It Still Happens Today
I got white van scammed when I was 18 out front of Best Buy.
A guy or two show up out in front of a store like Best Buy with stereo equipment, TV speakers, projectors, etc. that, in reality, aren’t worth more than the packaging. They proceed to tell you they already delivered everything to hit their quota and they have x amount left over and if they bring them back to the warehouse they will lose out on just selling them because someone else will.
They fallow this up with stock sheets and magazines showing retail price of said projector/speakers at some outrageous price like $2000 and say you can take them for anywhere between $1000-$200 depends on how far you get them down. Then you get them home and figure out they either don’t work or are the worst quality products ever made.
Stupid me lost $350. This was back in 2008. This scam still happens today, so beware.
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