Wow, someone approaching me in a McDonald's parking lot about selling an iPad? This sounds great!

Wait, you mean you bought too many in bulk and want to sell me one for $300? Can't go wrong with that deal, I love it when strangers pass the savings onto me!

Oh, you mean you'll take as little as $180 for it? This can't be anything but legit!

Should I wait to go home to see the merchandise? I don't see why not!

God, the stupidity of some people...

For the most part, scams similar to this work so well because people know they're not legitimate; the problem is that people make the wrong assumptions about what is wrong with the deal. While few people (probably) would admit it, I suspect that most people who fall for this scam believe that they're buying something that was stolen.

regardless how careless this women was, i am more baffled by the effort they took to disguise a piece of wood as an ipad, as if it would fool anyone but a blind man without hands for longer then half a second if they actually take a look at it.

just put that piece of wood in the box and be done with it!

This just gave me an idea: Wooden maxi-pads!! When that special time of the month comes, women could use my specially designed "Max-iPad". The slogan could be "Get a little wood between your legs..." It's brilliant!! I'm gonna be soooo rich!

*quits job*
*spends entire life savings on lumber*

Hmm.  Better use redwood trees.....just in case.

Haha, it clearly says that too.  I read an article a few weeks back about these two guys selling questionable-quality projectors and screens for absurd prices. They claim that the projectors were worth $7000.00 (it even said on the bar code! They must be right!). My dad bought one for 600.00. They originally were asking for 1600, but losing 600 still stings.

The sad part is, I was excited by the awesome deal my dad got. I couldn't believe it when he told me. I was ready to go to my basement and set up my Wii to it haha! After looking at the box, however, and searching for it online (it's called VisionMax if you're interested), I realized my mistake. I was asembarrassed as my dad was after I told him the truth.

That could have easily been me. For those saying that she's an idiot, it's not that simple.  It's human nature to go for a better deal. The fact that the product is worth so much, and you're getting an amazing deal, it's enough to convince you to buy in.

I fell for something similar when I lived in Atlanta. Some sketchy looking guy came into our store and tried to sell me a Movado watch for a couple hundred dollars. I told him I didn't have that kind of money and I pretended I knew something about jewelry. It was supposed to be 14karrat gold or something--I mean, it was imprinted into the watch. Anyway, the guy eventually wound up selling it to me for $80. I kept the watch in its case (complete with a $1000 price tag) and the very first time I tried to put it on, it fell apart. I felt like shit.

This just made me realise how awesome an actual iPad (or Samsung Galaxy or any tablet or smartphone really) with a wooden case would be. It'd get scratched all to hell though is the downside.

If it's too good to be true...

Apple announces wooden iPad. Will retail for $800.

I wouldn't (woodn't?) put it past them.

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