Robert
Irvine,#2Consumer Comment
Thu, May 12, 2011
It always amazes me how people can fall for this. But the reason they do is for one reason GREED. You think you were basically getting something for next to nothing.
He stated that he would have to pay taxes of over $5,000 on 4 jackets that are worth over $1,000 each. I know taxes are high but a tax of over 100%...and that didn't tip you off?
Okay so you think his story is real and he will just let them go for $300 total. What if they were stolen goods? Do you really think you would be able to convince a judge that you truly believed his story and were going to get leather jackets for less than 10% of the retail value. You would have to be a lot smarter than that guy to be able to convince the judge, and if you were you wouldn't have bought them in the first place.
The one unique thing in your case is that you look like you got all 4 for $300(or $75 each), where most people who fall for this usually get one or two for that price. This is probably close to what they are actually worth. So while you didn't make a few thousand dollars, you also didn't really loose anything.