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We could help each other buy massive computers!!!
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Alright, I don't even care anymore. You guys are just too much. Who cares what it is??? It's just a friggin dollar!!!!
But anyways.... I guess theres nothing else to discuss here, unless you guys wanna place your future orders with me, for when i'm rich and i'll buy you whatever you want.
But anyways.... I guess theres nothing else to discuss here, unless you guys wanna place your future orders with me, for when i'm rich and i'll buy you whatever you want.
2nyRiggz said:
ok great. spec out a machine at apple.com and post a screenshot. macgeek2005 and i will take care of the rest. let us know your address too of course so we can ship it overnight.
Put your money where your keyboard is.
Here is your first victim...
MacRumors -- Help Me Buy a G5
Did you help him?
edit: fixed link
Here is your first victim...
MacRumors -- Help Me Buy a G5
Did you help him?
edit: fixed link
jelloshotsrule said:
You think you'd live longer without food or without a computer? C'mon, one is a need, the other is a want.
Also, who's going to be responsible for all the various taxes, including income tax, that such a gift would bring on?
dejo said:
i can't LIVE without my computer man! and clearly a 20k system would provide much more than 20k worth of food and potable water. especially with os x!!! x breathes life into people!
sun baked- i emailed the person and requested an apple store listing so i know what macgeek2005 and i will order for them.
dejo said:
macgeek2005 and i will take care of that too, don't worry!
It's not technically a pyramid scheme.
The pyramid version would look like this [DISCLAIMER -- This is FRAUD & ILLEGAL!]:
********************
Get a new Mac for only $100! Sound too good to be true? It's not!
Take advantage of our bulk purchasing capability!
We pass savings down to you!
Your money back if not completely satisfied!
Just send us $100 and you'll get your brand new factory sealed PowerMac!
Allow 8 to 12 weeks for delivery.
*********************
And then it would run like this:
1. Run the ad.
2. When the first 30 people send in their $100, buy a Mac and send it to the first person who answered. Do this as quickly as possible.
3. Hopefully, word spreads that the "offer" is "good" and more people send in money.
4. Make good on the first few responses -- those people are the tools who will sucker their friends into sending money.
5. When the money starts to roll in, cash all the checks and skip town -- because there is NO WAY that you can actually fulfill all the orders.
6. Try not to get tracked down by law enforcement.
7. Get tracked down by law enforcement.
8. Indictment.
9. Arrest.
10. Arraignment.
11. Trial/Plea Bargain.
12. Jail.
13. Don't drop the soap.
On the other hand:
macgeek2005's plan is really just charity. Some MR members give, others get. Interestingly, the logical extension of the plan (everyone gives $1, someone gets a Mac; everyone gives $10, 10 people get Macs) is that everyone gives $3000 and everyone gets a Mac. Which is not illegal, just inefficient.
My REAL question is this: how do we decide on who gets the Mac?
We would all have to send in our $1 and then have a nomination process and then a voting process. It could work. I know that I would give a dollar (and I highly doubt that I'd get picked to get the prize. And I'm OK with that.
).
The pyramid version would look like this [DISCLAIMER -- This is FRAUD & ILLEGAL!]:
********************
Get a new Mac for only $100! Sound too good to be true? It's not!
Take advantage of our bulk purchasing capability!
We pass savings down to you!
Your money back if not completely satisfied!
Just send us $100 and you'll get your brand new factory sealed PowerMac!
Allow 8 to 12 weeks for delivery.
*********************
And then it would run like this:
1. Run the ad.
2. When the first 30 people send in their $100, buy a Mac and send it to the first person who answered. Do this as quickly as possible.
3. Hopefully, word spreads that the "offer" is "good" and more people send in money.
4. Make good on the first few responses -- those people are the tools who will sucker their friends into sending money.
5. When the money starts to roll in, cash all the checks and skip town -- because there is NO WAY that you can actually fulfill all the orders.
6. Try not to get tracked down by law enforcement.
7. Get tracked down by law enforcement.
8. Indictment.
9. Arrest.
10. Arraignment.
11. Trial/Plea Bargain.
12. Jail.
13. Don't drop the soap.
On the other hand:
macgeek2005's plan is really just charity. Some MR members give, others get. Interestingly, the logical extension of the plan (everyone gives $1, someone gets a Mac; everyone gives $10, 10 people get Macs) is that everyone gives $3000 and everyone gets a Mac. Which is not illegal, just inefficient.
My REAL question is this: how do we decide on who gets the Mac?
We would all have to send in our $1 and then have a nomination process and then a voting process. It could work. I know that I would give a dollar (and I highly doubt that I'd get picked to get the prize. And I'm OK with that.
).
jelloshotsrule said:
Great...add an extra gig of RAM in that bad boy whiles you are at it.
Bless
idea_hamster said:It's not technically a pyramid scheme.
The pyramid version would look like this [DISCLAIMER -- This is FRAUD & ILLEGAL!]:
********************
Get a new Mac for only $100! Sound too good to be true? It's not!
Take advantage of our bulk purchasing capability!
We pass savings down to you!
Your money back if not completely satisfied!
Just send us $100 and you'll get your brand new factory sealed PowerMac!
Allow 8 to 12 weeks for delivery.
*********************
And then it would run like this:
1. Run the ad.
2. When the first 30 people send in their $100, buy a Mac and send it to the first person who answered. Do this as quickly as possible.
3. Hopefully, word spreads that the "offer" is "good" and more people send in money.
4. Make good on the first few responses -- those people are the tools who will sucker their friends into sending money.
5. When the money starts to roll in, cash all the checks and skip town -- because there is NO WAY that you can actually fulfill all the orders.
6. Try not to get tracked down by law enforcement.
7. Get tracked down by law enforcement.
8. Arrest.
9. Arraignment.
10. Indictment.
11. Trial/Plea Bargain.
12. Jail.
13. Don't drop the soap.
On the other hand:
macgeek2005's plan is really just charity. Some MR members give, others get. Interestingly, the logical extension of the plan (everyone gives $1, someone gets a Mac; everyone gives $10, 10 people get Macs) is that everyone gives $3000 and everyone gets a Mac. Which is not illegal, just inefficient.
My REAL question is this: how do we decide on who gets the Mac?
We would all have to send in our $1 and then have a nomination process and then a voting process. It could work. I know that I would give a dollar (and I highly doubt that I'd get picked to get the prize. And I'm OK with that.
I said before, we'll vote on who needs it the most.
macgeek2005 said:
oh my god! don't tell me the greedy arses have gotten to you too! ugggh. am i the only selfless, compassionate, empathetic, martyriffic person here??
take out a loan so we can take care of these poor needy people together, then you can pay off the loans when you get rich!!!!
2nyRiggz said:Great...add an extra gig of RAM in that bad boy whiles you are at it.
Bless
an extra gig? don't you want 8 gb? keep in mind that we're offering $30,000 systems!!!! let me know. stay cool. kit.
This is going nowhere, and sooner or later it's going to get ugly. To avoid issues, it's been closed.
No one needs a $3000 system. If someone feels they really, really, really want one, PM macgeek2005 and let him organize a fundraiser for you, or start one for yourself.
However, we will not be voting on how to distribute $3000 systems to needy MR members. if you have that much spare cash, donate it to a cause which will do more with $3000 than give one person a G5 tower.
No one needs a $3000 system. If someone feels they really, really, really want one, PM macgeek2005 and let him organize a fundraiser for you, or start one for yourself.
However, we will not be voting on how to distribute $3000 systems to needy MR members. if you have that much spare cash, donate it to a cause which will do more with $3000 than give one person a G5 tower.
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