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I have made a few posts recently regarding the laptop that I bought via Ebay. Well basically, it would turn out that I have been well and truly ripped off by the guy. The only problem is, that, even though I met the guy on Ebay it was not a proper Ebay auction that I bought it from. Here is a little story about what happened…

* scooby doo dreamy effect as we change into the past *

It started out when I decided that I needed to get a laptop unless my Uni work was going to suffer. I had bee spending a lot of time away from home which basically mean that when I got home I had to spend hours and hours in front of my computer studying my royal ass off to catch up. So I thought the best way to avoid doing this every day is to have my work with me wherever I am.

I found this laptop on ebay that was exactly what I wanted. It was a “Buy It Now!” auction and the price was within my budget. I thought hell yeah, I’m getting this. I went to the bank to get everything in order, but when I returned it had been sold.

I was devastated and I contacted the guy to see if he would be listing the same or similar item any time soon. He said that he had the same items in stock and to put $blah-blah-blah into his PayPal account. This is where the no-brainer comes in. Rather than waiting for the protection of Ebay, I went right ahead and put the cash into his PayPal account.

Now I know that every single person who reads this is now yelling at their monitor and screaming “YOU ARE A MORON MITCH!”. Well yes I am. And right now, consdiering I am $2000 down, I am kicking myself, hard! I don’t think I have ever felt so gutted by my own stupidity. How foolish could I have been to trust someone I had never met.

Update: Okay, so I am currently in contact with the guy trying to work shit out. I am so furious though because he is trying his hardest to weasel out. God damn I’m angry. I’ll post any updates to the situation here.