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How One Redditor Got an Uncooperative eBay Buyer to Pay for Her Purchase

Selling a ticket to a concert or sport event on eBay can be tough, especially if it is a last minute 'i can't attend' issue. For one eBay user the trouble got worse when the winner refused to buy the ticket after the auction ended (priced $600).

Though after one short con, the user asked Reddit if what he did was ethical.

"I created a new eBay account, "Payback" we'll call it, and sent her a message: "Hi there, I noticed you won an auction for 4 [sporting event] tickets. I meant to bid on these but couldn't get to a computer. I wanted to take my son and dad and would be willing to give you $1,000 for the tickets. I imagine that you've already made plans to attend, but I figured it was worth a shot."

At 11:30pm she responded to Payback: "I'll do it for $1,100, no less. I can meet you at the game if you agree. I need your phone number."

At 11:35pm, Payback wrote: "Deal. Here is my number..." (Thanks Google Voice for the throwaway number). She called a few minutes later and made Payback "promise" to go through with the deal. She emphasized that she'd be out a lot of money if Payback backed out. Payback swore he would never do such a thing.

At 11:45pm, the woman emailed me: "Fine. I'll buy them. But you have to drop them off at my house tonight. I'll have the cash ready." So at f*cking midnight I drove to her house across town and met her on the road in front of her apartment building. She was a nasty and rude individual. Things didn't get any better when I told her I wanted an extra $20 for the trouble of driving there at midnight (yeah, pushing my luck, I know). It became very awkward and she literally threw 31 $20 bills at me. I counted them before handing over the tickets. I said, "thanks for the great transaction" as she flipped me off while walking away.

At 10:00am she called Payback to make sure they were still on for the exchange. Payback said that he could no longer go to the game and wouldn't be able to do the exchange. She blew her fucking top and I swear to god started speaking in tongues. Payback said, "Ma'am, this is eBay, not a car dealership" and hung up.

I got a rabid email 10 minutes later telling me that I was going to hell and that she's reported me to the local police, FBI, and... the fire department. WTF?

I never heard another word from her. I have no idea if she went to the game or not."Selling a ticket to a concert or sport event on eBay can be tough, especially if it is... more

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My friend Brian Euston was found unconscious on the street and has since passed away... plz help find who did this. : reddit.com

People of Reddit I need your help... here's a link to the news article http://blogs.pitch.com/plog/2010/10/brian_euston_injured_westport.php

I have been checking reddit daily for quite some time, but I have never submitted anything until now. Every time I read reddit I am continuously reminded of what a great community reddit is and how willing they are to help fellow redditors... I'm asking you to please help me now :) Brian was one of my friends and coworkers and was an all around awesome guy. Just super goofy and nice to everyone. He was found around 2am on Monday night lying on the street with both head and spinal cord injuries. He was placed in ICU and I learned tonight while at work that he just passed away. As it says in the article his friends left him at the bar and no one has any idea what happened after that. Police looked at surveillance cameras from the area and it appears that people in the video were using cell phones to video tape whatever happened... if this is true obviously people were around and someone saw what happened. It doesn't take long for word to circulate and the videos will undoubtedly show up on the internet. If you have ANY information about what happened to Brian please contact police. Brian did not deserve this, and I really hope that they find the asshole who did this to him. Brian you will be missed dearly and I hope justice is served RIP.

edit: most recent article http://www.kctv5.com/news/25370691/detail.html

edit: He was living in Kansas City, Missouri. He was drinking at Kelly's that night. I'm actually living in Germany at the moment. He was working with me over here and just moved back to the states a month or so ago. So I can't really give more details other than what I hear from mutual friends back in the states.

Another edit: I do not in any way condone bar fights. I didn't post this to ask for sympathy, or to have people pray for me. As I stated in the comments I am not religious and do not pray. I came here because I knew that by posting on Reddit I could potentially reach thousands of people. I did this in the hopes that maybe ONE person happened to see something that night, and could help police figure out what happened. If he did indeed get in a bar fight then I feel that much more sorry for his family because his death easily could have been prevented. Being this is Reddit it only makes sense that people are going to say shitty things. That's your opinion and feel free to post away. I'm simply asking that people help get this story out there so that maybe it will just happen to reach the right person. Thank you guys for your help, I realllllly appreciate it. And sorry again for putting "plz" i was trying to make the title shorter... new to this submitting shit.People of Reddit I need your help... here's a link to the news article... more

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