Am I getting jerked around?

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I placed an ad on a local classifieds site that I buy/sell arcade games. I get an email from someone who says:

Message: i have a snk arcade machine

I reply and ask if it's a neo geo machine, and if he has any pictures.

ya its neo-geo and im located in (town name, state). and if you could give me your number i can send them to you thanks mychal

So then I get one cell-phone picture of a Neo Geo machine from 15 yards away, in a dark garage...from the side. Not much help here. So I ask what is his price.

ahh hows $300

I reply and tell him that his price is a bit steep for me, and that I normally pick up Neo Geo machines for $100 or less.

i will go to $200

I reply and tell him that I am still not looking to spend $200 on a NeoGeo, unless it is a really nice multi-slot with 25" monitor.

its a 25 inch monitor

I ask him how many games come with it.

two slots and i think it coes with atleast 8 games. Ah no problems and we had it set up so you can change the games your self without paying. But you can put it back to regular.

I offer him $150 if the cabinet is not beat up at the bottom.

what cabinet

I explain what the cabinet is.

no they have metal pieaces to protect them

I think...ok, the bottom corners are probably already chewed off, and it has corner protectors on it. Still, for $150, it could be worth getting. I tell him I'll take it.

okay but you have to come get it today

I tell him I can come first thing in the morning, but not today, as it is 5pm now. I ask for directions.

ya tomarrow will be fine but it has to be before 11

(Highway number and city)


Ok, so now I know which highway this guy lives on, and the city...but still no exact address or location.

So I reply and ask for directions or a phone number to call him.

the house is brown and its an A frame.

Ok, the guy lives in a brown A-Frame house. No clue where...but we're getting closer. Still no address or phone number.

I reply and ask for directions, an intersection, road number, anything I can MapQuest...and again, a phone number.

there is no ondo road and ask for cody

I replied and and asked for directions, and informed him that I'll need directions by 8am if he wants me to make the trip by 11am. It is now 8am exactly...no directions.

Does this guy really want to sell me a game, or am I being played with?
 
Sounds to me like Cody gained access to somebody's garage while they're on vacation and wants to deliver this machine before they come back. I'd pass.
 
I find it "odd" that:

"Mychal" became "Cody"
He is willing to cut his price in half without hesitation.
He won't give me any specific address or phone number.
The machine has to be sold today, before 11am.
 
Sounds to me like Cody gained access to somebody's garage while they're on vacation and wants to deliver this machine before they come back. I'd pass.

That or the guy has a serious problem with the English language. Yeah, I'd pass unless I got some better pics and an address.

Matt
 
Well, I think I kinda have to pass without an address. It's 2.5 hours away, and I have never been there before. I have no idea where this machine is.
 
Send Cody a picture of your ass and tell him to "kiss it where it draws up like a 'backer sack"
 
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change your ad to show this:

.....when contacting me, please include your phone number and a good time to reach you. I will not respond to emails or texts (no bullshit please).
 
Yeah, seems fishy... thats why in cases like that I'm packing heat, I feel alot better about stepping into a bad situation. Its more likely that the 11am thing is that he'll be going somewhere or has something to do, but the guy is a bigtime idiot if he can't give you directions the first 4 times asking. Although I've seen that happen alot and it worked out fine for me, sometimes getting an address outta someone is like taking them to the Dentist.
 
I don't really think the game is stolen, I just think the seller is a class a idiot, or a 12 year old kid.

Either way, I guess I'm not getting the 25" NeoGeo with 8 games for $150.
 
I don't really think the game is stolen, I just think the seller is a class a idiot, or a 12 year old kid.

Either way, I guess I'm not getting the 25" NeoGeo with 8 games for $150.

either way, if you change your mind, be careful. you may want to bring a friend along just in case. i keep a 45 in my car for just this reason. you never know when you're gonna get into a bad situation.
 
Which do you recommend?

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Mossberg 500 12 gauge home defense special, or my Glock 19 w/ 33 round magazine? Both?
 
Yeah, seems fishy... thats why in cases like that I'm packing heat, I feel alot better about stepping into a bad situation. .

i keep a 45 in my car for just this reason. you never know when you're gonna get into a bad situation.

Mossberg 500 12 gauge home defense special, or my Glock 19 w/ 33 round magazine? Both?


Boy, a lot of gun love around here lately. Real men go pick up games by themselves or with their kid. If you roll up to some shithole crackhouse, you just drive away.
 
Boy, a lot of gun love around here lately. Real men go pick up games by themselves or with their kid. If you roll up to some shithole crackhouse, you just drive away.

Yeah, but the shithole crackhouses always have the best deals since crack is the priority. :D


Oh yeah, I wouldn't bother that much hassle over a neo-geo. pfff...
 
Boy, a lot of gun love around here lately. Real men go pick up games by themselves or with their kid. If you roll up to some shithole crackhouse, you just drive away.

I don't carry a gun to pick up games, I carry one anytime I leave the house (legally). I'm a former LEO. I live in a very small town, but just last month some dude shot up a Subway and killed 2 people. I don't plan to go out like that.

Anyway, not a gun topic, and I'm not going to make it into one.
 
Boy, a lot of gun love around here lately. Real men go pick up games by themselves or with their kid. If you roll up to some shithole crackhouse, you just drive away.
There have been alot of people who have had horror stories from CL, robberies, scams, getting jumped. Why not carry an insurance plan? I have car insurance but plan on NEVER using it...

Gotta agree with EVB, some of my best scores were from the cracked out looking houses!

What some people call paranoid I call increasing my odds of making it home to see another day.
 
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