20 Nov
2009
20 Nov
'09
1:11 p.m.
William Donzelli wrote:
Someone that is *rich* enough to fork over this amount of money *should*
have enough common sense to authenticate a rare item like this in the
first place, before paying for it on ebay -- of all places --. And I'm
sure they would have several ties to find someone to take care of this
for them. I bet that the faker wouldn't stand up to the pressure of
being scrutinized over such a large transaction.
=Dan
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Yes - the fact
that it's so rare :-) I reckon someone could pull it off once
or twice, but soon it would become obvious that at least some of the systems
that were floating around were fakes
A smart crook could pull it off many times.
Try this:
Make a *really* convincing fake Apple 1. Put it on Ebay for $100K, but
maybe hint that if it might be available off the site. Say you have
*two* Apple 1s. Make it sound like you really need the money -
foreclosure or something, and you need to sell your crown jewels. If
it sells for $100K, laugh all the way to the bank. If it does not,
collect contacts to a bunch of rich prospective buyers. Sell them each
a machine for maybe $30K. Chances are they will not boast about
getting an Apple 1, for fear of theft or hundreds of geeks trying to
buy it. If someone boasts, explain it as the second Apple 1. Laugh all
the way to the bank, a few times. Repeat in a few years.