Runcible Blog

what a deal

A little while ago in the Market Basket parking lot, two guys in a passing SUV yelled at me to come over and check out their speakers. So I went over, and the guy got out and proceeded to tell me this obviously-a-scam story in a fast, loud voice. He wasn't from the area and got these speakers for free from some person somehow (I couldn't quite follow), and he wanted to sell them "real cheap". The other guy threw him a catalog, and he showed me what the speakers were since they were in boxes. They were large, 3 way generic-brand speakers with a list price of $1000 each...sure. So he bugged me about buying them for a great price. Even though I said I had no money, he urged, "you can go to an ATM and get a few bucks!" I asked him how much he wanted for them, and he said he'd cut me a deal -- 1/3 the list price, or a couple hundred bucks or something like that. No thanks, dude. When he asked how much I'd be willing to spend, I said, "uhh, maybe $20." haha! Realizing he wasn't going to get anything out of me, he hopped back inside and drove away to find another sucker. I mean, really. Does anyone actually fall for those scams? This is the second time I've been approached by these speaker scam artists. I don't think they're going to get much business in Lawrence and Methuen, where everybody already has their own stolen stereo system...