A real loser
Oh, the occasional nuggets you find while reading RGP ...
(For the uninitiated, RGP is shorthand for rec.gambling.poker, which is a newsgroup full of ads for online poker sites, scams and bad beat stories. Oh, and it sometimes has some worthwhile content.)
Anyway, last week someone found this auction on eBay. You can see it for yourself, but for those of you too busy to explore it, it's this guy who says he lost a bunch of money playing poker online trying to sell his copy of Super System (suggested retail price, $29.95) for $250. Of course, he blames the book for the fact that he maxed out his credit cards (he claims for more than $20,000), instead of his own poor choices. But, in addition to the autograph and loss revelation, he's also throwing in a shirt and pair of shoes, so the winner can say he took the shirt off his back and shoes off his feet, as well as a couple of old Nintendo games.
Naturally, someone saw the auction and posted it on RGP for the rest of us to find. What followed was everybody thoroughly raking this guy over the coals. Then someone tipped him off, and he actually joined the conversation. Funny stuff. You'll find the RGP thread here.
Well, there's only about a day left on the auction, and the guy actually got a bid! I'm hoping whoever wins the auction shares how much this guy lost.
(For the uninitiated, RGP is shorthand for rec.gambling.poker, which is a newsgroup full of ads for online poker sites, scams and bad beat stories. Oh, and it sometimes has some worthwhile content.)
Anyway, last week someone found this auction on eBay. You can see it for yourself, but for those of you too busy to explore it, it's this guy who says he lost a bunch of money playing poker online trying to sell his copy of Super System (suggested retail price, $29.95) for $250. Of course, he blames the book for the fact that he maxed out his credit cards (he claims for more than $20,000), instead of his own poor choices. But, in addition to the autograph and loss revelation, he's also throwing in a shirt and pair of shoes, so the winner can say he took the shirt off his back and shoes off his feet, as well as a couple of old Nintendo games.
Naturally, someone saw the auction and posted it on RGP for the rest of us to find. What followed was everybody thoroughly raking this guy over the coals. Then someone tipped him off, and he actually joined the conversation. Funny stuff. You'll find the RGP thread here.
Well, there's only about a day left on the auction, and the guy actually got a bid! I'm hoping whoever wins the auction shares how much this guy lost.
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