Another eBay item...

[+Strapped-4-Cache]

Just saw this posting on eBay this morning: eBay Treasure Hunt

 

No current bids yet, not surprisingly. As stated in the listing, the auction is just for the first part of the map. The "treasure and the adventure you find" is the seller's gift to you. Of course, the seller never actually says what the "treasure" is, just that it's worth it's weight in gold. For all I know it's a nano cache with a grain of gold dust in it.

 

Sounds intriguing, but warning bells are going off.

 

Caveat Emptor.

 

S-4-C

[+sbell111]

I bet the map leads you to a great view, and nothing else.

[+New England n00b]

I bet the map leads you to a great view, and nothing else.

Wow, an optimist!

[+sbell111]

I figure that you can probably throw a rock and hit a good view in that part of North Carolina.

[+New England n00b]

I'm more inclined to think that banjo music is involved.

[+ADKcachers]

What is "worth it's wait in gold" supposed to mean? That's a huge red flag.

[+TheAlabamaRambler]

Some diamonds are worth their weight in gold. Reckon there's some ol' boy up in them mountains wants to give me a diamond?

[+MountainMudbug]

Anybody else check his feedback and see the other "items" he has sold?

 

"HAUNTED MASTER GENIE LAMP OF ULTIMATE POWER!

I won’t sell the lamp, but I will make the wish for you!

What I have in my possession is so rare, so mysterious, and so powerful, I can’t possibly sell it. I can’t even imagine what would happen if this fell into the wrong hands. You make the wish and my all powerful lamp will grant that wish." etc. etc. etc. (selling avg. $20 per wish.....)

 

"WELCOME TO MY NEWEST AUCTION! THIS IS A ONE TIME AUCTION AND ONCE THIS RING IS SOLD, YOU WILL NEVER SEE THIS AGAIN!!! THIS IS HIGHLY TREASURED COLLECTED ITEM OF COMPLETE POWER***from my private collection *** HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO HAVE ALL THE ENDLESS POWER TO GET ALL THAT YOU WANT!! *** THIS RING CONTAINS an GENIE that is so powerful that many through out history have kill to possess it!! NO one else will possess one like it, BECAUSE THERE IS ONLY ONE!!! THIS RING HAS A GREAT POWERFUL GENIE THAT WILL GRANT YOU ALL THAT YOU WANT AND NEED." (selling avg. $800 per ring)

[+Mandollyn]

"and the value of the treasure you will find is priceless. "

 

Yeah - a photo of my mom and grandma is piceless too!

[+TheAlabamaRambler]

Anybody else check his feedback and see the other "items" he has sold?

 

"HAUNTED MASTER GENIE LAMP OF ULTIMATE POWER!

I won’t sell the lamp, but I will make the wish for you!

What I have in my possession is so rare, so mysterious, and so powerful, I can’t possibly sell it. I can’t even imagine what would happen if this fell into the wrong hands. You make the wish and my all powerful lamp will grant that wish." etc. etc. etc. (selling avg. $20 per wish.....)

 

"WELCOME TO MY NEWEST AUCTION! THIS IS A ONE TIME AUCTION AND ONCE THIS RING IS SOLD, YOU WILL NEVER SEE THIS AGAIN!!! THIS IS HIGHLY TREASURED COLLECTED ITEM OF COMPLETE POWER***from my private collection *** HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO HAVE ALL THE ENDLESS POWER TO GET ALL THAT YOU WANT!! *** THIS RING CONTAINS an GENIE that is so powerful that many through out history have kill to possess it!! NO one else will possess one like it, BECAUSE THERE IS ONLY ONE!!! THIS RING HAS A GREAT POWERFUL GENIE THAT WILL GRANT YOU ALL THAT YOU WANT AND NEED." (selling avg. $800 per ring)

 

Sounds like a pretty smart dude! His customers, on the other hand....

 

If taking advantage of stupid people were illegal, 28% credit-card and payday loan operations would dissappear.

[+MountainMudbug]

I wouldn't call preying on the stupidity or desperation of other people "smart", but that's just me.....

[+sbell111]

..."WELCOME TO MY NEWEST AUCTION! THIS IS A ONE TIME AUCTION AND ONCE THIS RING IS SOLD, YOU WILL NEVER SEE THIS AGAIN!!! THIS IS HIGHLY TREASURED COLLECTED ITEM OF COMPLETE POWER***from my private collection *** HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO HAVE ALL THE ENDLESS POWER TO GET ALL THAT YOU WANT!! *** THIS RING CONTAINS an GENIE that is so powerful that many through out history have kill to possess it!! NO one else will possess one like it, BECAUSE THERE IS ONLY ONE!!! THIS RING HAS A GREAT POWERFUL GENIE THAT WILL GRANT YOU ALL THAT YOU WANT AND NEED." (selling avg. $800 per ring)

Sounds like he's trying to sell an empty can of beans.

[+sbell111]

What is "worth it's wait in gold" supposed to mean? That's a huge red flag.

It could be laser toner.

[+conradv]

Caution/Warning: The Genie in this ring could be willed to perform both good and evil doings. The ones you love the most could fall prey to the rings power if you mis-use this relic of the ancient world...please just becareful of what you wish for. You have been warned. I will not be held accountable for what happens after this ring leaves my hands. I hope and pray that this item is used for good as that i what i used it for.

 

Whew! Good thing he had that warning! I'm sure I would have used it for evil.

[+Big Max]

His Magic Genie lamp is getting a workout. Looks like he has made several hundred dollars off of it in the last month. Some people have bought multiple wishes.

 

So, would it be appropriate to use the magic ring to do FTFs and to show you where those 5/5 are hidden?

 

"Oh Magic Genie of the ring, take me to Gokyo Ri and show me the cache so I may sign the log!"

 

Or if you like numbers "Oh Magic Genie of the ring, sign my name to all caches in the world and log them into GC.com!"

Edited August 16, 2006 by Big Max

[+wiseye]

Gee, I think I'll just jump right in on that auction with both feet!

[Team Firebird]

Thats almost as bad as the person selling used matches

[+samsonov88]

"Worth it's WAIT in gold was something that jumped out at me. It could be a misprint but more likely a misrepresentation IMO

[+ar_kayaker]

I wouldn't call preying on the stupidity or desperation of other people "smart", but that's just me.....

 

Cunning might be a more accurate word.

 

Now if he was selling a ring that had an inscription inside reading "One ring to rule them all...."

[CacheNCarryMA]

What is "worth it's wait in gold" supposed to mean? That's a huge red flag.

 

I think the wait for Priority Mail is four to six business days.

[+Kealia]

"WELCOME TO MY NEWEST AUCTION! THIS IS A ONE TIME AUCTION AND ONCE THIS RING IS SOLD, YOU WILL NEVER SEE THIS AGAIN!!! THIS IS HIGHLY TREASURED COLLECTED ITEM OF COMPLETE POWER***from my private collection *** HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO HAVE ALL THE ENDLESS POWER TO GET ALL THAT YOU WANT!! *** THIS RING CONTAINS an GENIE that is so powerful that many through out history have kill to possess it!! NO one else will possess one like it, BECAUSE THERE IS ONLY ONE!!! THIS RING HAS A GREAT POWERFUL GENIE THAT WILL GRANT YOU ALL THAT YOU WANT AND NEED." (selling avg. $800 per ring)

 

HE HAS THE PRECIOUS! HE DOES! IT's OURZ AND WE WANTZ IT BACK! MUST....HAVE......PRECIOUS......

[+LetterDude]

Umm...if he has a ring with a genie that will grant the owner all they want or need, why is he trying to make money on eBay?

 

And add to the "worth its weight in gold" list the refills for my inkjet.

[+TheAlabamaRambler]

I wouldn't call preying on the stupidity or desperation of other people "smart", but that's just me.....

 

Smart and ethical are different things.

 

I used to repossess cars in California. While in the Navy I used off-duty time to buy a wrecker and hire out to local car dealers to find and return cars when the buyer couldn't / wouldn't pay.

 

Many of these dealers were legitimate, nice guys that expected the buyer to honor his commitment to pay.

 

Many of these dealers knew before the sale was written up that the buyer couldn't make the payments over time, their lives were just too unstable.

 

I've seen them buy a car at auction for $500., sell it for $3500. to some poor schmuck who had run out of options and had to do business with the no-credit bad-credit astonishing-interest-rate $99 down and $99 a week forever predators.

 

I've seen them repo and resell the same car four or five times... and everyone that lost the car to repo STILL had to pay for it.

 

A beat-up old Chevrolet can be a gold mine to these guys.

 

Ethical? No.

 

Smart? Well, they own yachts, I don't. Looks pretty smart to me.

[b1rdbrain]

People will sell anything on ebay. i'm thinking of selling the space on my back for a tattoo of the highest bidder..................... NOT

[b1rdbrain]

"WELCOME TO MY NEWEST AUCTION! THIS IS A ONE TIME AUCTION AND ONCE THIS RING IS SOLD, YOU WILL NEVER SEE THIS AGAIN!!! THIS IS HIGHLY TREASURED COLLECTED ITEM OF COMPLETE POWER***from my private collection *** HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO HAVE ALL THE ENDLESS POWER TO GET ALL THAT YOU WANT!! *** THIS RING CONTAINS an GENIE that is so powerful that many through out history have kill to possess it!! NO one else will possess one like it, BECAUSE THERE IS ONLY ONE!!! THIS RING HAS A GREAT POWERFUL GENIE THAT WILL GRANT YOU ALL THAT YOU WANT AND NEED." (selling avg. $800 per ring)

(selling avg. $800 per ring)

how many of these One Of A Kind Rings does he have?

[+LandRover]

I read this guy's answers to the queations that were posted on his auctions and his writing sounds justt like those e-mails I get from all those guys in Nigeria trying to give me millions of dollars.

[b1rdbrain]

I read this guy's answers to the queations that were posted on his auctions and his writing sounds justt like those e-mails I get from all those guys in Nigeria trying to give me millions of dollars.

Dude you won the Nigerian Lotto too? i thought i was the only one that won.

[+TheAlabamaRambler]

Wait. Are y'all saying I shouldn't have given that guy my bank account number? I mean, I know it sounds strange, but he said I could make millions from this, and I need 'em.