ULPT request: How to get back at a time waster

Posted by midnightbandit-@reddit | UnethicalLifeProTips | View on Reddit | 21 comments

I was trying to buy RAM today on FB marketplace and I made an offer to a person. We negotiated and agreed on a price, and he gave me an address to go to. I asked whether I could see the RAM working and he replied that he felt offended but he would show me it working.

I had driven 60 miles to the address he gave, and I only found a nice old lady living alone, completely oblivious to what I was talking about. I texted the seller and he read my messages, and proceeded to delete the listing and his profile.

So I had nothing to do but to drive another 60 miles home. I did recall his name and I have now found him on linkedin.

What should I do to get back at him? Petrol's not cheap these days and half my day's been wasted.

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Undrwtrbsktwvr@reddit

He may have just blocked you instead of deleting the listing. Use someone else’s account (friend) to offer over-asking and plan your revenge from there.

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Something_McGee@reddit

If you find the listing, agree to pay cash and have him meet you somewhere. Never show up. Send updates, telling him you're running late but you're almost there, to keep him waiting as long as possible.

Meanwhile, send him only 2 texts from your regular number/account. Tell him you think you got the wrong address, but you still want that item. Before he has given up on waiting for the imaginary person, text him an offer for $10-20 more than the original asking price. Tell him you'll move on if you haven't heard from him in the next 24 hrs. If he contacts you, repeat what you did as the imaginary buyer.

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Undrwtrbsktwvr@reddit

I offer $25,010!

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AttorneyAdvice@reddit

lol who the fuck drives 120 miles to buy RAM.. unless you mean the truck. because what the fuck, how cheap could this ram have been????

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YouSnuffTheBlaze@reddit

$3.50

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the_packets@reddit

Never gets old.

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notislant@reddit

I mean would you be stupid enough to do this shit using your real name?

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CSRPfan@reddit

Dodge RAM, computer RAM, animal 🐏? What we talking about?

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chrysippusrex@reddit

i hate to be the sarcastic prick here (what am i talking about I love it) but only one of those is referred to without an article

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Grant_Winner_Extra@reddit

The name he used almost certainly wasn’t his own. Because it was a scam. Either a fakecheck scam or just a plain old scam (btw I give it 99.8% that it was a fakecheck scam).

He gave you a shit address because you asked to meet in person rather than have him ship it to you.

Don’t harass the poor chap on linkedin. Instead thank the stars that you didn’t get scammed.

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