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Modiferous · 16 February 2023, 06:18 AM

The jeweler was definitely negligent, but I don't believe they were in on it.

What happened exactly was that I got to the jeweler about ten minutes before this "Jason" character. During that time the jeweler revealed to me that the owner of the shop was out that week on an emergency and so no one was available to do the appraisal there. I texted the buyer and told him this, and said that we could discuss other options when he arrived. He did text back pretty promptly.

By the time the buyer arrived, the jeweler and I had already ruled out another shop down the street, because their appraiser too was out for the day.

The buyer arrived, and he and I and the jeweler discussed options. The buyer asked the jeweler if she would be willing to just give it a quick at least visual evaluation of the watch. At this point I was looking the buyer up and down and trying to detect some semblance of that this guy was at all a person of means. His coat was shabby, his pants were nothing special, and his shoes were worn. Plus he reeked of marijuana, which right then and there I would have shut him down would it not for his story about being in ttheeh cannabis business.

I then proposed that we call a jeweler I knew, and I asked the buyer to make the call himself. He said that, Well you live here, maybe you should make the call. I was dialing and at that moment when my eyes were turned downwards to my cell phone, he ran towards where the bag was grabbed it and ran out the door.

He wasn't in the store four minutes before he grabbed the bag and ran.

I was right behind him, but when I ran out the door I dropped my cell phone.

What's clear, including from the other would be victims above, is that this guy has assumed a persona so thoroughly that he has no problem living an entire lie. Of course his presence and dress in person, plus the reek of marijuana on him, speak of a low life who has little or no education or means, but on the phone he has tried hard to cultivate the lie that he is someone who owns nice things and is capable of buying nice things.

I doubt that he cultivated this fictional persona overnight, he must have worked hard on it.

16 February 2023, 06:18 AM	#36
Modiferous "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2019 Location: California Posts: 315	The jeweler was definitely negligent, but I don't believe they were in on it. What happened exactly was that I got to the jeweler about ten minutes before this "Jason" character. During that time the jeweler revealed to me that the owner of the shop was out that week on an emergency and so no one was available to do the appraisal there. I texted the buyer and told him this, and said that we could discuss other options when he arrived. He did text back pretty promptly. By the time the buyer arrived, the jeweler and I had already ruled out another shop down the street, because their appraiser too was out for the day. The buyer arrived, and he and I and the jeweler discussed options. The buyer asked the jeweler if she would be willing to just give it a quick at least visual evaluation of the watch. At this point I was looking the buyer up and down and trying to detect some semblance of that this guy was at all a person of means. His coat was shabby, his pants were nothing special, and his shoes were worn. Plus he reeked of marijuana, which right then and there I would have shut him down would it not for his story about being in ttheeh cannabis business. I then proposed that we call a jeweler I knew, and I asked the buyer to make the call himself. He said that, Well you live here, maybe you should make the call. I was dialing and at that moment when my eyes were turned downwards to my cell phone, he ran towards where the bag was grabbed it and ran out the door. He wasn't in the store four minutes before he grabbed the bag and ran. I was right behind him, but when I ran out the door I dropped my cell phone. What's clear, including from the other would be victims above, is that this guy has assumed a persona so thoroughly that he has no problem living an entire lie. Of course his presence and dress in person, plus the reek of marijuana on him, speak of a low life who has little or no education or means, but on the phone he has tried hard to cultivate the lie that he is someone who owns nice things and is capable of buying nice things. I doubt that he cultivated this fictional persona overnight, he must have worked hard on it.