[Roach]

About a week ago I was standing in the Ironwood parking lot having a cup of coffee when a dark coloured new Chevy Tahoe pulled up. A 30ish white guy asks me if I want to buy a home theatre system for a great deal. That he was picking up an order and the kid double loaded his truck. He has to be back at his boss' in an hour and wants to unload the "extra" shipment for some cash. I refused, assuming they were hot.

Strangely, the same thing happened to me again at the Home Depot lot on Terminal. This time a white Escalade, different guys.

Are they selling hot stuff? Has this happened to anyone else recently?

My only other thought is that they put together some really terrible equipment, and use the technique so the buyer "looks" like he's getting a good deal.

Kev

[jaguar604]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_van_speakers

[still_fly]

ya this happened to me before ,also white guys offered me a home theatre system with reciept for 3g's and same story as u ...i was offered 500$....for high end sony equipment...didnt take it cuz it didnt fit in my car

[Roach]

It sounds like you got got away lucky as the the link suggest the stuff is a rip-off.

Kev

[Blinky]

It sounds like you got got away lucky as the the link suggest the stuff is a rip-off.

Kev

It is.

The stuff preys on the perception that something that is a huuuuuuuuuuge discount is automatically a good deal, ignoring the underlying value. It's kind of like being offered a 81 Chevette at $5000 as a "deal" when the seller originally was asking for $50k.

What a deal! 90% off! Of course as a buyer you know a Chevette is worth nowhere near $5k.

[racerman88]

haven't seen that being done in a long time.

[Alatar]

The best is when you're at a stop light and the guys roll up beside you and ask you when your window's down.

[invader]

call the cops on them

[yamahar6]

call the cops on them

I was reading on another forum that what there doing is not illegal, because they are issuing receipts. Obviously when a cop comes around they will tell them the truth that the speakers aren't stolen.

[TOPEC]

lol i remember seeing them driving arnd infront of lansdown futureshop asking me.

i believe someone actually picked up a set, and they said it's not THAT BAD for the price lol.
it's decent.

[_Hotsauce_]

They just look for guilable people and over price shit products.

[punkwax]

My uncle fell for this scam.

I didn't have the heart to tell him his speakers were shit. :(

[phatpower]

My brothers friend bought a set of speakers and a tv off someone that fits this thread. He got it home and found out nothing worked and the next week ran into the same guys but did not get anywhere with them so he pinched his ass cheeks and walked away. yes he was pissed

I too got approached by one of these guys and said I'm not into buys shit... Thanks though

[thumper]

wow tahoes and escalades? that's quite the step up from a beat up white van... obviously business is good.

[Cman333]

Very old tactic

They're basically a poorly manufactured speakers, thats mass marketed. Much like a BOSE speaker. :)

If you do more research, alot of times people are kind of content with the purchase. This is much like the stuff you find @ XS Cargo for much cheaper. Not good stuff, but really entry level.

[Jermyzy]

They've approached me at Staples in Richmond a few years back. "Hey buddy, you want to buy some speakers"?

[mr.rakkar]

i ran into these guys too..a buddy of mine bought the speakers for $50...they are made out of plastic and when you turn up the volume you can hear the speakers crack

[xyz123]

One of my classmates showed up in biology 30-45 minutes late holding a theatre system. Teacher asked him why he was late and he responded "This dude was selling this for such a cheap price!". Teacher ignored him and asked him to sit down.

[shenmecar]

we should all keep extra speakers in our cars so we can try to sell those people speakers.

[pantieman]

2 of my friend fall for those scam, what got them was the price printed on the box

[Mancini]

They still run this scam?

[trduhs]

wow pantieman and mancini you guys need to take an english course. BIG TIME

[Mancini]

wow pantieman and mancini you guys need to take an english course. BIG TIME

Fixed. And you need to utilize punctuation. Also, don't forget to capitalize my name next time.

Resume thread.

[ws6ta]

this scam has been going on for 20+ years. those guys that sell the speakers can make 15-20,000 a month! It isn't going anywhere. I fell for it once and paid 300 for the speakers. Their cost is something like 98 bucks for the set. I know a guy that used to work for a company before. They basically just smoked weed did coke and sold speakers all day. He got tired of the life...I don't know how :confused: :lol

they go all over canada doing this shit...

[threezero]

this scam has been going on for 20+ years. those guys that sell the speakers can make 15-20,000 a month! It isn't going anywhere. I fell for it once and paid 300 for the speakers. Their cost is something like 98 bucks for the set. I know a guy that used to work for a company before. They basically just smoked weed did coke and sold speakers all day. He got tired of the life...I don't know how :confused: :lol

they go all over canada doing this shit...

what they have a company???????????????????

[Grandmaster TSE]

damn, those guys are annoying as hell
they're everywhere too, i tend to bump into them at gas stations

[hotjoint]

:lol damn these guys are still trying their "extra" stuff

[azzurro32]

lol i had some one pull up next to me while i was stuck in traffic on the highway trying to sell me speakers. was akward cause i told the guy no, but we were going 5km/hr for a good 10 minutes side by side.

[toi]

The guys in the table try to sell me their shit yesterday at lougheed and boundry

[gilligan]

That happened to me before. I pulled up in front of Future Shop, they pull up next to me and ask me if I want to buy a home theater setup for a great price. I give them that WTF look and say Umm no. He looks at me and laughs and says "Heard that one before eh?" and pulls off.

[CivicTypeRice]

About a week ago I was standing in the Ironwood parking lot having a cup of coffee when a dark coloured new Chevy Tahoe pulled up. A 30ish white guy asks me if I want to buy a home theatre system for a great deal. That he was picking up an order and the kid double loaded his truck. He has to be back at his boss' in an hour and wants to unload the "extra" shipment for some cash. I refused, assuming they were hot.

Strangely, the same thing happened to me again at the Home Depot lot on Terminal. This time a white Escalade, different guys.

Are they selling hot stuff? Has this happened to anyone else recently?

My only other thought is that they put together some really terrible equipment, and use the technique so the buyer "looks" like he's getting a good deal.

Kev
WTF I saw these guys today at Lordco on stillcreek, they asked my buddy if he waned to buy a surround sound or sum shit, they were in a dark coloured Tahoe, Haha They used that same excuse, I picked up my order and got double shipment.

[-EuroRSN-]

^ Haha same except i was at beta autobody just down the road and they hassled me alil on their home theatre i think this is the 4 time it happened to me since last summer those guys are everywhere but i dont have good memory so i dunno if its the same guy doing it?

[bensta]

a warehouse i go to in vancouver is STACKED with Davinci home audio packages which is whats sold with this white van scam.. lol...

[shenmecar]

i wonder who buys this

[Evo-9]

yeah some white guys in a tahoe pulled up beside me and asked if i wanted a home theatere for 200 bucks lol

[fliptuner]

So long story short, they're not hot, just crap.

[Peturbo]

1 day my older brother comes home and rushing into my room looking all excited and shit.
He then starts to drag me downstairs and saying shit like "Check out what I just got!" and "I got a crazy deal!".
I get downstairs and guess what I see. DaVinci speakers! *facepalm*

[static]

last time they approached me i asked them if they wanted to buy some extra shoes i had.. that threw them off.

[SkinnyPupp]

LOL this scam is so old and common, it even has its own huge Wiki entry :lol

[thumper]

1 day my older brother comes home and rushing into my room looking all excited and shit.
He then starts to drag me downstairs and saying shit like "Check out what I just got!" and "I got a crazy deal!".
I get downstairs and guess what I see. DaVinci speakers! *facepalm*

just tell everyone your brother was adopted ;)

[LethalLaw]

The best is when you're at a stop light and the guys roll up beside you and ask you when your window's down.

Haha, this happened to me..

Guy: Actions to roll window down
Me: Yeah?
Guy: Want some awesome high end speakers for dirt cheap?
Me: Nah, but would you like to hear about Jesus and the latter day saints?
Guy: Drove away

Lulz

[twitchyzero]

^:haha: