I'm sure Walmart has it for less

Mike Hankey

Dang and I just ordered one for $120K, shoulda waited for the roll-back! :)

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Dalek Dave

Do you know what this is? No? Then let me tell you. Someone has put this up for a huge amount of money because they are embezzling money from the company they work for. It is under $100,000 which is presumably an amount that requires supervisory authority. They make the purchase, presumably hidden under some bland narrative as Technical Equipment and have the cost sent to a paypal account. The trouble is that people are stupid. There will be a full audit trail leading right back to them. Also, Amazon, eBay etc are all aware of this type of fraud and you can bet your bottom dollar they are monitoring it. Accountants are not stupid, and will pick this stuff up in the annual audit. I certainly would question the bona fides of such an amount.

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RaviBee

Interesting. The seller (bonbonshop) has several other items[^] for sale, each priced at CAD 99.999.00. /ravi

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Dirk Higbee

Somebody's fired

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RaviBee

Just notified Amazon. Gave you anonymous credit for the feedback. /ravi

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RaviBee

Either that or fired up! :) /ravi

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Dalek Dave

Yeah, definitely a procurement fraud. the employee will get the company to buy as much as possible, very quickly, then disappear. It sounds simple, but it will inevitably end in tears before bedtime for the crooked employee. Much better to sneak snaller amounts through over a longer time span. As I said before though, most people who try accountancy frauds are unaware of the controls in place or the trail they leave. You never hear of accountants defrauding people, do you? :)

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RaviBee

This[^] is one of my favorite shows. Amazing how gullible people can be - even those who ought to have known better. /ravi

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Dalek Dave

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RaviBee

Indeed - even otherwise rational and intelligent ones. /ravi

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RaviBee

Just heard back from Amazon (pretty quick, methinks): "Our investigations team will look into the situation and take appropriate action." /ravi

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Mark_Wallace

I can see that you've researched this very carefully, and in great detail.

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Dalek Dave

One of the courses you have to pass in order to get certified by CIMA is about fraud and embezzlement. It is a surprisingly large and interesting section of the curriculum.

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Mark_Wallace

Dalek Dave wrote:

One of the courses you have to pass in order to get certified by CIMA is about fraud and embezzlement.

That section is obviously funded by the Mafia, who was sick of their accountants getting caught.

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Pualee

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Dan Neely

Dalek Dave wrote:

You never hear of accountants defrauding people, do you? :)

Although they managed to get their conviction overturned (due to a courtroom error on the judges part) Arthur Andersen[^] were initially convicted for their part in the Enron debacle.

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