SilverDuck
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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?
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?

