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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Ask/Tell > Tell me about common cons/scams: "Thanks, you suck. Hello, this is Linda."
 
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pigdog
Apr 23, 2004

by Smythe

Josef K. Sourdust posted:

I had that years ago (though I didn't fall for it). I guess the principle there is that scammers are selling rejects/display replicas/faulty material to people in a situation where they cannot test the item (on the street). The incentive is that buyers think that they are getting an expensive item for a discount price.
The speakers are real and legally obtained; they're simply cheaply made Chinese crap with hugely priced MSRP tags. Most people couldn't tell a good speaker from bad by looks alone, and aren't aware of audiophile brands they purport to be. The speakers may work or everything, but they're not $5000 speakers sold for $400, they're actually $10 speakers to begin with.

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