A guy is trying to scam me with a bike component. Any ideas on how to teach him a lesson?
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Evening guys!
Right, I'm upgrading my mountain bike and I came across an add for a "new fork model" which still isn't out in any market but this guy is selling it for $400 less than the price in the store would be when it is officially announced. Right.
That's the fork he's trying to sell as a new, still unannounced model:
[t]http://mtb-bg.com/forum/download/file.php?id=31941[/t]
This is the image that he photoshopped:
[t]http://www.downhillspecific.com/media/catalog/product/r/o/rockshox_boxxer_worldcup_soloair_wht_web.jpg[/t]
Whoops! I guess he forgot to change enough things to make it convincing.
Well, I have him on Skype and I can tell him anything. What are your ideas, Facepunch?
Now, remember, I'm trying to teach him a valuable lesson without making his life hell. Although he's trying to sell his fake fork for $1500 which is a pretty hefty sum if you ask me.
Tell him he's a bitch
That'll surely teach him.
Show him your penis, unless he likes it, then tell him you won't show him your penis.
tell him you work for the manufacturer for that fork and you're going to sue him for selling your product before the release date
Show him the original and make sure to rate him bad and show others that this is the kind of crap he's trying to pull so no one else gets lured in by him.
[QUOTE=UncleJimmema;35676856]Show him the original and make sure to rate him bad and show others that this is the kind of crap he's trying to pull so no one else gets lured in by him.[/QUOTE]
I have reported him to the moderators in the website, so that's pretty much all I can do about that.
Haggle the price as much as you can until he's about to turn down the deal entirely.
Then tell him to sell a real part next time.
[QUOTE=meppers;35676855]tell him you work for the manufacturer for that fork and you're going to sue him for selling your product before the release date[/QUOTE]
Yeah, this would be funny. Or say your reporting him too the FBI
Ask if he can show you the part live, so you can make sure you arent getting scammed. Then screen record, send that in to the website, and attempt to sell him a fake bike part in turn.
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