an idiot, and in my personal belief system stupidity has to be punished, otherwise idiots won't learn. Unfortunately, while this fellow may have learned something from his stupidity, most others won't. These people always have to learn the hard way. And often the lesson needs to be taught more than once for it to sink in. But on the bright side, the PS3 launch has been very entertaining! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchman2000 Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 See what GREED will get you?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Soldier Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 See what GREED will get you??I agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 5 Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 See what GREED will get you?? I am so sick of this talk. Yes, I see what greed gets you. It gets you to plan on mugging someone with pepper spray to steal a toy in a parking lot. The greed of needing a PS3 so bad you will resort to crime and assaulting someone just to play a game. THAT is where the problem is here. Not with people selling it. The guy was dumb for selling it in a parking lot at 1am. He wasn't dumb for trying to sell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 The sad part was, the guys who stole the consoles from him probably ended up putting them on eBay like damn near every other person who 'owns' a PS3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted November 21, 2006 Author Share Posted November 21, 2006 The sad part was, the guys who stole the consoles from him probably ended up putting them on eBay like damn near every other person who 'owns' a PS3. Even more profit!! ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Salamon Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 I hope the person who took the systems keeps one for their own use and finds out the system's a brick (DOA). LOL! Can't feel sorry for the stupidity of others in this case, and even better, I will learn from other's mistakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 I'd say that the cops should look up PS3 eBay auctions for that area to try and locate the suspects, but they'd have a hard time looking through 4000 auctions just for that town alone. It could always start a trend... aquire a PS3 either by auction, theft, or purchase, resell on eBay to someone else who'll themselves resell it, and so on. In 20 years there'll be tens of thousands of launch PS3s still unopened, but non-functional because of damages during constant shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalton4life Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 I can't believe a console that I don't own and have only played for about 15 minutes has provided me with so much quality entertainment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted November 22, 2006 Author Share Posted November 22, 2006 I'd say that the cops should look up PS3 eBay auctions for that area to try and locate the suspects, but they'd have a hard time looking through 4000 auctions just for that town alone. It could always start a trend... aquire a PS3 either by auction, theft, or purchase, resell on eBay to someone else who'll themselves resell it, and so on. In 20 years there'll be tens of thousands of launch PS3s still unopened, but non-functional because of damages during constant shipping. Can't you search for auctions based on location? ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 I just can't feel sorry for the guy. Dumbass buys a couple PS3 units with the sole intention of reselling them, posts them on Craigslist (probably because eBay is packed full of PS3 auctions from other assholes with the same idea) and then decided to meet a couple of morons who agreed to pay a small fortune for them in the middle of the night. I doubt the McDonalds interior restaurant was open at 1am, so he probably tried the exchange in it's dimly lit parking lot. He deserved to lose the $1200 he paid for the consoles. The guy was an idiot, and in my personal belief system stupidity has to be punished, otherwise idiots won't learn. An' he needed to be kicked for buying anything made by Sony. *goes back to classic game boy* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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