Today I am going to focus on something that some people might not be amused by, but that I was. A little warning, this is not a game, so it actually does require a little reading, and a little thought. No distractions today. Its about the P-P-P-PowerBook. The artical describes serves as a warning to anyone who uses eBay, either for good or for ill.
The good; the guy who writes the article wanted to sell his friend's laptop on the popular auction website. Not an unreasonable purpose. He went through the process of setting up the auction and eventually got a buyer.
The bad: The buyer was not sincere. The seller was savvy enough to figure out that the buyer was trying to use a scam to get the powerbook for free.
The funny: Through a long series of teamwork and technical knowledge put to use, the seller and his internet-bb buddies put together a scheme to trick the scammer and punish him for trying to pull something like he did. The resulting plot and execution is nothing short of ingeniously amusing.
This article is definately worth a look. It highlights the pitfalls of a website such as eBay (presence of scammers) but also tells the story of hilairious hijinks to get back at the scammer.
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