An Epic iPad Rip-Off

[BrindawithanI]

A South Carolina woman thought she was buying an iPad for dirt-cheap, but ended up with a block of wood. According to a police report, two men approached 22-year-old Ashley McDowell in a McDonald's parking lot to sell her a new iPad for $300. They explained they were able to offer her a discounted price because they bought the iPad in bulk. McDowell made the purchase after negotiating the men down to $180 (a steal compared to paying at least $500 in the store). But when McDowell came home and opened her new gadget, which was in a FedEx box, she found nothing more than an iPlank: a dressed-up block of wood. The "tablet" screen had black tape around the perimeter and small square-shaped iPad icons such as Safari, mail, and photos taped to the front. After discovering the fake, McDowell called the police and filed a report.

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[jsntrenkler]

LOL, ha never buy electronics from solicitors in parking lots ...

 

[BrindawithanI]

Or...at a minimum...check inside the box?! LOL! I died when I read "iplank" and how they taped little icons to the front!

 

[jsntrenkler]

Or...at a minimum...check inside the box?! LOL! I died when I read "iplank" and how they taped little icons to the front!

Yeah, there is that ... My father use to tell me that if something sounded too good to be true it probably wasn't .. LOL

 

[Fausty82]

The adage that I live by: never buy anything from a guy who sells stuff out of his trunk.

Wow... really, just wow.

 

[jsntrenkler]

The adage that I live by: never buy anything from a guy who sells stuff out of his trunk.

Wow... really, just wow.

Junk in the trunk?

 

[BrindawithanI]

Junk in the trunk?

Or to quote Dennis Miller "hack in the box" lol!!

 

[Peligro911]

Sounds like a bad craigslist deal lol I have scored alot of stuff at good prices but you have to be smart
No matter what always in a public place like fast food place .. Starbucks etc not parking lots lol and always check what your buying lol

 

[jsntrenkler]

Or to quote Dennis Miller "hack in the box" lol!!

LOL, now that's funny!

 

[BrindawithanI]

LOL, now that's funny!

Hehe! He was actually talking about Nancy Pelosi, but I digress!!

 

[kch50428]

Never buy an iPad from two guys at a McDonalds

It might be stolen, or worse - fake

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[Fausty82]

Deja vu all over again ~ Yogi Berra

http://forums.tipb.com/tipb-lounge/217849-epic-ipad-rip-off.html

 

[BrindawithanI]

Hers a pic! Lmao!!! Did they REALLY think this wood work if someone checked first?!

 

[iKnowTec]

ROTFLWPMPADTM! (Rolling on the floor laughing while peeing my pants and doing the macarena)

 

[Bias X]

I use to know a guy who sold PC's out of his car. Just random parts listed as mid-high end PC's. Some didn't even have an OS are had missing parts inside. He did end up getting busted, but seriously. The stories he told us, and how many customers he had. Not a lot of smart shoppers out there.

 

[vasmajom]

Haha, dumbass