I was trying to buy some computer parts with bitcoins. I found a guy on Craigslist selling exactly what I needed. I really wanted to build a gaming rig. Luckily, I also had some bitcoins on hand. The seller agreed to accept them and provided me with his wallet. We set up a little escrow thing. He then forwarded me the tracking numbers and all of the receipts pertaining to my delivery. Ok I thought this is fine, nothing to worry about. I was just excited about the fact that I found what I needed and got to use my coins that were gathering dust. A few days go by and there I was standing outside waiting to receive my package. Mailman comes up, hands me my big box with a smile. I immediately noticed that it was way too light. I ran into the kitchen and sliced it open.
Lo and behold instead of my much-needed parts I find two garbage USBs in the shape of a minicooper and batman.
Amazing, at least it wasn’t that much. You pay for crap and you get screwed. Never using Craigslist again, or better yet, never making any deals on Craigslist again with bitcoins. I wonder if there’s any way I can get my money back through the Postal Service or something…