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I’m surprised that no-one has mentioned that selling the Brooklyn Bridge is a very old scam, made famous by this huckster: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg
by craz8 6y ago
I’m surprised that no-one has mentioned that selling the Brooklyn Bridge is a very old scam, made famous by this huckster: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_C._Parker https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_C._Parker
New technology, same scam
- Tenoke 6y agoIt was mentioned in the original link here, it's just that the link was changed to the tweet which doesn't explain the backstory.
- blendergeek 6y agoWould you link this original link?
- brianush1 6y agoFrom further down in this thread: https://decrypt.co/62217/monty-pythons-john-cleese-mints-brooklyn-bridge-nft https://decrypt.co/62217/monty-pythons-john-cleese-mints-bro...
- chrisco255 6y agoNot a scam in this case. John Cleese has signed the work himself, provided video evidence of its authenticity, and minted it on his own behalf. John Cleese is a famous humorist. The owner of this NFT will have a signed, authentic, John Cleese NFT. You can't copy and paste that. Even if John Cleese decides to mint 100 more of these, you'll have verifiable providence of NFT #1 of John Cleese's Brooklyn Bridge. The drawing, of course, is quite ridiculous. But what else would you expect from one of the masterminds behind the "Ministry of Silly Walks"?
- eitland 6y agoAt least John Cleese clearly mentions "I have a bridge to sell you" in the video in his tweet. That saying is a reference to the scams of George C. Parker who "sold" the Brooklyn Bridge a number of times to gullible people, and from the context of the video it is clear he is referring to that.