Just got attacked by one of those "white van audio specials"

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Lithium381

Lithium381

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Driving along today, someone pulls up next to me, asks me to roll down my window....he asks "are you from around here?" i say yeah, i figured he wanted to ask me directions or something......but no, he asks me if i want to buy audio equipment....he got "double" on a sale he just went to.....it's a $2k sound system, asked if i was interested.......thought for a second, and then asked him "don't you guys normally drive white vans" man he looked as if i just insulted his mom and then pissed on her grave or something...he's all no B**CH this is a 2003 ford explorer...hah, i said "well then no thanks dude" and he drove off!!!! man i'm so glad that i read the story about these guys a month ago......ATOT rox :D
 
anxi80

anxi80

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ive been asked 3 times in my lifetime. and its always a white van. you were right to ask that and make that assumption. these guys must be newbies.
 
anxi80

anxi80

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i always get asked at gas stations or at the mall. usually when im leaving.
 
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cmv

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What's the deal? They sell you junk or they try and rob you? My boss brought the junk speakers once and gave them to me but I think he only payed $20. He knew what he was getting into -- I think he just did it for entertainments sake :).
 
JoPh

JoPh

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yeah, ive experianced them too. what story are u refering to? id like to read it.
 
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mpitts

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Jackasses. I have been approached, usually coming out of a bank or from an ATM, and it has always been two idiots with the same old "We got two sets instead of one" line. I tell them that I know their speakers suck, so not to bother.

BTW, every time up until the last one, it was always a white van. The last time it happened, it was a white Ford Explorer.
 
ElFenix

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who are these people that hadn't heard of selling things out of the back of vans before coming to AT?
 
Lithium381

Lithium381

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Originally posted by: ElFenix
who are these people that hadn't heard of selling things out of the back of vans before coming to AT?
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it's not like i was naive, but i'd never had this one pulled on me before, and it happend exactly like a fellow at member explained it......
 
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newbiepcuser

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It only happen to me once many years ago. My buddy and I just left the comic book store. It was a white van. It was some guy and his kid brother. They gave some bs about they had some extra speakers that were meant to go to nudie bar. They said the speakers were worth $2000. The would let it go for $400 dollars. I just look at them weird. My buddy pulled me aside and said "Hey, you take the kid and I take the bigger guy. Then we jack them for their speakers.". I told my friend, forget it. Didn't even think about this incident until I read about it on Anandtech.

Looking back and knowing about these scum, I should of let my Samoan buddy kick their arses.
 
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amnesiac

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Originally posted by: ElFenix
who are these people that hadn't heard of selling things out of the back of vans before coming to AT?
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ElFenix, take a step back and look at the cultural status of many ATOT members. The vast majority lack even basic common sense or fortitude to survive in the real world. You see all these YAGTs and other pathetic posts. You think these people go outside? You think they have lives and would hence be privy to tales of common knowledge such as the White Van Speaker Scam? A damn good number of ATOT'ers can't even make everyday decisions for themselves, read the news, or carry out simple social interaction without help of a committee. These are the people who haven't heard of such things before coming to AT.

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Oh, and before any goober tries to counter with the "hey, you're the 'lifer'" argument, look at how long I've been here, and my PPD. I'd hardly call ~8 posts a day a huge commitment, much less a commentary on my social life.
 
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GroundZero

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Originally posted by: amnesiac
Originally posted by: ElFenix
who are these people that hadn't heard of selling things out of the back of vans before coming to AT?
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ElFenix, take a step back and look at the cultural status of many ATOT members. The vast majority lack even basic common sense or fortitude to survive in the real world. You see all these YAGTs and other pathetic posts. You think these people go outside? You think they have lives and would hence be privy to tales of common knowledge such as the White Van Speaker Scam? A damn good number of ATOT'ers can't even make everyday decisions for themselves, read the news, or carry out simple social interaction without help of a committee. These are the people who haven't heard of such things before coming to AT.

*edit*

Oh, and before any goober tries to counter with the "hey, you're the 'lifer'" argument, look at how long I've been here, and my PPD. I'd hardly call ~8 posts a day a huge commitment, much less a commentary on my social life.
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lol!
so true, so true!
many pathetic idiots here on atot!

 
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huey1124

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Originally posted by: morkinva
I've encountered these guys, is the van ALWAYS white?
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what people don't realize, is that it's the same white van and same people selling these. they have this special power to be everywhere at same time.




 
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