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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Marketplace => Topic started by: Cldrnbrn on April 04, 2007, 07:49:15 PM
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Not to stir things up but I was trying to warn someone about this guy and now we cannot find threads that mention him using the search button. I have some ones I was monitoring in the past and they are still in my profile but the search button doesn't seem to find anything any more. Has he been blocked from that as well?
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Hmm...
a quick search leads you here (http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=27785) with some further links.
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*wink*
(http://www.retrogeekcomputers.com/phpBB2/images/avatars/200256378844964be0be6ed.gif)
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Nm think I figured out what I was doing wrong. Thanks.
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I just searched for "RetroGeek" and got loads of results. You did click the "Show all" link didn't you?
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Nm think I figured out what I was doing wrong. Thanks.
Ok :-)
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moto
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Hmmm...
Wonder if I should change my id? I do not want to be confused with this individual!
Retro(mania)
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Is this guy bad news or something? I've seen mention of him in Atari related forums.
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@Dew-It
If you like Military spec A500's he is ok.
:)
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I've never bought anything off the guy, but my experiences here make me believe that he's a troll par excellence.
He'd frequently tell anyone who owned an A1200/4000 that their machine was a "piece of crap" and to "buy an A2000, the flagship Amiga" before logging in under a pseudonym and asking something like "Can a CD-ROM be fitted to my flagship Amiga 2000?". He'd also log in under pseudonyms claiming to be a friend of Doommaster saying what a nice guy he was. Clearly, this chap has issues!
One or two of the Atari chaps joined here specially to swap notes on how to deal with him!
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;-)
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Here at RetroGeek Auctions we want you to be happy with your purchase. So, if an item is not as pictured or described, we will be more then happy to give you a refund. If you have any problems or concerns, please send us an email and we will help you to the best of our ability A** H***. :roflmao: :roflmao:
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The sad thing is that he probably has a grin from ear to ear seeing his name discussed on these forums from time to time.
I say, just forget about him and maybe someday he will go away.
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Pssh. DoomMasterbater is like a slug:
He serves a purpose, I just don't know what it is. :roll:
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Check out his latest auction this 3000 was up for sale and does look like a good unit but it didn't sell for the 149.99 he had it listed for. He then relisted it at the same price with a list of positive feedbacks he recently received.
Check this out an have a laugh...Retrogeek Ebay Link (http://cgi.ebay.com/Commodore-Amiga-3000-Computer-Extremely-Nice-Condition_W0QQitemZ150109520206QQihZ005QQcategoryZ4598QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
I can only say unbeleivable!!!!
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amesie2 wrote:
Check out his latest auction this 3000 was up for sale and does look like a good unit but it didn't sell for the 149.99 he had it listed for.
There's more info about his feedback and packing techniques in that auction than there is about the Amiga 3000. He doesn't provide any info about the RAM, CPU, included accessories, etc.
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Yeah, but in the previous ad it did state only one drive. So, I assume since it shows two that he plans to strip it down and send a bare unit. -Only at retrogeeks do we offer you non-descript stripped down merchandise. We wouldn't want to burden you with unnecessary items that are not mentioned in the add anyway- Check out the FeedBack. :crazy: :destroy: :destroy: :lol:
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Ok this guy is a bad lad.
But I don't think that is the issue.
How did we slip up and let atari geeks in here? :-D
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Do a search on google and you will get this quote from http://www.bautforum.com
" The odds of being attacked are low, where I currently live. But low is not the same as non-existent. I've already told you I've had to use a firearm for self-defense, which shows that it can be..."
Aw heck here's the whole thing..
Quote:
Originally Posted by PhantomWolf View Post
How about explosives, then?
Fine, how about explosives. How many non-terrorist bombings have there been in the US that have been that have taken lives? (why non-terrorist, because your average postal worker/schoolkid/mall attacker isn't generally a terrorist.) Over here we've had one bombing, back in the 60's.
DOOM, if what you say about criminals being unable to access guns so easily is right, then why do you feel you have to have a gun for self-defence? If burglars breaking in are rare, why do you have a loaded gun next to the bed? Surely you have it there because you feel unsafe, isn't that true? Essentially you seem to be claiming that the odds of being attacked are low, and yet the very act of having a loaded weapon would indicate to me otherwise. Which is it, is it unlikely you will be attacked in which case a loaded gun is unnecessary, or do you think you will need it, in which case surely your society has a serious problem that needs fixing. By the way, shooting a burglar over here would get you a one way trip to Jail unless he was armed with a weapon and actively threatening your life, or the life of another.
The odds of being attacked are low, where I currently live. But low is not the same as non-existent. I've already told you I've had to use a firearm for self-defense, which shows that it can be necessary. I'd rather be safe than sorry.
This doesn't show a problem with society at all. You seem to be saying that because I feel the need to have a firearm for self defense and that you don't, the society I live in is inferior to yours. This is ridiculous. There are criminals in any society. If you don't feel you need a firearm for self defense, that's fine. I'm not saying you have to have one. But you seem to think you can tell me that I can't have one based on your feelings. Sorry, it doesn't work that way.
You don't know me, nor do you know anything about me. I could be in a wheelchair, unable to effectively defend myself against an intruder. Or I could just be someone that knows the effectiveness of firearms in a self defense situation, regardless of whether I'm incapacitated in some manner, or a 250 pound body builder that could easily subdue most unarmed people with just physical force alone (in reality, I'm neither, I'm a 165 pound, healthy male, but I do know very well that firearms ARE the best form of self defense).
And since I have no intention of using my firearms for illegal purposes, there is no reasonable objection to my having them. IF, and only if, I ever used them in an illegal capacity, or did a crime that would invalidate me for owning a firearm, should they be taken away from me.
As for if a burglar does break into my home, I can shoot him regardless of whether he is an active threat or not. Illinois law regarding firearms may be ignorant and anti-gun, but IL self-defense laws are actually very good. There is no requirement in IL statutes that requires a person acting in self-defense while inside their residence to be in mortal danger. The act of breaking into a home in IL is considered enough in that regard.
So, you've not demonstrated anything here other than you don't like the society I live in and that you don't like firearms (and that you don't know the laws in my state regarding self defense, but that's no surprise, you don't live here and I'm not going to hold that one against you). Neither of these are reasons to infringe on my RIGHT to own a firearm and use it for self defense. And remember, both of these things are RIGHTS were I live, not privileges.
This can be found here
http://www.bautforum.com/showthread.php?p=905824#post905824
P.S. their's plenty of other posts by him as well, I've always got a kick outta this gut he's emailed me and was a cool dude, but I'm sure he's a wack job just like me...but with different weaknesses. I've never found it necessary to rip people off I actually take pride in arriving at a fair deal that is cool for both people strickly for KARMA's sake, I mean have some AMIGA gear and live another life or not have AMIGA gear and get to die....I take death.
Anyway happy Good Friday
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"DOOM, if what you say about criminals being unable to access guns so easily is right, then why do you feel you have to have a gun for self-defence? If burglars breaking in are rare, why do you have a loaded gun next to the bed? Surely you have it there because you feel unsafe, isn't that true?"
replace "criminals" with customers and you'll get the point! ;-)
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@ FRAMIGA
Exactly the possibilities are endless and endlessly amusing
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@koaftder: AWESOME GRAPHIC!! :-D
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@amesie2:
He's got a victim already :-(
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WOWZER wrote:
The sad thing is that he probably has a grin from ear to ear seeing his name discussed on these forums from time to time.
I say, just forget about him and maybe someday he will go away.
Yes, we all want to forget about him, but without talking about his "escapades", how do you protect future victims?
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@ral-clan:
Figures!! He has to fend off all the negativity in order to even have a person stay at his page for more than a couple of seconds!! LOL!
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@yetihw + Framiga: LOL! Good stuff :-) This guy is a loony!
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@da9000
er.. you do know there is this 'edit' button thingy
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check it out you can see doomys reflection in this auction! he looks like an old git! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150099548945 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150099548945)
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Well, here's another A55hole in one from this putrid character...
On march 13th, I won a set of A3000 casing parts he was selling. I have a pair of working A3000 MoBos and DBs here I wanted casings for.
He took just about a month to send me the bill and tell me the shipping cost. I got it on April 10th and on april 11th I mailed the check to the exact amount using ultrafast Xpresspost service.
Only 2 hours ago he filed an NPB dispute on me. I was so pissed I tought of leaving him a negative feedback on the spot...
See: http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=005&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=150099175560&rd=1&rd=1
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He's a fùcking retard, you should cancel the cheque and send a bag of {bleep} to his house. It's very likely he placed the NPB complaint as soon as he'd payed in the cheque.
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Oh My F**king God's!
Found this link on one of the other threads:
http://www.toolhaus.org/cgi-bin/negs?User=retrogeek001&sourceid=Mozilla-search&Dirn=Received%20by&Many=ON (http://www.toolhaus.org/cgi-bin/negs?User=retrogeek001&sourceid=Mozilla-search&Dirn=Received%20by&Many=ON)
Some of this is quite funny actually ...
Grouchy seller. Didn't work with my Amiga 4000, which he calls a sh-ty computer
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lorddef wrote:
He's a fùcking retard, you should cancel the cheque and send a bag of {bleep} to his house.
Now, I would love to see the face of the customs agent who would inspect a package like THAT... :-?
Content description:
Biological fertiliser
Value:
Free gift
What to do with in case package cannot be delivered:
Well... honestly, I don't know for sure but most importantly DON'T return to sender... :lol:
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Firstly, I wouldn't do business with anyone who uses grammar like his. Secondly, I also avoid buying from sellers who insist on more than 30 days to receive item -- eBay and PayPal both only provide coverage for problems within 30 days. I have done enough shipping via eBay over the years to know that I can get items from just about anywhere in the world in about seven to 14 days. Eight weeks delivery is plain treachery.
All this aside, it really seems like he should quit selling on eBay considering the number of frauds with which he has to deal. I would have quit a long time ago if I have the ratio of frauds to good buyers he has.
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LoadWB wrote:
Firstly, I wouldn't do business with anyone who uses grammar like his. Secondly, I also avoid buying from sellers who insist on more than 30 days to receive item -- eBay and PayPal both only provide coverage for problems within 30 days. I have done enough shipping via eBay over the years to know that I can get items from just about anywhere in the world in about seven to 14 days. Eight weeks delivery is plain treachery.
All this aside, it really seems like he should quit selling on eBay considering the number of frauds with which he has to deal. I would have quit a long time ago if I have the ratio of frauds to good buyers he has.
I agree with everything you say except one thing... when I ship things to european customers, they always insist on the cheapest service... Canada post claims it can take up to 8 weeks for the items to reach their destination using the surface (boat) shipping.
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I don't think he means 8 week for delivery, but 8 week for getting his lazy ass up to post office and ship it.
eslapion, I think you've been scammed because he thought the closing price is low. He probably thought it's not worth the trouble shipping them.
Also you shouldn't have bought from a seller who has a shady background and refuse to accept paypal. If you paid with paypal, you had evidence that you actualy sent the payment. Now I'm not sure what will happen. If you don't act quick, you'll lose your right to leave feedback on him. He'll still have the right of leaving feedback to you, and he WILL leave a neg for you. Be careful.
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Hehe, I just love this response by Doomy:
"Reply by retrogeek001: I never received any emails. You could have called me or mailed me a letter."
MAIL him a letter? My god, this guy sells on Ebay, has his own website and forum and can't even be bothered to put up a correct E-mail address?
My guess here is he just couldn't be bothered to sell this item for the winning bid. People like this should be banned from teh web.
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countzero wrote:
I don't think he means 8 week for delivery, but 8 week for getting his lazy ass up to post office and ship it.
eslapion, I think you've been scammed because he thought the closing price is low. He probably thought it's not worth the trouble shipping them.
Also you shouldn't have bought from a seller who has a shady background and refuse to accept paypal. If you paid with paypal, you had evidence that you actualy sent the payment. Now I'm not sure what will happen. If you don't act quick, you'll lose your right to leave feedback on him. He'll still have the right of leaving feedback to you, and he WILL leave a neg for you. Be careful.
I have a tracking on the envelope for the money order. If he asn't removed his complaint when the Xpresspost envelope reaches him then he will get a nice red dot and probably a lot more from me.
I know I shouldn't have bought from him but he's the only one I could find selling Amiga 3000 casing parts.
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eslapion wrote:
I agree with everything you say except one thing... when I ship things to european customers, they always insist on the cheapest service... Canada post claims it can take up to 8 weeks for the items to reach their destination using the surface (boat) shipping.
Nothing you can do about that, then, unless you specifically state that you won't ship cheap. I know I got your stuff within a couple of weeks (thanks, btw,) but to be fair we are in the same continent.
I don't ship overseas with anything less than priority, which is a week at most, iirc.
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Now now... look at the nice message I got from our gentleman concerning the NPB he opened on me:
"Now, just calm down. This is just a formality. I will close this dispute just as soon as I receive
your payment. Then I will ship out your package and we can give each other a positive feedback. BTW
, I read your post about me on Amiga Org. That was not very nice. I visit Amiga Org every day."
A formality... yeah right. Anyone else here opens NPB claims as formality?
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Formality my hairy buttocks. If opening a NPB is what he considers a formality, perhaps he should put in his auctions that he will do so in order to avoid confusion -- or buyers. What a schmuck. Since he reads AO every day, maybe this will seem like a good idea to him and he can start soon.
I guess then it would be a formality for people waiting for his eight week delivery to file a complaint for not receiving the item.
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Doomy wrote:
I visit Amiga Org every day.
Hey Doomy, since you're reading, why not start treating people with respect instead of trying to screw people over all the time?
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moto
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I've seen some of his auctions and he has had stuff I would like to bid on but with his Amiga Community reputation and his Ebay reputation, I just could not in good faith buy anything from him.
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motorollin wrote:
Doomy wrote:
I visit Amiga Org every day.
Hey Doomy, since you're reading, why not start treating people with respect instead of trying to screw people over all the time?
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moto
Seconded. Doomy/George is the last thing people trying to get Amiga gear need.
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@countzero
He's posted a response to your AOrg criticism on the RetroGeek Forum (http://www.retrogeekcomputers.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=338). Why not put your points to him directly?
JaX
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So, he's half German and half American. Does it mean he's half lazy. :lol: :lol:
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Doomy wrote:
The good reputation of RetroGeek Computers means more to me then money
:lol: :roll:
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moto
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Bet he got picked on at skool alot, maybe thats why hes such an ass hole or his father dropped him on his head and odd number of times when he was a baby....
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
And if your reading doomy why dont you just stop being a chicken shiit! And talk to us on this forum!
I want to hear more lame ass excuses why your such a crap business man hahaha!
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@JaXanim wrote:
Well, we had correspondence with e-mail too so I won't reply in his forum. I never dealt with him, and all my opinions on him were based on what I read in this forum so I feel I'm not the guy to accuse him like that. I hope everything turns ok and esplaion gets his parts.
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countzero wrote:
@JaXanim wrote:
Well, we had correspondence with e-mail too so I won't reply in his forum. I never dealt with him, and all my opinions on him were based on what I read in this forum so I feel I'm not the guy to accuse him like that. I hope everything turns ok and esplaion gets his parts.
My opinions about Retrogeek001 are strictly based on the following facts:
- March 13th I win the auction on the Amiga 3000 casing parts
- March 14th I ask for shipping cost of the parts
- April 10th I receive invoice with shipping cost (finally)
- April 12th I send money order as requested and give seller tracking number for Xpresspost envelope
- April 14th only 2 days after informing seller, he opens a non-paying bidder claim.
These are facts, not emotional judgments.
However, I think every intelligent person can draw their own judgments from these facts.
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Really, the only thing special about this guy is that he sells Amigas (or at least advertises them for sale). He's indicative of a minority of people on eBay (and in life in general) who feel no responsibility, empathy or compassion towards other people.
That and his "persona", for which folk around here made him a star.
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Back to my original point about this jack off. He stated that he reads these forums every day. He could care less what we say about him, as long as were talking about him. Thats what makes him happy. People like him thrive on the attention.
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That and his "persona", for which folk around here made him a star.
Made him an arse, more like.
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And if your reading doomy why dont you just stop being a chicken shiit! And talk to us on this forum!
because I'll ban his arse!
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George Campbell, if you read this forum then learn this lesson well.
Tommorrow, I am going to take my money order sender's copy and my Xpresspost customer receipt and I will file a complaint for fraud with Canada Post/RCMP. Whatever happens next is not up to me. I do know, however that Canada and the U.S. have signed reciprocity agreements concerning that and many other criminal justice matters.
However, I strongly suggest you don't try to claim I lied to anyone because ALL the messages I sent you and ALL the messages you sent me are well archived in the eBay system and I keep ALL emails I received from you and ALL emails I sent you.
When I offered to pay you an extra amount for these casings, you could easily have ended the auction (there was no bidder at that point) by claiming the item was faulty and then reinstate it with the (much higher) discussed "Buy it now" price and I would have gladly sent you 100$ for them but instead you had to try this stupid stunt of yours.
I am NOT a nincompoop. I will NEVER buy anything from a person I don't know and only communicated with via the internet without going through eBay as you suggested I do... and I didn't tell the people at eBay about that.
Filing an NPB against somebody who just informed you both via e-mail AND eBay messaging that a money order was coming in is ANYTHING BUT formality. The second you filed that NPB, you just stepped in the mud and guaranteed yourself a red dot feedback.
The service people at eBay have access to everything I sent you even if you deleted it in your mailbox for one simple reason, it still appears in my outbox and I can't delete it.
Now, with a feedback like what you have now, I don't think you can sell pretty much anything to anyone and I am very happy about it.
Enjoy the ride!
Added edit:
The ZIP RAMs you presently sell are cheaper at Software Hut and so are the kickstart 3.1 ROMs.
Also, it is false to claim you need the A3000 kickstart 2.04 ROMs to use workbench 2.04 or 2.1. You only need these if you use an accelerator.
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maybe we should make a sticky thread about this guy in this forum?. It could even be something like a general "buyer beware" type of thing.
It would probably cut back on threads like this popping up all the time from people being jerked by him.
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if you didnt pay with paypal you lost your money. I know, its happened to me. If he lived in Texas, I would of driven over there myself for ya and got the Amiga stuff + your money back.
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TheMagicM wrote:
if you didnt pay with paypal you lost your money. I know, its happened to me. If he lived in Texas, I would of driven over there myself for ya and got the Amiga stuff + your money back.
Canada Post allows the cancelling and retracing of money orders.
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even if he's cashed it already?
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On a lighter note, has anybody seen the new verizon military spec cellphones? Btw, I'm not spamming or involved in anyway with verizon or any company. When I saw the commercial, I thought of doomy. I'm guessing the next step will be a patent and/or copyright lawsuit: Doomy vs Verizon or Dumb*** vs Goliath. ;)