Weirdest Experience of the year...

Scráib · 07-05-2010 01:16PM #1

I was walking back to the office after lunch when this Renault Megane pulls over beside me(nearly running me over in the process). It's an Italian lad who starts on to me about how he works for Brown Thomas and how he's flying back to Italy just now.

He has loads of clothes in the back of the car, and he says he's trying to get rid of them for cheap because he can't carry them on the plane. I instantly think 'Conman', and start to look closely at the car, noting the 'enterprise rent-a-car' keyfob and the amount of briefcases etc. in there. He sees I'm not convinced, shows me a pass card and a passport

Then he shows me the jackets and a suit which appear to be very, very nice, says I can have them for 378 quid. To which I say I don't have that much, I tell him I can get 110. So he sells me two jackets for 110 quid, thanks me, and drives off.

I'm now sitting in the office, after closely examining the jackets they seem to be real Emporio Armani, genuine leather... and I'm wondering if I just wasted 110 euro or if I just scored the deal of the century... The jackets look & feel like real leather...

What the hell? :eek:

Zombienosh · 07-05-2010 01:18PM

maybe stolen? an italian job?

Mick Shrimpton · 07-05-2010 01:19PM

Its a scam.

Larianne · 07-05-2010 01:19PM

This has happened loads of times before.

You have been conned.

baaaa · 07-05-2010 01:20PM

You got a serious deal if you think knockoff leather jackets rock.

GavRedKing · 07-05-2010 01:22PM

Good knock off's or dodgy merchandise OP. I remember something similar reported to a radio station phon in Cork in the last 18 months, guy shows up with a rent a car, think it was an Audi and was offering what looked like the bargain of the century, all Italian designer gear.

Weird alright though.

WindSock · 07-05-2010 01:22PM

Would you have thought about buying them if they were displayed in a shop for that price?

NothingMan · 07-05-2010 01:22PM

Not conned too badly. Even a no name leather jacket would cost more than €60. 2 for €110 is not bad, even if they're not real. If they are then all the better. Try google Armani tags or something and see if there's anything to look out for for authenticity.

07-05-2010 01:22PM

Well known scam, those suits will fall apart shortly. Or blow up.

stovelid · 07-05-2010 01:23PM

Long-running scam.

They're hardly Armani, but if you like the jackets, what of it?

Of course, if you suddenly don't like them because they're fake, you're a bit of a silly-billy aren't you. :P

ejmaztec · 07-05-2010 01:23PM

Don't these jackets dissolve in the rain?

Hank Scorpio · 07-05-2010 01:23PM

I knew a chap who bought a XPS Dell PC off some lad in a van and when he got home it wouldnt turn on. So he opened it and it was full of milk cartons lol

InkSlinger67 · 07-05-2010 01:24PM

Ahh yes, the old "I'm-in-a-rush-for-a-plane-and-need-to-sell-my-clothes" trick! Will terrorists ever learn?

petes · 07-05-2010 01:26PM

InkSlinger67 wrote: »

Ahh yes, the old "I'm-in-a-rush-for-a-plane-and-need-to-sell-my-clothes" trick! Will terrorists ever learn?

Not if there are enough dumb people still out there buying off them they won't!

Diageio_Man · 07-05-2010 01:30PM

ha ha that chap is a scam artist. Heard about it before he came up to me and my mate at the walkinstown roundabout. we were on our way into town about to get the bus, so we said to him we lived in town that we were really intrested in his stuff so he gave us a lift into town to get our ''money''. jumped out of the car in town thanked him for the lift and told him we just scammed him ha ha. ohh how we laughed at the c*nt that day. we were very proud of ourselfs that day.

ejmaztec · 07-05-2010 01:30PM

The missus was very tempted in England, when some guy was flogging bottles of "Channel No 5" for a quid out of an old suitcase at a market. She laughed at him when she noticed the spelling on the label.

About an hour later, we saw two cops chasing him.

baaaa · 07-05-2010 01:30PM

Same thing happened to my friend about 8 years ago,I'm laughing now cause I remember the state of the jacket he got,a long matrix type leather knock off,and him a 20 stone pure mullah farmer that never even heard of the matrix or goths.
The minute some people see leather they go weak at the knees for some reason.

Gillington · 07-05-2010 01:30PM

Yeah one of them lads approcahed us before,we were standing outside work but in our normal clothes,we looked at the gear and all,looked grand but there was no way we were buying.Said he;s heading for the plane this minute blah blah.He came back the next day and was talking to someone else,we walked over and he jumped in the car and drove off

Scráib · 07-05-2010 01:37PM

A quick Google and now I see this is a worldwide thing. Now I'm just plain embarassed! Should have know that would happen.

Only silver lining is that I didn't pay his first price. But I'm still an idiot for today!

stovelid · 07-05-2010 01:39PM

Scráib wrote: »

A quick Google and now I see this is a worldwide thing. Now I'm just plain embarassed! Should have know that would happen.

Only silver lining is that I didn't pay his first price. But I'm still an idiot for today!

If you liked the look of the jackets (and they're not completely shit quality), you didn't do too badly for 110 quid?

jimmycrackcorm · 07-05-2010 01:39PM

Pennys are doing the same jackets for €20.

I had a guy try the same on me - but I had actually read about the scam on Boards not long before it happened.

petes · 07-05-2010 01:40PM

ejmaztec wrote: »

The missus was very tempted in England, when some guy was flogging bottles of "Channel No 5" for a quid out of an old suitcase at a market. She laughed at him when she noticed the spelling on the label.

About an hour later, we saw two cops chasing him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YllyBr_4Kxk

Tommy Hilfinger

biko · 07-05-2010 01:41PM

Yeah he tried to scam me a few months back. Strange "Italian" accent too.

pickarooney · 07-05-2010 01:44PM

baaaa
20 stone pure mullah farmer that never even heard of the matrix or goths.
The minute some people see leather they go weak at the knees for some reason.

Join the dots.

baaaa · 07-05-2010 01:47PM

:eek:

PK2008 · 07-05-2010 01:49PM

You get nowt for nowt OP, primo scamola

If the Prince of Nigeria sends you an email offering you 200 million nigerian dollars delete it

Scráib · 07-05-2010 01:50PM

stovelid wrote: »

If you liked the look of the jackets (and they're not completely shit quality), you didn't do too badly for 110 quid?

Ah I was conned, pure and simple, I don't think I'd even be able to wear them without remembering how I was idiotic enough to buy them in the first place.

It's a learning experience, but I should have learned this one years ago.

AssaultedPeanut · 07-05-2010 01:51PM

Happened to 2 security guys in my old job a few years ago except with laptops.

Some guys pulled up outside the security booth, showed them a brand new laptop straight out of the box. His van was full of the boxes, so they bought one each off him for a couple of hundred euro. And they sped off. The guards were delighted with themselves

They'd bought themselves some lovely brand spankin' new eircom phonebooks so they did. What a steal

PK2008 · 07-05-2010 01:55PM

Scráib wrote: »

Ah I was conned, pure and simple, I don't think I'd even be able to wear them without remembering how I was idiotic enough to buy them in the first place.

It's a learning experience, but I should have learned this one years ago.

Just throw a bit of fake tan on, rent a car and well... use your imagination.

Holsten · 07-05-2010 02:01PM

This happened to me too.

I laughed and drove off.

Actually sounds like the same guy.

NothingMan · 07-05-2010 02:05PM

I'm off for my lunch now, i'll take a stroll by College Green looking in need of some leather and if he pulls up to me and punch him in the face just for you Scráib. Or just pretend I like the jackets and have a look, then shout "Sketch, Guards!" and run off with a free jacket.

Weirdest Experience of the year...

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