why was this thread locked?

[5489]

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=45&threadid=541765

 

[pulse8]

Probably because you weren't selling, trading or buying anything?

 

[Ranger X]

To me, it doesn't look like a post that belonged in that forum.

 

[yobarman]

you're my buttafly, shuga, baby

 

[5489]

then should i post that thread in OT or something?

 

[pulse8]

<< then should i post that thread in OT or something? >>



Yes, but it may get locked here, too. It offers too easy of a chance of fraud or no payment. Just find a place where you can mail them a money order.

 

[5489]

fraud or no payment? even if i ship MO first?

 

[LaBang]

Do you have NO friends or family? You don't know a single person with a credit card?? I think that you are just trying to scam someone. I hope this thread gets locked too. :disgust:

 

[pulse8]

<< fraud or no payment? even if i ship MO first? >>



What if you end up not shipping the MO? The person is stuck with that crap. Just find a retailer that will accept a MO. Why is that difficult? A lot will....

 

[5489]

i just said, what if i ship the MO before ANYTHING happens

 

[spanky]

i suppose it sounds ok if u send the MO to the person who is helping u purchase the stuff before anything is bought. but wouldn't it be easier to just mail a check or MO directly to the company? because if someone else helps you buy the stuff...you will be paying extra shipping, plus it takes a few extra days. and also...as LaBang mentioned...don't you know anyone (friends or family) with a credit card? just a suggestion...

good luck to u.

 

[2ndhandnews]

I agree, it looks like the poster is trying to get someone to do something illegal....

He wants to buy a particular item from a particular company, but he has every excuse in the world as to why he cannot pay them himself and have the item shipped directly to him ("I don't have checks, I have a bankcard but no checking account, can someone please help me and pick up some extra cash as an incentive? I can't seem to pick up the phone, call or email this company myself, and find out how to order an item from them using a payment method other than a check or credit card....")

Doh!

You want someone else to buy an item from this company that they are likely prohibited by law from selling to you because you either are a minor or live in a state where the product is outlawed.

You are offering "someone" some "extra cash" to procure this item for you and then ship it to you.

I can't imagine anyone on this board being so hard up for the tiny amount of cash that you could pay, that they would do something like this. The legal ramifications alone....give me a break. Who is gonna risk jail time for a total stranger? I wouldn't even do this for someone I knew, let alone some kook on the Internet. You could be anybody. Imagine if someone bought a weapon on your behalf and then shipped it to you and you used it to kill someone. Imagine the person who bought it being charged as an accessory to a murder. Etc, etc, ad nauseum.

Suggest you spend your time on more wholesome pursuits. LOL.

 

[spanky]

2ndhandnews: hmm...i never thought about it that way

5489: your rebuttal?

 

[5489]

yo 2ndhandnews. did you see my post? did you read it? i edited it. the thing that was prohibited in CA is a three section staff. a weapon. does it look like im asking for anykind of weapon? am i asking for a weapon? are dvd's now considered weapons? i did not know that

 

[bandXtrb]

You can put money onto a paypal account with your bank account number.