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fltdriver82
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Props to the Mods and Admins
#10090520 - 04/01/09 09:35 PM (15 years, 5 hours ago) |
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Sorry but I had to get your attention, read on:
Capatalistic Nomad (a moderator) said: So i was thinking today, While we do make a significant amount of cash by e-baying the items we scam with puppets from the market place, we definitely have room for expansion.
As it stands, we are using established puppets (with fake trade ratings from our other puppets and inside members) to scam items up for sale and trade from our users. And the profit through e-baying them, as well as selling them through out the mod community at a discount has raised us a significant amount of capital.
However, I really think that we could expand this operation. Instead of posing as the fake buyer of these items, i think that It would be much more profitable to pose as the seller of said item, and to directly get cash through the mail (cashiers checks and straight cash).
adopting this strategy would definitely cut out the relative risk of re-selling the stolen items, as well as giving us another unique option. As we screen, conditionally authorize, and edit the pm's of users involved in trades we might actually be able to sell the same item to several different users, netting a much larger profit.
Just a thought.
if you need to verify this follow this link and hit refresh until you can read it. Hurry before Ythan fixes the bug.
Edited by fltdriver82 (04/02/09 01:29 PM)
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fltdriver82
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Re: Wow. WTF this is SOOO weak [Re: fltdriver82]
#10090527 - 04/01/09 09:36 PM (15 years, 5 hours ago) |
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Royer9864 (a mod) said: i do like the idea but you guys have to try to keep it as discrete as possible. you know i get the shit end of the stick with having to ban all the puppets .
i also get all the Pm's from the pissed off members saying " i didn't get my item"
man you guys have been getting sloppy and i have had to close down 4 different p.o. boxes in the last month because of members trying to file mail fraud charges.
good thing ythan makes great fake ids or i would be hella fucked..
also ythan you still owe me for the last 2 plane trips to FL when i set up those last 6 p.o. boxes in and around Miami.
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Re: Wow. WTF this is SOOO weak [Re: fltdriver82]
#10090535 - 04/01/09 09:38 PM (15 years, 5 hours ago) |
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Ythan Said: Bah, 'scam' is such an ugly word, it isn't like we rip off paying supporters. It's just those deadbeats with thousands of posts and no supporter status that bug me. If they can't be bothered to pony up a few bucks a month for a site that they like, we'll just take care of it for them. In a way it's a service we provide, like charging supporter accounts to a phone bill. Ya know?
Anyway aside from the terminology, of course I like the idea. My only concern is with logistics - like Pris said, do we really have the manpower to launch another wave of puppets just now? And I always get so paranoid bringing on new mods, you never know when someone is going to have an attack of conscience before we get a chance to fully integrate them. However, if there are volunteers from the existing group of mods, we might be able to make it work. Is anyone interested? We'd keep the same profit-sharing agreement of course.
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Re: Wow. WTF this is SOOO weak [Re: fltdriver82]
#10090611 - 04/01/09 09:53 PM (15 years, 4 hours ago) |
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-------------------- We are all but recent leaves on the same old tree of life and if this life has adapted itself to new functions and conditions, it uses the same old basic principles over and over again. There is no real difference between the grass and the man who mows it. ~Albert Szent-Györgyi The fish trap exists because of the fish. Once you've gotten the fish you can forget the trap. The rabbit snare exists because of the rabbit. Once you've gotten the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words exist because of meaning. Once you've gotten the meaning, you can forget the words. Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so I can talk with him? ~Chuang Tzu
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hoping this is just an april fools joke
-------------------- FOR GOD'S SAKE MAN! TELL ME ABOUT THE FUCKING GOLF SHOES!!! LIVIN THE LIFE!!! "WE KNOCK NIGGAS OUT AND MAKE EM BOUNCE LIKE RICKY HATTON"- IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE
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fltdriver82
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I hope so too, but look at the dates of the posts, over two months ago.
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jscix
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I've been looking through the forum, it's only 4 pages long.
Has to be an april fools joke.
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fltdriver82
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Re: Wow. WTF this is SOOO weak [Re: jscix]
#10090662 - 04/01/09 09:59 PM (15 years, 4 hours ago) |
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I don't know, they probably would PM each other unless they wanted to notify all mods
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Re: Wow. WTF this is SOOO weak [Re: fltdriver82]
#10090708 - 04/01/09 10:11 PM (15 years, 4 hours ago) |
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well that guarantees that I will have no part in the marketplace associated with these forums.
and Fuck those mods, thats BULLSHIT
-------------------- In the Quechua language of Peru there are over 1000 words for "potato"
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Re: Wow. WTF this is SOOO weak *DELETED* [Re: fltdriver82]
#10090711 - 04/01/09 10:11 PM (15 years, 4 hours ago) |
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potatonet
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Re: Wow. WTF this is SOOO weak [Re: jscix]
#10090726 - 04/01/09 10:14 PM (15 years, 4 hours ago) |
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its ok, I took printscreens =-)
-------------------- In the Quechua language of Peru there are over 1000 words for "potato"
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Re: Wow. WTF this is SOOO weak [Re: jscix]
#10090728 - 04/01/09 10:14 PM (15 years, 4 hours ago) |
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Edited by fltdriver82 (04/02/09 07:26 PM)
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Re: Wow. WTF this is SOOO weak [Re: fltdriver82]
#10090749 - 04/01/09 10:17 PM (15 years, 4 hours ago) |
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yeah this is some serious bullshit,
I was wondering why P. Menace was calling me a puppet... now it makes perfect sense.
They screwed him and figured this puppet thing out.
maybe noobie figured this out too...
-------------------- In the Quechua language of Peru there are over 1000 words for "potato"
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Re: Wow. WTF this is SOOO weak [Re: potatonet]
#10090758 - 04/01/09 10:18 PM (15 years, 4 hours ago) |
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I think noobie was a puppet, hence the empty envelopes that he sent out.
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potatonet
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Re: Wow. WTF this is SOOO weak [Re: fltdriver82]
#10090805 - 04/01/09 10:25 PM (15 years, 4 hours ago) |
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....holy shit....
this whole forum is a fucking sham
-------------------- In the Quechua language of Peru there are over 1000 words for "potato"
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Re: Wow. WTF this is SOOO weak [Re: potatonet]
#10090811 - 04/01/09 10:26 PM (15 years, 4 hours ago) |
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do we even trust the rabbit anymore?
this puts everything from this forum in the toilet for me..
-------------------- In the Quechua language of Peru there are over 1000 words for "potato"
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Re: Wow. WTF this is SOOO weak [Re: potatonet]
#10090816 - 04/01/09 10:27 PM (15 years, 4 hours ago) |
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There's a thread about receiving checks from the DEA so I think it may be a joke.
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Re: Wow. WTF this is SOOO weak [Re: fltdriver82]
#10090839 - 04/01/09 10:30 PM (15 years, 4 hours ago) |
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you two are hilarious
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Re: Wow. WTF this is SOOO weak [Re: fltdriver82]
#10090868 - 04/01/09 10:33 PM (15 years, 4 hours ago) |
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is this a conspiracy?
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Tff
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Re: Wow. WTF this is SOOO weak [Re: fishy]
#10090902 - 04/01/09 10:37 PM (15 years, 4 hours ago) |
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Ok you guys I just got raided by the DEA and they showed my PMs on this site as evidence against me in my case. It seems they have access to the admin functions on this site, so this isn't that big a stretch.
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