'What he was committing was fraud and theft': Guy gets revenge on the worst customer ever, scams the scammer back

Brad Dickson • Managing Editor

Dec 13, 2022 12:00 PM EST

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you…

There are times in our lives when someone does us wrong; usually, the best thing you can do in that situation (and the thing you should do) is walk away. There are times, though, when an opportunity to even the scales presents itself that just can't be passed up, and you give in to your most basic instinct.

That's what this games cabinet seller experienced when a customer, who had scammed them out of both payment and a cabinet, attempted to sell that cabinet onwards for pure profit. The games cabinet seller secretly purchased the cabinet back and then orchestrated some absolutely unethical scamming of their own.

This legendary story became an instant classic when first posted to a since-banned subreddit, and we felt it to be well worth a revisit. So read on for screenshots of the full story below. For more,