About a month ago, I put in my $10 for some Ubuntu case badges from the Massachusetts LoCo (reference). They arrived yesterday, and I immediately replaced my Windows Vista sticker with it:

Up until this point, my transactions on eBay as a seller were smooth, to say the least. Then came along this person who thought that he would spoof a few emails and get my old camera for free. I count my blessings when I say that my old camera is still with me and ready to be listed again. It is my honor to present to you my story and all the emails the scammer sent, what would be my replies, and my most sarcastic of commentary. To protect me and anybody who may have been defrauded, I will redact information thus:

• Green box or “ME”: Me
• Red box or “SCAMMER”: Scammer

In order to understand some of the jokes, you will need to look at the associated email.
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