PurpFan
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This is totally off topic but while searching for a new grow light I stumbled upon an led light on the letgo app. It was a Platinum Led P450 in like-new condition. In the description the seller claimed that it had only been used for about a week 1/2. The price was only $120 and this was a $540 light!!! The seller stated that he was moving to Bali, Indonesia soon. I immediately thought to myself that it had to either be a scam or perhaps the light was flawed or damaged in some way. To top it off I noticed that it had been posted for nine days already so I was certain that if it was legit someone most likely would've snatched it up by then. But I decided to inquire about it regardless and the seller responded promptly and said that it was indeed still available, but he had already moved to Bali (I live in California by the way). He told me that I could deal with his roommate in order to make the purchase. He assured me that I'd be able to test the light for obvious purposes.
Now here's the kicker... When I went to buy the the light I took a friend with me (you can never be too careful) being that I was making a purchase from a stranger. We arrived at a very nice beachside apartment building and when we entered the unit I noticed a bunch of "grow-related" items lying on the floor of the hallway entrance. Now before I continue let me say that I'm not sure of the circumstances in which a person would just up and leave a very nice high class beachside apartment in order to move to Indonesia so suddenly (not that there's anything wrong with Indonesia) but it looked a bit sketchy. Especially because of the roommate's attitude both on the phone and in person. Over the phone he made it clear that the transaction was a huge inconvenience for him and in person you could tell that he just wanted me and my friend to hurry up and get out of his apartment. He even refused to let me check the condition of the light! After a quick debate he let me check it and it was in fact BRAND NEW!!! I couldn't believe that I actually got that light for only $120! Now on the way out I noticed that the small pile of grow related items on the hallway floor had an activeaqua air pump with a $5 price tag on it. As I passed by the items the guy stopped me and pointed to the items and said "this too" referring to the pile of items. I couldn't believe my eyes this guy was giving all of that stuff away. After thinking over the incident it was clear that the guy just wanted every bit of his ex-roommate's horticulture items out of his apartment and boy did I come up!!!
There was a 4port air pump w/ tubing, two air stones, light socket splitters, lantern style light chords, ratchet hangers, a fabric smart pot, straps for hanging filters, a 200w cfl bulb w/ lantern style chord, a taotronics grow light bulb, and a brand new pair of METHOD 7 GLASSES!!! Everything was brand spanking new except for the lantern style chord for the cfl bulb. Not to mention there was even an old cellphone case that had a small baggie taped to it with five seeds that were labeled "CBDx"!!! The coolest haul yet in my eyes...
Now here's the kicker... When I went to buy the the light I took a friend with me (you can never be too careful) being that I was making a purchase from a stranger. We arrived at a very nice beachside apartment building and when we entered the unit I noticed a bunch of "grow-related" items lying on the floor of the hallway entrance. Now before I continue let me say that I'm not sure of the circumstances in which a person would just up and leave a very nice high class beachside apartment in order to move to Indonesia so suddenly (not that there's anything wrong with Indonesia) but it looked a bit sketchy. Especially because of the roommate's attitude both on the phone and in person. Over the phone he made it clear that the transaction was a huge inconvenience for him and in person you could tell that he just wanted me and my friend to hurry up and get out of his apartment. He even refused to let me check the condition of the light! After a quick debate he let me check it and it was in fact BRAND NEW!!! I couldn't believe that I actually got that light for only $120! Now on the way out I noticed that the small pile of grow related items on the hallway floor had an activeaqua air pump with a $5 price tag on it. As I passed by the items the guy stopped me and pointed to the items and said "this too" referring to the pile of items. I couldn't believe my eyes this guy was giving all of that stuff away. After thinking over the incident it was clear that the guy just wanted every bit of his ex-roommate's horticulture items out of his apartment and boy did I come up!!!
There was a 4port air pump w/ tubing, two air stones, light socket splitters, lantern style light chords, ratchet hangers, a fabric smart pot, straps for hanging filters, a 200w cfl bulb w/ lantern style chord, a taotronics grow light bulb, and a brand new pair of METHOD 7 GLASSES!!! Everything was brand spanking new except for the lantern style chord for the cfl bulb. Not to mention there was even an old cellphone case that had a small baggie taped to it with five seeds that were labeled "CBDx"!!! The coolest haul yet in my eyes...
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