Ran into this scam, but not working at a parking lot. I worked for a camera shop that had a side business doing eBay consignment. Someone convinced the owner to sell some van speakers, “Denaq” brand, who thought he was getting a good deal on them. I immediately knew what was up but was just told to list them. It was a summer job and the last few days before leaving for college, so I didn’t really give a shit or expect anyone to actually buy them. I hastily took a few pictures of the box(was told not to take them out of the box so they could be sold as new) and just grabbed the item details from what was on the box.
Came back on break a couple of months later to learn the buyer returned the speakers and opened an eBay dispute because they arrived crushed up inside the otherwise good box. The owners were wheeling-and-dealing types always looking for some angle to play so this blowing back on them was great.
garfipus t1_itwekyl wrote
Reply to "Want to buy some speakers?" guys and their white van, c. 2000-2005. by Rosseaux
Ran into this scam, but not working at a parking lot. I worked for a camera shop that had a side business doing eBay consignment. Someone convinced the owner to sell some van speakers, “Denaq” brand, who thought he was getting a good deal on them. I immediately knew what was up but was just told to list them. It was a summer job and the last few days before leaving for college, so I didn’t really give a shit or expect anyone to actually buy them. I hastily took a few pictures of the box(was told not to take them out of the box so they could be sold as new) and just grabbed the item details from what was on the box.
Came back on break a couple of months later to learn the buyer returned the speakers and opened an eBay dispute because they arrived crushed up inside the otherwise good box. The owners were wheeling-and-dealing types always looking for some angle to play so this blowing back on them was great.