A rash of robberies in the Bay Area reveals a disturbing trend of computer literate thugs targeting Craigslist users for muggings. According to police reports, several Craigslist users were robbed at gunpoint by people they thought they were meeting to sell goods to.
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Your Online Source For Gold Pills and Coke Spoons
By 7.10.06
Your Online Source For Gold Pills, Coke Spoons, More…
Morning Deals Round Up
By 6.13.06
• Today’s Woot! is… sold out. It was a laser level for $8, but if you really want one, Sears, Home Depot, and Lowes are selling these things all the freaking time.
CompUSA Unaware of So-Called ‘Internet’
By 6.12.06
Rick CC’d us on a letter he wrote CompUSA after trying to get them to price match Linksys NSLU2 network storage drive. He could get the drive at Newegg for $84, versus CompUSA’s $100, but kinda wanted it that day instead of waiting for shipping. The clerk said they only price-match competitors in the area. As in, the geographic space surrounding the physical store.
Investigative Reporter Busted for Buying Drugs Online
By 6.8.06
How easy is it to buy prescription drugs online? One Houston Press reporter undertook an investigation into the Vicodin and Viagra airdropping world and found out. Then the DEA showed up at his office and confiscated all the drugs.
Morning Deals
By 6.5.06
• SanDisk Sansa 2GB MP3 Player for $80 after coupon code 15345238, $45 rebate and $15 rebate.
Morning Deals
By 6.1.06
• Whoa, we thought this was a fake product, based on its seriously retarded “jokey” website, but the Philips Norelco Men’s Bodygroom shaver is for real and its for $39.95. Go ahead and “shave everywhere.”
Freeze Poop!
By 5.31.06
For only $12.99, you can have possess the power to freeze poop with just a blast from this 12 oz can. It contains no CFC’s and doesn’t harm vegetation. Removes the “mush factor” from animal waste disposal without the pesky waiting for the forces of time and weather.
Morning Deals
By 5.31.06
• Today’s Woot! is a Roomba with Convenience Pack for $149.99. There’s some HOWTO’s out there that give instructions on how to hack the little dirt devil and turn it into your love slave.
SoHo Store Still a Scam
By 5.30.06
Guess what? Remember how we wrote about how that online “SoHo store” which sold Mac products at crazy discounts? How we said they were probably a scam? Well, according to a complaint we just got, they are. Brian claims to have lost $6704 in dealing with them. We wonder what Brian was trying to buy.
Morning Deals
By 5.30.06
• Atari Two-Player Paddle Controller 13-in-1 TV Game for $9.98. This game system features two paddle controllers and includes 13 Atari 2600 games such as Breakout, Steeplechase, Super Breakout, and Warlords.
The Broken Laptop I Sold on Ebay
By 5.26.06
“Hello. My name is Amir Massoud Tofangsazan and i live in Barnet. I’m 19 but pretend to be a lot older and like to pretend that I’m a big businessman when I’m not actually that clever.”
