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Possibly one of the most elaborate card scams ever?
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markakis8
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- Oct 31, 2008
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Oh it was something that bad. But I just remember laughing so hard. It was awesome. I wish I still had the video. It's on here somewhere
Too good to be true
Buyer beware on Blowout
Lesson of Haiku
It seems to be a very well thought out scam that took quite some time to go down. I think it's possible there was at least one accomplice.
Casebusters
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I agree!
homerun28aa
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- Jun 8, 2011
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Well that's the beauty of it you'll really love this part. Lots sold on Dec. 10, according to trusted blowout members he had a business paypal account meaning he could withdraw up to something like $100,000 or even unlimited 8 days following payment. Haiku conveniently gave the board notice of his disappearance on Dec. 18, exactly 8 days after the last payment was ever sent to him. What's likely to happen is the money has been sent to a bank account, that bank account has been stripped of everything, Haiku closed it, and the paypal account will simply have a huge negative balance. Very, very, very well thought out scheme. Also, a member who kept in frequent contact with him got a text from Haiku from his new phone and the texts said that everyone would be refunded and he is well aware that if he wanted to scam people he could simply have sent them boxes with commons but he does not intend on doing that because the buyers will be refunded. One buyer did say his $350 lot was shipped and he got tracking for it, but cannot tell if he was being sarcastic or not.
As to the guy on here who bought a lot from him for $124 and received those cards, doesn't seem like complete a rip-off...some common star player autographs...but nowhere in the vicinity of something you could double your money on I'd bet you wouldn't even recoup the initial investment unless he gave you the $100 coupon (don't think you should be on the lookout for it). But consider yourself lucky considering the amount of coin some gave him
Casebusters
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If everyone gets their money back (except gift payments), then the scam is on paypal
homerun28aa
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Yep, but someone already reported that on a previous mystery lot they were denied by paypal
Too good to be true
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Lesson of Haiku
Well done. I got distracted at lunch but here's mine.
Nice cards on the cheap
Wolf in sheep's clothing awaits
Haiku. A scam done
HPC
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That's crazy!
I doubt anyone will see that money back any time soon unless this guy is charged with something.
I doubt anyone will see that money back any time soon unless this guy is charged with something.
David Anthony
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Krom
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They edited the post and said they were refunded.
David Anthony
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Did you guys know that Rancid released a new single for free today???
homerun28aa
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Hmm interested first denied then refunded...good for him. I remember it being a couple hundred. Wonder how paypal will respond to reversing 11K in disputes
Casebusters
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I read that, that one was, umm, a gift payment
David Anthony
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Someone needs to add the new twist to the original story. There is a member on BO that is claiming a lot of the cards sold by HAIKU are his. It looks like the scam got more elaborate, as it seems the member has ties to HAIKU! It is a huge mess over there at the moment!.. also.. does anyone know why gatorboy or whatever was banned over there?
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HPC
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Most of the cards Haiku peddled are/were probably stolen.
He sent them all over the country so the chances of them being found would be near zero.
He sent them all over the country so the chances of them being found would be near zero.
Apparently he did just that.
I read all 54 pages of the main thread, and most of the other ones, just because my kid was at school and I've been bored. Lol.
He was getting payments on the 10th and telling people he couldn't ship things until the 18th. That's just enough time to clear paypal transfers to his bank. He was telling people he was waiting for cards to get back from BGS. Yet nobody picked up on anything.
Edit: homerun spelled this out earlier, I should have refreshed before posting.
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A_Pharis
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It's sad that I can't stand modern cartoons... haven't watched a cartoon all the way through in like 14 years.... and I watched every second of this one.
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