How it feels to get Jew'd
I was browsing this buy/sell forum a couple of weeks ago and I saw a thread with someone selling three "Brand New 32G iPod Touch"s at 400 USD each. I don't need a new iPod as my old one is still functioning nicely but the Government just returned me some money which means nothing until I exchange it something more material. Even if I don't use the iPod Touch, I should be able to sell it for a little profit, which then be again exchanged for more material.

The seller did the old "Username in product shot" thing and look at that, pretty damn legit, isn't it? It also helped that another poster gave her positive feedback on an iPod which he bought from her previously. "Free bump! I bought a used ipod touch from Sekundes and I thought the unit was in better condition than originally described. Good deal."
Couple that with the fact that the forum required a registration fee of $10 and on top of that, you had to be registered for at least seven months before you can post in that buy/sell sub-forum, I was feeling pretty safe about the deal. I've done almost 20 transactions there, both selling and buying, and not once have I encountered any problem.
I complete the PayPal transaction, like I've done so many times before so again, I felt very safe throughout the entire process. And of course, I receive the confirmation email from the seller.

The e-mail title was such because I was using vPost's mailing address so I won't have to pay out of my ass just for shipping. "Heh heh", I thought to myself, "I'm saving money."
A few days passed and I wanted to know if my package has been shipped out so I e-mailed her, but no reply. I waited for a couple more days before trying to contact her again but still, nothing from Lisa Tsibur. I then checked the thread in the forum and apparently, another guy who purchased an iPod from her hasn't received anything in the form of an iPod or a reply. He lives in California and if the deal was legit, he would and should have received his purchase a long time ago.
It was only then when I started to feel uncomfortable so I went through the details of that transaction, the thread on the forum and the one and only e-mail she sent. And it was only then, that I realised that the names used for her e-mail and paypal account were different. Scroll up to the previous image and take a look for yourself. But hey, maybe a friend and her are sharing a paypal account, which is fairly normal.

But I take a look at the forum thread again and saw this post. Apparently, this poster "Dinara", is Elizabeth Woody as well.
Since she was nice enough to post her e-mail address, the Californian guy is in the midst of trying to get her school's authority to kick her door down and then arrest her for online fraud while she wails and kicks, going "I'M SORRY I'M SORRY I WILL SHIP THE IPODS I'M SORRY" Okay no, that's probably not going to happen, I'll be happy enough to get my fucking money back.
But this whole ordeal wasn't just anger and regret. I did a search for "Tsibur" and well, it's a Jewish surname. Nothing like a little stereotype-reaffirming joke to make me almost forget about getting cheated.
4 Comments:
well, that honestly really sucks. thats why i can never bring myself to get stuff off a overseas forum. a local forum maybe yes, but only meetups. thats why ebay is so popular i guess? it offers more protection against fraud.
Arthur i officially announce, "You're Jew'd, bitch!" whahahahahhaha
hey man you want to hear something funny?
elizabeth woody/tsibur is my ex-girlfriend. i even remember those ipods.
trust me she is an evil, evil woman.
but she is not of jewish descent, she is of gypsy descent. this is even more cliche than the jew thing.
just thought you might want to know.
cheers!
brock.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA this is too funny, shit.
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