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Old 27-09-2010, 13:57   #31
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Re: Set top box modders go to jail

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£103???? Now whats that saying about a fool and his money?
Heh ... especially when you consider this:

He buys a Sammy V box on 1st September:



He sells a Sammy V box on 24 September, insisting it 'works with Nagra 3' but insists on postal orders for payment:



Whoever bought this deserves everything they get.

Oh, hang on:



It seems there's no honour among thieves after all.
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Old 27-09-2010, 17:44   #32
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Heh ... especially when you consider this:

He buys a Sammy V box on 1st September:



He sells a Sammy V box on 24 September, insisting it 'works with Nagra 3' but insists on postal orders for payment:



Whoever bought this deserves everything they get.

Oh, hang on:



It seems there's no honour among thieves after all.

There is lots of this going on at the moment on ebay, Selling off a box knowing its no good and hoping some mug buys it
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Old 27-09-2010, 17:46   #33
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Re: Set top box modders go to jail

I thought ebay had some fairly strict rules about this?
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Old 27-09-2010, 17:52   #34
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I thought ebay had some fairly strict rules about this?
To be honest i think they play lip service to them.
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Old 27-09-2010, 17:52   #35
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Re: Set top box modders go to jail

Someone mentioned that earlier in the thread ... IIRC ebay won't act on allegedly stolen goods unless reported by the owner of said goods (i.e. VM) or the police.
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Old 27-09-2010, 19:27   #36
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Someone mentioned that earlier in the thread ... IIRC ebay won't act on allegedly stolen goods unless reported by the owner of said goods (i.e. VM) or the police.
Another poster reported them and got that response from Ebay a couple of weeks ago.
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Old 27-09-2010, 19:45   #37
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He's been kicked from ebay.
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Old 27-09-2010, 19:50   #38
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He's been kicked from ebay.
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Old 27-09-2010, 22:44   #39
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Re: Set top box modders go to jail

i reported him for scamming
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---------- Post added at 23:44 ---------- Previous post was at 21:47 ----------

this guy is using the cable forum as a ref to sell his V+BOX
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VIRGIN-MEDIA-N...item4aa5006887

it shows link to
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/10...855-v-faq.html
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Actually, I hope a few people do click that link through to Cable Forum.
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Old 28-09-2010, 05:36   #41
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Actually, I hope a few people do click that link through to Cable Forum.
Nicely done
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Old 28-09-2010, 13:55   #42
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Serves them right, more need to go to jail.
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Re: Set top box modders go to jail

They probably released a few Burglars and muggers early to make room for them, so everything ok there then.
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They probably released a few Burglars and muggers early to make room for them, so everything ok there then.
Or not.......
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They probably released a few Burglars and muggers early to make room for them, so everything ok there then.
Don't be so riddiculous !
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