MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) - UPDATE: The seller has added a new comment to his feedback page claiming that the buyer never found any money:
"He was playing a practical joke the safe was empty there wasnt any money in it."
Posted on 01/22/2013 5:41:37 AM PST by rawhide
When James Labrecque listed an old safe—to which he did not have the combination—on eBay, the seller warned, "What you see is what you get, no returns, and no money back." A Tennessee man purchased it for $122.93, had a welder cut it open—and found $26,000 inside. The buyer shared the news with Labrecque via a positive review on the auction site, and Labrecque quickly attempted to convince the buyer to give him some of the cash, to no avail. In fact, WMC-TV reports, the buyer quoted Labrecque's own eBay disclaimer right back to him when turning him down.
"I made a mistake, you know, that's what it boils down to. And it cost me dearly," says Labrecque, who adds that he shook the safe and didn't think there was anything inside. "I feel like the stupidest idiot in the world. … I gave away a safe with $26,000 in it." He also insists that if he were in the buyer's place, he would have offered to split the cash 50/50 with the seller. "That's a chunk of change, you know. That's life-altering money."
I’m smelling BS here.
The buyer likely found nothing.
And there's the rub. Chances are the seller got it from an expired storage unit, or a yard sale, or from cleaning up an estate.
So, the $13,000 question is - Would the SELLER have felt any obligation to give the money back to the ORIGINAL owner in that case?
I doubt it. So, therefore, this guy can take a hike.
And there's the rub. Chances are the seller got it from an expired storage unit, or a yard sale, or from cleaning up an estate.
So, the $13,000 question is - Would the SELLER have felt any obligation to give the money back to the ORIGINAL owner in that case?
I doubt it. So, therefore, this guy can take a hike.
Do you actually believe he hasn’t opened it?
Caveat= Beware
Emptor=Buyer
Caveat vendor?
I wouldn’t have felt obligated to share any of the money with the seller, but I also wouldn’t have told him about my windfall unless he asked.
And $26K isn’t “life altering” money unless you’re one hell of an investor.
To the risk takers go the spoils!!
No sympathy for Labrecque whatsoever. He thought he was ripping off some rube. Well, in hindsight, he did!
Why does anyone even know?
MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) - UPDATE: The seller has added a new comment to his feedback page claiming that the buyer never found any money:
"He was playing a practical joke the safe was empty there wasnt any money in it."
You DON"T take that kind of cash and "Drop" it in your bank account. The bank HAS to report it to the "Feds",then the nightmare begins. The IRS,and the DEA will come knocking on your door. Put the money in a coffee can and stash it your freezer.
About 6yrs ago I sold a collector car (Shelby Mustang) for Alot of money. I was offered cash I said no give me a certified check.(I knew the buyer's reputation and knew the check would be good). I told my CPA about it and he said never take that kind of cash, Too much grief.
The second stupidest guy in the world is the one that Posts a Feedback telling the Seller what he found.
I would just say I used the Safe as a Boat Anchor and it worked out great.
Now THAT is funny.
If he did that he'd be disclosing it to greedy uncle's scrutiny even if he'd kept quiet about it!
That’s definitely life-altering money for myself and a lot of other folks.
Would I give it back? No, that’s why I was rolling the dice on a locked safe with no combination.
Sounds quite nice. While I try to avoid debt like the plague, 26k would only make a sizable dent in the mortgage, and with five young kids, upgrading our van would take a good chunk of 26k.
Follow the seller's lead: "What you receive is what you get"........
I've been screwed twice on Ebay and have no sympathy for the sellers......
Ha!!
I worked with this low info person a couple years back....
She said she'd retire if she won $1 million bucks. She was in her late 20's early 30's...I told her a million bucks wasn't enough.
She thought I was crazy...LOL!! And I couldn't convince her otherwise...
I'm sure she votes Dim....
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