A poor person gave me lots of expensive electronics

I met a guy a while back who didnt have a job and mooched off his girlfriend. But he had the back of his SUV full of expensive electronics. Brand new phones. And he barely knew me and gave them to me. When I started to refuse he'd say "just borrow it ill get it later" and hed never ask for it back. I started to realize he didnt have cash either. Id notice his gas gauge always on E. I never trusted him I thought he was working an angle to get something from me or he was gay. He eventually moved back to NY after getting kicked out of his girlfriends house. By the time he left he had given me 2 galaxy tablets, 2 pairs of beats, all kinds of speakers. This was years ago I was wondering today where he got them from.

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  • bbrown95

    I think it's likely they were stolen if he seemed anxious to get rid of them, or at least out of his possession temporarily (by telling you to "borrow" them).

    But, as far as poor people owning expensive items goes, you would be surprised how common this is. The thing is, some people's priorities are mixed up and they value the latest and trendiest gadgets over the important stuff like rent, gas, food, etc. They like to live above their means. I know several people like this, and they wonder why they are struggling while they are constantly blowing money they don't have and racking up thousands of dollars of credit card debt on things they can't afford and don't need, while neglecting responsibilities like bills, gas, putting food on the table, etc. Usually, like you mentioned, they find an enabler to mooch off of.

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  • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk

    they fell off a truck

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  • LloydAsher

    I dug some electronics and a knife from the trash once. The knife was covered in trash and ketchup (it was ketchup) it was navy branded so it saved me 35$ to use the trash one.

    I have zero reservations about dumpster diving. Free is free.

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  • raisinbran

    My friend went to prison for letting another friend stash stolen items at his place.

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  • my_life_my_way

    A homeless dude in London tried to sell me and my family loads of stolen phones that he had up his coat once. We were tourists and my parents didn’t know what to do so we all just walked off.

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    • Ive thought that too that he stole them somehow and wanted to get rid of the evidence.

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      • SmokeEverything

        He's a really shitty theif if he just gives away the stuff he steels. No wonder homeboy had no gas money.

        Driving around with a bunch of stolen electronics in your car is fucking retarted too.

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        • this is why it didnt add up. If its stolen why isnt he selling it? He also offered me to borrow his truck too when my transmission went out. Just a really weird situation. He talked funny too he was from NY and older he was about 35 I was 22. Really weird

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  • Somenormie

    That's kind of him.

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    • Yes very, it makes me wonder how he got them and why he was giving them to me. Possibly somethin illegal?

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      • Somenormie

        Either he stole them or someone gave it to him.

        But I think someone giving it to him is unlikely.

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        • LOL I should have asked him. I dont like asking questions like that but I wish I had haha

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          • Cuntsiclestick

            That shit was stolen, someone got suspicious of him, he got spooked, and ditched the evidence. I live in a ghetto area and we have people like this.

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            • He was stealing it often I think becauae when something new came out he'd have it. Idk where it was coming from but I suspect youre right

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