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Last year I was in NY doing some accounting and spent some time walking about.. One good con I fell for was some guys passing out demo CDs of thie mixtapes - su
by minikomi 15y ago
Last year I was in NY doing some accounting and spent some time walking about.. One good con I fell for was some guys passing out demo CDs of thie mixtapes - sure I'll grab one as a souvinier! The guy offers to sign it and add your name - haha ok sounds fun. Turns out his fee for signing is $5! An it has your name on it too now. turned out a better souvinier than I expected. (just an anecdote, not a suggestion you learn how to street hustle)
- murtza 15y agoI am sorry that you got conned, and I hope that did not ruin your NYC experience. We aim to be white hat street hustlers.
- minikomi 15y agoNot at all! I enjoyed it - coming from Tokyo New York was a great refresher on human interaction outside of Japan for me.
- coryl 15y agoI got hustled with that today haha! They hand you a CD and tell you they're trying to get their music out there, etc. Then ask for donations. I felt like a sucker but the lesson was worth it I suppose.
- qohen 15y agoFYI, a guy running this CD hustle (according to police)--in Times Square, as it happens--got himself killed in a gun battle with a police detective in 2009 (in brief, the guy ran after the detective asked to check his paperwork and then started shooting). Lots more details: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/11/raymond-martinez-times-sq_n_388524.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/11/raymond-martinez-ti...
- soult 15y agoI am curious: What was an the CD? Was it empty?