Yep, it's also known as "the pig in the poke" I believe and of course is the origin of the phrase"let the cat out of the bag." Back several centuries small livestock like pigs were sometimes transported from market (by purchasers) in a sack (the poke) and sometimes the seller would put a cat in the sack instead of the pig.
It doesn't sound like that great a deal to save only $19.00 and I do wonder why the NIB bit didn't send up a red flag. Granted there may be legit reasons why a person might sell one a bit cheaper. If they had gotten a second one as a present at the same time for example. I don't know how he received it, but surely if he got it delivered by post from the guy who sold it to him then there are records through the post office or UPS that would enable the police to track it back to him? I mean when you buy something that is sent to you via post there are usually tracking #'s and such.
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Originally Posted by darknessangel
This scan is OLDER than modern civilization! It's the "cat in the bag" scam. You show them what they want, they pay, you pack it up for them (packing a stone or whatever) and then presto! another human being scamed! XD
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