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April 2nd ATOT Birthdays!

I ended up calling a drunk driver in on my birthday! (and it wasn't me.) Went to cash in some scratch offs at 10PM and here's a car with whiskey plates (minnesota thing) driving all over the road... followed them until a sheriff got behind me and dispatch told me to get out of the way. Deputy...
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- Post #2
- Apr 3, 2013
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My eBay/PayPal "scammed" story...

Well here's an update... It ended up that paypal issued me a one time credit of $1600 in my account... Not sure why they did but after filing information with them again and again they gave me the money back into my account. I was very happy... no idea if they pursued the guy themselves or what...
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- Post #106
- Mar 9, 2013
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dudes "gallon smash" for youtube

Pathetic... hopefully they get prosecuted and have to pay for all the damages (which would end up being a lot... in that video alone how much milk and other products do they end up destroying?)
- Paulson
- Post #10
- Feb 28, 2013
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Time Warner $99.99 Promotion NOT

This is why I've dropped TV. I have hulu plus and netflix and can get whatever tv shows I want if I want to watch them. I have an 8TB Nas and every room in my house is networked (5 rooms plus 2 living rooms) so it works out nicely. I just put networked blu ray players where I want them and...
- Paulson
- Post #15
- Jan 18, 2013
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Went to the E.R last night.

I've had anxiety since I was in middle school... it's hereditary... didn't know I had it until the rents finally spilled the beans when I was in college. It gets bad but if you find the right cocktail of medication and continue to do normal things you won't get stuck in your house not being...
- Paulson
- Post #14
- Jan 17, 2013
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Went to the E.R last night.

Honestly you don't want to experience one. They are bad... not fun at all. You essentially feel like you're dying.
- Paulson
- Post #12
- Jan 17, 2013
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Went to the E.R last night.

I've done that before... lot of fun. Except my resting heart rate was over 150bpm and my blood pressure was 199/110 Did they prescribe anything? I'm on citalopram and altenelol for my anxiety.
- Paulson
- Post #10
- Jan 17, 2013
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itouch 4g stolen

I will give you that one... I deal with iDevices all day long so that would be my first thought but to a dumb teenage thief I'm sure they would just be happy about their thievery.
- Paulson
- Post #20
- Jan 12, 2013
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help me find a (cheap) mobile plan

Straight talk uses all of the carriers, not just AT&T. Straight Talk is phone specific in regards to what provider you'll be with. If you're using the bring your own phone program, you'll either get an AT&T or T-Mobile sim. The new iPhones that Straight Talk is selling are for Verizon...
- Paulson
- Post #21
- Jan 12, 2013
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itouch 4g stolen

Settings, general, reset, erase entire iPod and settings Or hook it up to a computer and restore it... either way it wipes out everything on the iPod. If it's got a passcode on it, just put it into recovery mode and restore it... wipes everything off of it.
- Paulson
- Post #18
- Jan 12, 2013
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itouch 4g stolen

True, but that's assuming the thief didn't wipe it right away after it was stolen... Plus if it's not connected to wifi there's really no way for it to be tracked (at least on an iPod touch.) Stupid thieves! I'm guessing you have the serial number... watch for anyone using an iPod touch...
- Paulson
- Post #16
- Jan 12, 2013
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My eBay/PayPal "scammed" story...

Lol... Dear Chander, we have your wife :P Her name's Neena Agarwal... I'm sure they are in Cahoots... they need money so she can fly back to India every 3 months to get the "finest indian goods available"... I didn't know iPhones originated in India!
- Paulson
- Post #105
- Jan 11, 2013
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My eBay/PayPal "scammed" story...

I know the car chargers are touchy but I've been using the colored chargers personally for a few years. Not saying they couldn't, I just haven't noticed anything about them overheating or anything.
- Paulson
- Post #101
- Jan 10, 2013
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Got your flu shot?

Already had the flu so I'm all good... :) Nothing like 3 days of puking... had 103.5 fever and felt like shit for about a week & 1/2 It's not fun kids!
- Paulson
- Post #23
- Jan 10, 2013
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My eBay/PayPal "scammed" story...

I guess how I came up with that amount was that I had already withdrawn the $1600 from my account, and sent the phones out to him. When paypal took back the $1600 from me, they took the $1600 plus I didn't have the phones... so in my mind it was like a double whammy. As for actual loss it was...
- Paulson
- Post #90
- Jan 10, 2013
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My eBay/PayPal "scammed" story...

I appreciate it... if anything hopefully people learn from the story about how you can get burned. It sucks but it happens... as much as I'd love to meet this guy face to face I believe he'd have the same bullshit story about how he knows nothing about the phones and is angry that I've filed...
- Paulson
- Post #85
- Jan 10, 2013
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Flu Shot vs The Flu

I just had the flu two weeks ago... talk about fun! Couldn't eat for about 4 days, then felt like crap for another week. I've never had a flu shot (I figure your body should come in contact with germs and learn to fight them off the good old fashioned way.) Plus I figure I'll leave more doses...
- Paulson
- Post #53
- Jan 10, 2013
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My eBay/PayPal "scammed" story...

I filed with the BBB but they don't really care... will be posting on ripoff report but honestly I have no idea how much his business actually takes in and whether or not people find it online (I'm guessing it's just a network of people from India who want Indian type goods.) From the times...
- Paulson
- Post #83
- Jan 10, 2013
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My eBay/PayPal "scammed" story...

He was booted off of eBay... his name was indianstore1 I feel ya on getting scammed and definitely about your methods... have to cover our own butts since PayPal/eBay won't do anything about it.
- Paulson
- Post #78
- Jan 10, 2013
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My eBay/PayPal "scammed" story...

Oh I know it was a joke... that's why I put the smiley face there :) Honestly it made me laugh!
- Paulson
- Post #74
- Jan 10, 2013
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My eBay/PayPal "scammed" story...

That's correct, except he claimed that the merchandise was defective or something stupid like that. What I hate is there should be some protective measures built in for sellers as well with chargebacks... fine, let him have his money back but make sure you give the merchandise back. Credit...
- Paulson
- Post #72
- Jan 10, 2013
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My eBay/PayPal "scammed" story...

You try holding a phone while using a box cutter to open a package... I apologize for the craziness of the video movement but it's pretty difficult to do so...
- Paulson
- Post #70
- Jan 10, 2013
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VoIP

Well straight talk has a home phone now (just runs off of verizon cell towers) for $15 a month but you have to buy the $99 receiver. I've used Vonage through my cell phone (over wifi, get 3000 minutes free per month and don't have to have an account) and it works great. Gets a little iffy on a...
- Paulson
- Post #18
- Jan 10, 2013
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My eBay/PayPal "scammed" story...

Already filled it out... haven't heard anything back from them (this was back November/early December I filed a report with them.)
- Paulson
- Post #69
- Jan 10, 2013
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My eBay/PayPal "scammed" story...

Thanks Tweak, Unless the parts are flawless (IE he didn't scratch/damage them) I can't reuse them. A majority of what an iPhone costs is the board itself... I sometimes pay over $200 for a phone that is beat to shit just because I need the board out of it... I don't care what it looks like...
- Paulson
- Post #68
- Jan 10, 2013
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My eBay/PayPal "scammed" story...

Hilarious.... now FUCK YOU :)
- Paulson
- Post #65
- Jan 10, 2013
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My eBay/PayPal "scammed" story...

You do realize it's a lot more work to file a claim (which might never be paid out) than how it is on TV court shows right? I spent an hour on the phone with my police department, an hour & 1/2 on the phone with the Jacksonville FL police department... both tell me to go pound sand pretty...
- Paulson
- Post #64
- Jan 10, 2013
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My eBay/PayPal "scammed" story...

It was seller protection eligible... It's not a dispute of whether or not he received the item... he claimed they weren't as described and that's where PayPal has said there's nothing they can do, even though he sent me back a phone book. I love it how eBay states the following: "Blake...
- Paulson
- Post #61
- Jan 10, 2013
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My eBay/PayPal "scammed" story...

Right but even if I win a judgement against him in small claims court doesn't meant I'll automatically get that money. Taking time off of work to fly down to Florida for a court date and sue him for the $1600 plus my plane ticket and filing fee... I'm sure I'd win but then what? The courts don't...
- Paulson
- Post #56
- Jan 10, 2013
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My eBay/PayPal "scammed" story...

The phones I sold him were Seller Refurbished... the listing stated that the fronts, backs, and the midframe were replaced. Yes, aftermarket parts were used to make the external look like new, but the logic board (an OEM iPhone board) was still real. You can dispute the phone I'm selling, but...
- Paulson
- Post #53
- Jan 10, 2013
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My eBay/PayPal "scammed" story...

Here's a link kind of showing what I sold him (minus the fact that these are pink and he bought white) eBay iPhones I sell
- Paulson
- Post #45
- Jan 10, 2013
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My eBay/PayPal "scammed" story...

Great idea, but I live in Minnesota, he lives in Florida. No way to get them. Even if I did get them back and file a chargeback against him, I now have the phones, but they're blacklisted and not worth very much money whatsoever. Unfortunately dealing with PayPal is devil's advocate...
- Paulson
- Post #44
- Jan 10, 2013
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My eBay/PayPal "scammed" story...

That doesn't get me the phones or my money back though...
- Paulson
- Post #39
- Jan 10, 2013
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My eBay/PayPal "scammed" story...

True but I don't live in Florida and I'm sure he already sold them... This happened back in October... PayPal just finally got around to taking the $1600 away from me (they gave me a credit while they were "fighting" the chargeback.) If anyone from Jacksonville Fl wants to help out I'd...
- Paulson
- Post #37
- Jan 10, 2013
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My eBay/PayPal "scammed" story...

No one will check for fingerprints on the book. Local police won't. I still have the book and package in my possession.
- Paulson
- Post #35
- Jan 10, 2013
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My eBay/PayPal "scammed" story...

And yes, I have the serial numbers for the phones but its a lot harder to report a phone stolen than you'd think. As for whoever said send a money request and enter in a tracking number, you can't do that unless he paid the money request and I seriously doubt he'd pay a $1600 invoice out of the...
- Paulson
- Post #32
- Jan 10, 2013
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My eBay/PayPal "scammed" story...

To all of you I confused: I won the eBay case, but he filed a chargeback through PayPal. PayPal doesn't decide the outcome of the chargeback, the bank that filed the chargeback does. PayPal did a horrible job fighting the chargeback and the bank sided with the scammer. PayPal won't give me the...
- Paulson
- Post #28
- Jan 10, 2013
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My eBay/PayPal "scammed" story...

Well at the time my margins weren't very good... now days they are great... I'm just thinking that he thinks I won't do anything about it. I've called him a few times and he acts like it never happened... very confused about the entire situation. Maybe he runs that many scams?
- Paulson
- Post #10
- Jan 10, 2013
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My eBay/PayPal "scammed" story...

Well I've thought about small claims court but the problem is even if I win because he doesn't show up (which I'm sure he wouldn't) I'd then have to hire some company to try to collect the money... no guarantee that I'd ever see a penny but I could be out money by filing and hiring a company to...
- Paulson
- Post #7
- Jan 10, 2013
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My eBay/PayPal "scammed" story...

Backstory: I sell refurbished iPhones through my website and through eBay (yeah, eBay sucks but it's all about the exposure.) Back in September I sold 4 refurbished iPhone 4 models white in color to a guy in Florida for $1600. He gets them in, inquires about purchasing more of them, and all...
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- Jan 10, 2013
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