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Not Mine Letgo Nashville Scammer (1 Viewer)

Jonesey07 said:
What's the story if you don't mind.
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Last night, maybe 8pm CST (so 9pm Nashville time) I see a set of 500 Viva Las Vegas Paulsons on Letgo for $100. Immediately contact the seller and ask about shipping to Wisconsin. They said cash only and were adamant that it was like ASAP.

I frantically start looking for people I might know in the area. My girlfriend's ex-boyfriend's family is there and after a weird mix of texts and calls they agree to have the seller deliver the chips there but I'd have to pay for it somehow. The seller agrees to accept $100 via Western Union (which I have never done in my life), and after paying a $17 fee on a $100 transfer the money is sent.

The weirdness continues as I try to text on Letgo or to their phone number with very few responses. When I call, I get a rough sounding man who answers everytime (a couple times telling me he's gonna beat the ass of whoever is calling before transferring me to a nicer woman). It keeps getting later and later and @Poker Zombie (the hero of our story) replies to me that the chips could be delivered to his fire station.

After having spoken to the seller on the phone I decide delivery to a fire station in the middle of the night sounds a lot safer than delivery to the home of an elderly couple. I text and text and call with no response (probably annoying PZ as he waits for no one to show). Finally, I accept that I was scammed and go to bed. I get up early for work (which is when I posted the warning) and decided that my best course of action is for @Poker Zombie to try to pretend to be another buyer figuring that even if I'm out $200 it is well worth it for these chips.

He messages them early this morning and I go a long time with no response. Finally, the seller messages me about noon or so here and says they'll meet PZ about a half hour from where he lives. PZ graciously agrees to drive out to get them (my financial bribe to him may or may not have had an impact). He arrives, meets a nice man with a neck tattoo, and collects the chips.

Needless to say, this is just another example of why this is such a great community. And it should also go without saying that if anyone needs any help in the MN, WI, IL area I'm always happy to help.
 
kaimat said:
Last night, maybe 8pm CST (so 9pm Nashville time) I see a set of 500 Viva Las Vegas Paulsons on Letgo for $100. Immediately contact the seller and ask about shipping to Wisconsin. They said cash only and were adamant that it was like ASAP.

I frantically start looking for people I might know in the area. My girlfriend's ex-boyfriend's family is there and after a weird mix of texts and calls they agree to have the seller deliver the chips there but I'd have to pay for it somehow. The seller agrees to accept $100 via Western Union (which I have never done in my life), and after paying a $17 fee on a $100 transfer the money is sent.

The weirdness continues as I try to text on Letgo or to their phone number with very few responses. When I call, I get a rough sounding man who answers everytime (a couple times telling me he's gonna beat the ass of whoever is calling before transferring me to a nicer woman). It keeps getting later and later and @Poker Zombie (the hero of our story) replies to me that the chips could be delivered to his fire station.

After having spoken to the seller on the phone I decide delivery to a fire station in the middle of the night sounds a lot safer than delivery to the home of an elderly couple. I text and text and call with no response (probably annoying PZ as he waits for no one to show). Finally, I accept that I was scammed and go to bed. I get up early for work (which is when I posted the warning) and decided that my best course of action is for @Poker Zombie to try to pretend to be another buyer figuring that even if I'm out $200 it is well worth it for these chips.

He messages them early this morning and I go a long time with no response. Finally, the seller messages me about noon or so here and says they'll meet PZ about a half hour from where he lives. PZ graciously agrees to drive out to get them (my financial bribe to him may or may not have had an impact). He arrives, meets a nice man with a neck tattoo, and collects the chips.

Needless to say, this is just another example of why this is such a great community. And it should also go without saying that if anyone needs any help in the MN, WI, IL area I'm always happy to help.
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Well done! Sucks I missed out on the score but glad you are getting the chips!
 
Ethan said:
Thank goodness! @Poker Zombie for the win. Can’t wait for that sweet sweet pr0n :)
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These are from PZ after securing the chips.

253409253410253411
 
Hardest part so far... packing them up. 1s, 50s and hundos are mint, the 5s 10s and 25s have mild wear. (curious as to what kind of games they played where only the middle denoms were used). Was already debating an offer price, but the breakdown doesn't fit my needs. :meh:
 
kaimat said:
Last night, maybe 8pm CST (so 9pm Nashville time) I see a set of 500 Viva Las Vegas Paulsons on Letgo for $100. Immediately contact the seller and ask about shipping to Wisconsin. They said cash only and were adamant that it was like ASAP.

I frantically start looking for people I might know in the area. My girlfriend's ex-boyfriend's family is there and after a weird mix of texts and calls they agree to have the seller deliver the chips there but I'd have to pay for it somehow. The seller agrees to accept $100 via Western Union (which I have never done in my life), and after paying a $17 fee on a $100 transfer the money is sent.

The weirdness continues as I try to text on Letgo or to their phone number with very few responses. When I call, I get a rough sounding man who answers everytime (a couple times telling me he's gonna beat the ass of whoever is calling before transferring me to a nicer woman). It keeps getting later and later and @Poker Zombie (the hero of our story) replies to me that the chips could be delivered to his fire station.

After having spoken to the seller on the phone I decide delivery to a fire station in the middle of the night sounds a lot safer than delivery to the home of an elderly couple. I text and text and call with no response (probably annoying PZ as he waits for no one to show). Finally, I accept that I was scammed and go to bed. I get up early for work (which is when I posted the warning) and decided that my best course of action is for @Poker Zombie to try to pretend to be another buyer figuring that even if I'm out $200 it is well worth it for these chips.

He messages them early this morning and I go a long time with no response. Finally, the seller messages me about noon or so here and says they'll meet PZ about a half hour from where he lives. PZ graciously agrees to drive out to get them (my financial bribe to him may or may not have had an impact). He arrives, meets a nice man with a neck tattoo, and collects the chips.

Needless to say, this is just another example of why this is such a great community. And it should also go without saying that if anyone needs any help in the MN, WI, IL area I'm always happy to help.
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Crazy. This @pokerzombie character sounds like a good guy to know.
 
mike32 said:
Awesome chips, typical crazy Paulson homeset breakdown. Everyone needs $10 and $50 chips right? And lots of $100 chips your cash game will never need!
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Yes. But when these were like $0.50/chip, and WPT was all the rage, no one cared about breakdown right? Just get some cool chips for a poker game on your dining room table. God damn...my buddy had this set and he was desperate to sell in 2006. But I didn’t have $100 to spend on 500 chips. SMDH. :banghead:
 
It’s hard to understand why the seller would care if you personally handed over the money, or wired it to an intermediary you identified, or any other reasonable method where he was getting his price.
 
Taghkanic said:
It’s hard to understand why the seller would care if you personally handed over the money, or wired it to an intermediary you identified, or any other reasonable method where he was getting his price.
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I think it's safe to assume that the individual that made the trade was the type that did not want a paper trail. Even for a hundred dollars. It was a "no names, man" type of deal.
 
But if the intermediary hands over cash... Anyway, the guy seems to have gotten pretty irrational about this at some point, but it worked out in the end.
 

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