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valorale
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posted October 31, 2012 09:30 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for valorale Click Here to Email valorale Send a private message to valorale Click to send valorale an Instant MessageVisit valorale's Homepage  Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
Pretty messed up, did anyone by chance know him? You can skip the opening paragraph that talks about how the game is played.

http://www.wtsp.com/news/watercooler/article/280396/58/Friendship-money-greed-meet-in-fantasy-card-game-Magic

 
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posted November 01, 2012 02:39 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for WeedIan Click Here to Email WeedIan Send a private message to WeedIan Click to send WeedIan an Instant MessageVisit WeedIan's Homepage  Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View WeedIan's Have/Want ListView WeedIan's Have/Want List
People have killed for less. Its horrendous that things like this happen

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AGO
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posted November 01, 2012 05:29 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for AGO Click Here to Email AGO Send a private message to AGO Click to send AGO an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View AGO's Trade Auction or SaleView AGO's Trade Auction or Sale
It takes some common sense when you deal with people on Craigs list. Don't meet at your house or give them your phone number. Always bring someone with you when meeting someone else.

Craigs list is a playground for weirdos and scammmers. Just play it safe.

 
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posted November 01, 2012 06:04 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for iccarus Click Here to Email iccarus Send a private message to iccarus Click to send iccarus an Instant MessageVisit iccarus's Homepage  Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View iccarus's Have/Want ListView iccarus's Have/Want List
quote:
Originally posted by AGO:
It takes some common sense when you deal with people on Craigs list. Don't meet at your house or give them your phone number. Always bring someone with you when meeting someone else.

Craigs list is a playground for weirdos and scammmers. Just play it safe.


Sound advice, although it does not appear CL played any role in this. The twins were staying with this guy and knew him from the local community.

Here's and article that gets into the details without all of the game background shoved in.

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AGO
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posted November 01, 2012 06:25 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for AGO Click Here to Email AGO Send a private message to AGO Click to send AGO an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View AGO's Trade Auction or SaleView AGO's Trade Auction or Sale
quote:
Originally posted by iccarus:
Sound advice, although it does not appear CL played any role in this. The twins were staying with this guy and knew him from the local community.

Here's and article that gets into the details without all of the game background shoved in.


Wow I thought this was a craigs list incident. This crap happens all the time. I remember a news story a few years ago where 2 guys killed a family for a Playstation 3.

 
iccarus
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posted November 01, 2012 08:43 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for iccarus Click Here to Email iccarus Send a private message to iccarus Click to send iccarus an Instant MessageVisit iccarus's Homepage  Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View iccarus's Have/Want ListView iccarus's Have/Want List
Yeah, CL can be totally shady. I make sure someone is with me whenever I have dealings through there. I usually only mess with CL for stuff that's too big to unload on ebay.

I really don't know what the lesson is in this case. Be careful who you trust to be in your home? Don't own magic collections with a high value?

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posted November 01, 2012 08:53 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for southparker2002 Click Here to Email southparker2002 Send a private message to southparker2002 Click to send southparker2002 an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View southparker2002's Have/Want ListView southparker2002's Have/Want List
quote:
Originally posted by valorale:
Pretty messed up, did anyone by chance know him? You can skip the opening paragraph that talks about how the game is played.

http://www.wtsp.com/news/watercooler/article/280396/58/Friendship -money-greed-meet-in-fantasy-card-game-Magic


I heard about this on the news this morning on the radio. The DJ kept calling us nerds for playing it. Send him mail saying we are not nerds. I already did. morningsickness@957therock.com His name is Brian.

 
Abinks
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posted November 01, 2012 09:51 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for Abinks Click Here to Email Abinks Send a private message to Abinks Click to send Abinks an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by iccarus:
Yeah, CL can be totally shady. I make sure someone is with me whenever I have dealings through there. I usually only mess with CL for stuff that's too big to unload on ebay.

I carry a gun whenever meeting people from Craigslist, plus have at least one other person there with me.

[Edited 1 times, lastly by Abinks on November 01, 2012]

 
frankenskid
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posted November 01, 2012 11:33 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for frankenskid Click Here to Email frankenskid Send a private message to frankenskid Click to send frankenskid an Instant MessageVisit frankenskid's Homepage  Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View frankenskid's Have/Want ListView frankenskid's Have/Want List
I usually have my friend doing overwatch from about 30 steps with a pistol in concealment when meeting people from craigslist, depending on how much/what the item is .
 
hilikuS
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posted November 01, 2012 11:41 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for hilikuS Click Here to Email hilikuS Send a private message to hilikuS Click to send hilikuS an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View hilikuS's Trade Auction or SaleView hilikuS's Trade Auction or Sale
Jeez... Note to self. Everybody but me brings guns to meetings with Craigslist folks.
 
iccarus
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posted November 01, 2012 11:48 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for iccarus Click Here to Email iccarus Send a private message to iccarus Click to send iccarus an Instant MessageVisit iccarus's Homepage  Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View iccarus's Have/Want ListView iccarus's Have/Want List
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Originally posted by hilikuS:
Jeez... Note to self. Everybody but me brings guns to meetings with Craigslist folks.

Yeah, I was not aware that packing heat was a requirement to sell/buy through CL. I guess I should not be shocked though, given how many high profile crimes have been intiated through there.

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Volcanon
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posted November 01, 2012 11:55 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for Volcanon Click Here to Email Volcanon Send a private message to Volcanon Click to send Volcanon an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by iccarus:
Yeah, I was not aware that packing heat was a requirement to sell/buy through CL. I guess I should not be shocked though, given how many high profile crimes have been intiated through there.


There aren't actually that many. Remember, the papers report on things that are "unusual". So some idiot attacks a seller he met on CL, it hits the front page. Random guy assaults other random guy not related to CL? Not even mentioned.

Packing heat is stupid. What, are you actually going to shoot somebody? Hope you enjoy your murder trial. Even if you get off you're still in the courts for years.

 
A1phaMale
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posted November 01, 2012 11:56 AM   Click Here to See the Profile for A1phaMale Click Here to Email A1phaMale Send a private message to A1phaMale Click to send A1phaMale an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View A1phaMale's Have/Want ListView A1phaMale's Have/Want List
I always meet in a public place like a shopping center parking lot during daylight hours so that there are plenty of people in the immediate vicinity.
 
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posted November 01, 2012 01:16 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for airwalk Send a private message to airwalk Click to send airwalk an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
Oh geez Volc, can you at least try and conceal your envy of an American Citizens right to carry a weapon?
 
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posted November 01, 2012 01:22 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for oneofchaos Click Here to Email oneofchaos Send a private message to oneofchaos Click to send oneofchaos an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by Volcanon:

Packing heat is stupid. What, are you actually going to shoot somebody? Hope you enjoy your murder trial. Even if you get off you're still in the courts for years.


If somebody is going to kill you I suppose it's the better alternative. Anyone willing to deprive you of your life deserves to not have a place on this world. I don't even think this is likely at all meeting in public.

 
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posted November 01, 2012 01:23 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for Abinks Click Here to Email Abinks Send a private message to Abinks Click to send Abinks an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by airwalk:
Oh geez Volc, can you at least try and conceal your envy of an American Citizens right to carry a weapon?

Seriously.

I have a permit to carry concealed and if the person attacked me then yes I would shoot them. As long as I didn't shoot them in the head I would get off on self-defense. I wouldn't even pull it unless the situation called for it. Part of carrying a concealed weapon is knowing when pulling it is warranted.

 
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posted November 01, 2012 01:54 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for oneofchaos Click Here to Email oneofchaos Send a private message to oneofchaos Click to send oneofchaos an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by Abinks:
Seriously.

I have a permit to carry concealed and if the person attacked me then yes I would shoot them. As long as I didn't shoot them in the head I would get off on self-defense. I wouldn't even pull it unless the situation called for it. Part of carrying a concealed weapon is knowing when pulling it is warranted.


Depending on state laws, if they brandish a weapon shooting in the head is still defense. Some states have that "you should run away" clause thing or something like that.

 
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posted November 01, 2012 02:33 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for Thanos Click Here to Email Thanos Send a private message to Thanos Click to send Thanos an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by southparker2002:
I heard about this on the news this morning on the radio. The DJ kept calling us nerds for playing it. Send him mail saying we are not nerds. I already did. morningsickness@957therock.com His name is Brian.

Or contact him here:

https://www.facebook.com/i.still.function?ref=profile

 
studderingdave
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posted November 01, 2012 02:43 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for studderingdave Click Here to Email studderingdave Send a private message to studderingdave Click to send studderingdave an Instant MessageVisit studderingdave's Homepage  Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
i would get your facts straight with the gun chatter, since every state is different. Up here in Pennsylvania we can conceal carry (with permit) or open carry (Without a permit as long as you can buy a gun). We can shoot in defense as per the castle doctrine we have the right to defend ourselves even when outside of our homes.

This news does not surprise me, CL has always been odd to me.

 
southparker2002
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posted November 01, 2012 03:31 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for southparker2002 Click Here to Email southparker2002 Send a private message to southparker2002 Click to send southparker2002 an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View southparker2002's Have/Want ListView southparker2002's Have/Want List
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Originally posted by Thanos:
Or contact him here:

https://www.facebook.com/i.still.function?ref=profile


Yeah that too lol. You know him Thanos?

 
Bagbokk
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posted November 01, 2012 04:22 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for Bagbokk Click Here to Email Bagbokk Send a private message to Bagbokk Click to send Bagbokk an Instant MessageVisit Bagbokk's Homepage  Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
Heh. Guy at work that doesn't play Magic but knows that I do linked that to me before it got posted here...
 
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posted November 01, 2012 05:49 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for Thanos Click Here to Email Thanos Send a private message to Thanos Click to send Thanos an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by southparker2002:
Yeah that too lol. You know him Thanos?

No, I just wanted to see what a non nerd looked like and found his FB page.

 
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posted November 01, 2012 06:44 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for southparker2002 Click Here to Email southparker2002 Send a private message to southparker2002 Click to send southparker2002 an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote View southparker2002's Have/Want ListView southparker2002's Have/Want List
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Originally posted by Thanos:
No, I just wanted to see what a non nerd looked like and found his FB page.

lol nice, good job finding him cuz that is him

 
Thanos
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posted November 01, 2012 06:58 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for Thanos Click Here to Email Thanos Send a private message to Thanos Click to send Thanos an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by southparker2002:
lol nice, good job finding him cuz that is him

It's funny though, he quotes 80's cartoons and such but we're nerds...wouldn't that make him cut from the same cloth as us pretty much?

 
skizzikmonger
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posted November 01, 2012 07:10 PM   Click Here to See the Profile for skizzikmonger Click Here to Email skizzikmonger Send a private message to skizzikmonger Click to send skizzikmonger an Instant Message Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by Volcanon:
Packing heat is stupid. What, are you actually going to shoot somebody? Hope you enjoy your murder trial. Even if you get off you're still in the courts for years.

It's murder if it's self defense genius. Btw, if the cops and/or DA rule it as self defense, there's no trial.

[Edited 1 times, lastly by skizzikmonger on November 01, 2012]

 

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