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kiterdad
kiterdad
QLD
42 posts
QLD, 42 posts
4 Jul 2016 12:07pm
i have contacted the owners of this site

a scammer from colombia is active

be very careful when communicating your wishes to buy anything

don't send any money unless you have made absolutely clear who you are sending it to

be suspicious from the get-go

sorry for the rise in sentiment

but this is real





Kozzie
Kozzie
QLD
1451 posts
QLD, 1451 posts
4 Jul 2016 12:54pm
..... i like to talk over email aswell... i have some friends who have plenty of kites and wings in colombia if you want to check him out more, think they are more intrested in selling to americans then aussies tho.

but i really think buying in person is the way to go most kiters are happy to sit there and drink one of your tasty beverages while watching you poke the kite for half an hour seeing if it deflates etc
Youngbreezy
Youngbreezy
WA
1260 posts
WA, 1260 posts
4 Jul 2016 5:22pm
So Kiterdad you were buying some "Gear" from Colombia!! i hear they have good Gear over there!

I think I might have seen the Ad as well i think it said something about how it gives you really good boost, gets you really high, great up nose sorry I mean upwind performance, really easy to set up and do the lines, 4 or 5 lines or however many lines you want

I did think it was a little odd how they measured the kite in grams not meters though
Kozzie
Kozzie
QLD
1451 posts
QLD, 1451 posts
4 Jul 2016 7:36pm
Youngbreezy said..
So Kiterdad you were buying some "Gear" from Colombia!! i hear they have good Gear over there!

I think I might have seen the Ad as well i think it said something about how it gives you really good boost, gets you really high, great up nose sorry I mean upwind performance, really easy to set up and do the lines, 4 or 5 lines or however many lines you want

I did think it was a little odd how they measured the kite in grams not meters though


hahahaha

ive said it before and ill say it again, if you do find yourself in Colombia make sure your snail lines are like 1/4 the size as your aussie fat slugs
Dave Whettingsteel
Dave Whettingsteel
WA
1397 posts
WA, 1397 posts
4 Jul 2016 5:49pm
Hahaha and the only colour available is white I imagine!
sirstomp
sirstomp
VIC
98 posts
VIC, 98 posts
4 Jul 2016 8:34pm
Has he done anything scam-worthy, or are you just suspicious he might do?

Reason I ask, is there is an Italian kiter called Stefano who moved to Melbourne late last year, kites at Brighton on North Vegas's, and just so happens to have gone to Columbia for 2 months to escape our freezing winter! And his English is pretty bad, spoken ok, but his spelling is non-existent!

Just saying...
horace01
horace01
VIC
31 posts
VIC, 31 posts
5 Jul 2016 12:33pm
i wouldn't be paying too much attention to the This member is possibly located in Colombia line.

I have noted on several occasions when communicating with other uses via Seabreeze this line is often wrong. Recently I was corresponding with a user in NSW yet the line suggested he may be in the USA.

There are loads of reason this line my be incorrect.
kiteboy dave
kiteboy dave
QLD
6525 posts
QLD, 6525 posts
5 Jul 2016 9:14pm
Let me just leave this here for inspiration. My finest hour.

backstory
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Kitesurfing/General/Too-good-to-be-true/

actual exchange (click each pic for bigger text)
imgur.com/a/imyaz
kiteflo
kiteflo
132 posts
132 posts
5 Jul 2016 7:53pm
This is the best thing I've read in a long time
chapeau
AGoodVintage
AGoodVintage
14 posts
14 posts
6 Jul 2016 8:08am
Brilliant Dave, laughed so much I was crying.
Better get back to work now though.
eppo
eppo
WA
9793 posts
WA, 9793 posts
6 Jul 2016 8:34am
Thanks Dave really lightened up my morning...im just wondering how far you could have taken this picture idea....

You are such a scamper....Bahahahahahha
sirstomp
sirstomp
VIC
98 posts
VIC, 98 posts
6 Jul 2016 10:49am
"You thief" !!!

Haha, that is bloody funny stuff.
The poor bastard was so desperate to get your cash!
ColoColo
ColoColo
QLD
130 posts
QLD, 130 posts
6 Jul 2016 12:12pm
kiteboy dave said..
Let me just leave this here for inspiration. My finest hour.

backstory
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Kitesurfing/General/Too-good-to-be-true/

actual exchange (click each pic for bigger text)
imgur.com/a/imyaz


This has to be the best thread in history
mypassingwind
mypassingwind
VIC
27 posts
VIC, 27 posts
7 Jul 2016 12:07am
sirstomp said..
Has he done anything scam-worthy, or are you just suspicious he might do?

Reason I ask, is there is an Italian kiter called Stefano who moved to Melbourne late last year, kites at Brighton on North Vegas's, and just so happens to have gone to Columbia for 2 months to escape our freezing winter! And his English is pretty bad, spoken ok, but his spelling is non-existent!

Just saying...


yeah... ive met Stefano.... but his English wasn't that bad!
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