Nothing new, it's been going on for a very long time. Over the years I've heard -
"We're doing an install in a new (subdivision, apartment complex, commercial hi-rise, you name it) and these are leftover from the job. We'd rather sell them than have to take them back to the warehouse".
"We're sellin' them so cheap 'cause they just fell off the back of a truck if ya know what I mean" - (wink,wink)
"The company we work for just closed it's doors and stiffed us on our last paycheck - so we took them in trade".
"My (uncle, dad, brother-in-law etc.) owns the company and he told us to dump these so he can make room for newer inventory".
"Our company is going bankrupt and the trustee is locking the doors today, so we're selling everything we can before the courts get it".
"My wife's suing me for divorce and trying to completely clean me out. It's my company and I'm gettin' rid of everything before she and her lawyer get their hands on it."
I've seen this scam worked since the 1960's pimping shirts, shoes, speakers, TV sets, power tools, you name it.
"We're doing an install in a new (subdivision, apartment complex, commercial hi-rise, you name it) and these are leftover from the job. We'd rather sell them than have to take them back to the warehouse".
"We're sellin' them so cheap 'cause they just fell off the back of a truck if ya know what I mean" - (wink,wink)
"The company we work for just closed it's doors and stiffed us on our last paycheck - so we took them in trade".
"My (uncle, dad, brother-in-law etc.) owns the company and he told us to dump these so he can make room for newer inventory".
"Our company is going bankrupt and the trustee is locking the doors today, so we're selling everything we can before the courts get it".
"My wife's suing me for divorce and trying to completely clean me out. It's my company and I'm gettin' rid of everything before she and her lawyer get their hands on it."
I've seen this scam worked since the 1960's pimping shirts, shoes, speakers, TV sets, power tools, you name it.