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Woman purchases block of wood thinking it's an ipad

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  1. Shaaarrrp Shaaarrrp is offline

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    Aug 30th, 2011 (8/30/2011 8:06pm)

    http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...o_be_bloc.html


    There's no app for that - but maybe a saw would help.



    A South Carolina woman claims she purchased what she thought was an iPad, but it turned out to just be a block of painted wood with an Apple logo.

    Ashley McDowell, 22, told officers from the Spartanburg County Sheriff's office that she was in a McDonald's parking lot Monday night when two men approached her and offered to sell her the glitzy tablet computer.

    The men - one of whom had a gold tooth - claimed they bought the iPads in bulk and were selling them for just $300, well below their $499 list price, according to a police report obtained by The Smoking Gun.

    When McDowell explained that she only had $180, the two men quickly relented - and offered to sell the iPad at a further discount.







    Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...#ixzz1WXaLZTKw
    Edited By: wantagolf Aug 30th, 2011 at 08:27 PM
     
  2. Cmoney3 Cmoney3 is offline

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    Aug 30th, 2011 (8/30/2011 8:07pm) in reply to Shaaarrrp

    ...

    in before "but ppl in the South arent dumb"
  3. freddec freddec is offline

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    Aug 30th, 2011 (8/30/2011 8:08pm) in reply to Cmoney3

    haha she got tricked
  4. threeven threeven is offline

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    Aug 30th, 2011 (8/30/2011 8:08pm) in reply to freddec

    pro tip: the only thing you should buy off of a guy in a van in a parking lot is fresh shellfish ldo
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    Aug 30th, 2011 (8/30/2011 8:09pm) in reply to threeven

    I don't think these guys should be arrested. It's too awesome a scam to get arrested for.
  6. Paki_Poker Paki_Poker is offline

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    Aug 30th, 2011 (8/30/2011 8:10pm) in reply to Z-Fresh

    "Hello, is this police? I was trying to buy stolen goods, and they tricked me".
     
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    Aug 30th, 2011 (8/30/2011 8:11pm) in reply to threeven

    reminds me of those stories you used to hear of people selling perfume. Except it wasn't, perfume, it was like sleeping gas or some shit and they would get you to smell it, you would pass out, and they would rob you...fucking bizarre stuff people are crazy.
  8. LeftyMark LeftyMark is offline Boss of Birds

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    Aug 30th, 2011 (8/30/2011 8:12pm) in reply to Z-Fresh

     
    Originally Posted by Z-Fresh View Post

    I don't think these guys should be arrested. It's too awesome a scam to get arrested for.

    Yeah I don't think they did anything wrong. Fuck her for being a dummy.
  9. Glo4m Glo4m is offline Confess to me

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    Aug 30th, 2011 (8/30/2011 8:13pm) in reply to Cmoney3

     
    Originally Posted by Cmoney3 View Post

    ...

    in before "but ppl in the South arent dumb"

    women from everywhere are dumb
  10. saxman saxman is online now

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    Aug 30th, 2011 (8/30/2011 8:14pm) in reply to Glo4m

    the gold tooth should have been her first clue
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    Aug 30th, 2011 (8/30/2011 8:18pm) in reply to saxman

    Whats wrong with that picture tho? If thats how it looked, why did they even waste their time. That looks like they lit it on fire first.

    Outstanding scam tho.
  12. P0KERDUUDE P0KERDUUDE is offline

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    Aug 30th, 2011 (8/30/2011 8:19pm) in reply to Jaybone2315

    lol amazing
     
  13. Cmoney3 Cmoney3 is offline

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    Aug 30th, 2011 (8/30/2011 8:23pm) in reply to Glo4m

     
    Originally Posted by Glo4m View Post

    women from everywhere are dumb


  14. MadProfesor MadProfesor is offline

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    Aug 30th, 2011 (8/30/2011 8:26pm) in reply to Cmoney3

    LMAO!
  15. SmokeyCasinos SmokeyCasinos is online now

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    Aug 30th, 2011 (8/30/2011 8:28pm) in reply to MadProfesor

    So does she get burned twice, meaning do the cops keep the block of wood as evidence?
    Edited By: SmokeyCasinos Aug 30th, 2011 at 08:29 PM
  16. GurkinN GurkinN is offline

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    Aug 30th, 2011 (8/30/2011 8:31pm) in reply to Shaaarrrp

     
    Originally Posted by Shaaarrrp View Post

    http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...o_be_bloc.html

    The men - one of whom had a gold tooth - claimed they bought the iPads in bulk and were selling them for just $300, well below their $499 list price, according to a police report obtained by The Smoking Gun.

    Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...#ixzz1WXaLZTKw

  17. McBain74 McBain74 is offline

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    Aug 30th, 2011 (8/30/2011 8:34pm) in reply to SmokeyCasinos

    well winter is coming.
     
  18. watson5j watson5j is offline

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    Aug 30th, 2011 (8/30/2011 8:34pm) in reply to McBain74

    consider my mind blown...if I got scammed like this no way I come forward to the police and embarrass the hell out of myself for the entire world to know...
  19. wantagolf wantagolf is online now Moderator

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    Aug 30th, 2011 (8/30/2011 8:41pm) in reply to watson5j

     
    Originally Posted by watson5j View Post

    consider my mind blown...if I got scammed like this no way I come forward to the police and embarrass the hell out of myself for the entire world to know...


    Sounds like you're the perfect person to take camping.
     
  20. mdshack14 mdshack14 is offline

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    Aug 30th, 2011 (8/30/2011 8:42pm) in reply to wantagolf

    They should arrest her instead of the "scammers" because she's obviously too stupid to continue to live in normal society. How she made it this long bottles my mind.
     
  21. cocoa_butter111 cocoa_butter111 is offline

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    Aug 30th, 2011 (8/30/2011 8:44pm) in reply to mdshack14

     
  22. Pghfan987 Pghfan987 is offline

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    Aug 30th, 2011 (8/30/2011 8:47pm) in reply to cocoa_butter111

    This has to be the funniest headline I've ever read in my life.
    660 1
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    Aug 30th, 2011 (8/30/2011 8:49pm) in reply to wantagolf

     
    Originally Posted by wantagolf View Post

    Sounds like you're the perfect person to take camping.

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    Aug 30th, 2011 (8/30/2011 8:54pm) in reply to watson5j

    might as well have posted the last couple paragraphs. i think the pics are after it's dusted for prints. and she didnt even see it when she gave them the money(not sure if thats better or worse). it was in a fedex box she opened when she got home. not sure why they went to the trouble even pasting icons on it.
  25. TheWacoKidd TheWacoKidd is offline haters gonna hate

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    Aug 30th, 2011 (8/30/2011 8:56pm) in reply to GurkinN

     
    Originally Posted by GurkinN View Post

    THIS is the image that comes to your mind when you read about a man from South Carolina with a gold tooth? welp

    looooooooooool @ headline, rapes
    Edited By: TheWacoKidd Aug 30th, 2011 at 08:57 PM
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    Aug 30th, 2011 (8/30/2011 9:03pm) in reply to TheWacoKidd

     
    Originally Posted by TheWacoKidd View Post

    THIS is the image that comes to your mind when you read about a man from South Carolina with a gold tooth? welp


  27. Pghfan987 Pghfan987 is offline

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    Aug 30th, 2011 (8/30/2011 9:06pm) in reply to wes_mc

    lol people with gold teeth
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  28. cocoa_butter111 cocoa_butter111 is offline

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    Aug 30th, 2011 (8/30/2011 9:12pm) in reply to Pghfan987

    If i were the police... after hearing her story... I would hunt down the guys who sold her the wood and force her to pay them the additional $120 that they let slide... and then proceed to take the wood knock on it 3 times and then smack the bitch across the back of the head w/ it...
     
  29. 2Slick4u 2Slick4u is offline

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    Aug 30th, 2011 (8/30/2011 9:51pm) in reply to Cmoney3

     
    Originally Posted by Cmoney3 View Post

    ...

    in before "but ppl in the South arent dumb"

    not sure about people from the south being dumb, but positive you're an over-inflated POS with delusions of grandeur.
  30. Mr323 Mr323 is offline

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    Aug 30th, 2011 (8/30/2011 10:01pm) in reply to Shaaarrrp

    bahahahahaha, where's IT when you need them?
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