Thief and Liar at my Badshot Ponca City Gun Show Last week

[Navy_chief]

Did you call the PD and file a report and offer to press charges?

The guy is from Montana it would cost too much to recover the money. I dont even know were to begin looking for the liar at? Other than him suppose to be working on Windmills in the area? Just glad the Vendor is making it right with me.

 

[Powerman620]

There is a member here that works on wind generators but I dont recall his user name, he may know him??

 

[ez bake]

I hate thieves and liars!

At my Ponca City Gun show last weekend a vendor asked if I would cash a check for a guy that was buying some ammo from him at the last few minutes of the gun show it was for $170.

I looked at the guy he said he was working installing windmills up in the area and he looked respectable and honest his check was in the 2,000 serial range and was from Montanta so I took him on his word and cashed his check huge mistake on my part!

Well you guessed it was a bad check and I got charged another $15 service fee thru my bank and I am out the money as of right now waiting on the check to come back to me so I can scan a copy of it and email it to the vendor he is in turn going to write me a good check to pay me back.

I thanked the vendor for making it right but still makes me madder than hell because he is out his product and we were both swindled by a thief. Lesson learned and first bad check I have ever received at any of my gun shows so far.

There's the problem.

 

[hard_r]

I don't understand. People still use checks? What possible reason is there to use a check other than trying to buy something you cannot afford. Almost everyone takes debit cards, and there are ATMs on almost every street corner. I just can't think of any reason to ever need a check.

 

[milsurp2.0]

I don't understand. People still use checks? What possible reason is there to use a check other than trying to buy something you cannot afford. Almost everyone takes debit cards, and there are ATMs on almost every street corner. I just can't think of any reason to ever need a check.

This. I hate getting behind someone in line while they write a check.

 

[Boehlertaught]

I hate thieves and liars!

At my Ponca City Gun show last weekend a vendor asked if I would cash a check for a guy that was buying some ammo from him at the last few minutes of the gun show it was for $170.

I looked at the guy he said he was working installing windmills up in the area and he looked respectable and honest his check was in the 2,000 serial range and was from Montanta so I took him on his word and cashed his check huge mistake on my part!

Well you guessed it was a bad check and I got charged another $15 service fee thru my bank and I am out the money as of right now waiting on the check to come back to me so I can scan a copy of it and email it to the vendor he is in turn going to write me a good check to pay me back.

I thanked the vendor for making it right but still makes me madder than hell because he is out his product and we were both swindled by a thief. Lesson learned and first bad check I have ever received at any of my gun shows so far.

It's cool that the vendor made things right for you. But why didn't the vendor just have the guy write a check to him for the proper amount of the purchase? Last check he had on him probably.

 

[doctorjj]

I don't understand. People still use checks? What possible reason is there to use a check other than trying to buy something you cannot afford. Almost everyone takes debit cards, and there are ATMs on almost every street corner. I just can't think of any reason to ever need a check.

While I agree with your sentiment regarding ATM cards, my dad routinely uses checks and he'd never try to buy something he doesn't have the money for. He's 63 years old. It's a different era.

 

[milsurp2.0]

While I agree with your sentiment regarding ATM cards, my dad routinely uses checks and he'd never try to buy something he doesn't have the money for. He's 63 years old. It's a different era.

My dad is 67. He would rather hack is arm off with a machete than write a check. I think it's more personal preference.

 

[MLR]

Originally Posted by hard_r
I don't understand. People still use checks? What possible reason is there to use a check other than trying to buy something you cannot afford. Almost everyone takes debit cards, and there are ATMs on almost every street corner. I just can't think of any reason to ever need a check.

Some of us use checks because we known that we do not have the willpower to avoid impulse purchases. We know we could not stay out of debt if we carried credit cards.

Michael

 

[dennishoddy]

You might consider in future cases (if ever) to take a picture of the person passing the check along with a pic of his DL and of the check itself. Might help in recovery.

Great Idea. Sorry to hear you got crapped on.