Bargain hunter surfers fleeced for thousands as “world’s cheapest surfboards sale”, including Rob Machado Seasides reduced from $820 to $77.90, revealed to be elaborate multi-national hoax!

World's best-ever surfboard sale preys on the frail of mind!

Who don’t love a bargain? Earlier today, the BeachGrit commenter Robert Ahearn sent a link to a Firewire Surfboards “summer clearance sale” offering the cream of that company’s range at prices, yeah, too good to be true.

You want a Waikiki Queens Thunderbolt Silver but don’t have the $1150 to throw at it? Today only, eighty bucks.

Same for a Sci-Fi 2.0, a Machado Seaside, a Cymatic, an FRK and so on.

The sorta prices that make the corners of your mouth quiver and heart stop for a pounding instant.

A pop-up window appears, someone from Qld just bought a Thunderbolt, someone from San Diego just bought a Sci-Fi, someone from Oklahoma just bought a Greedy Beaver.

All pretty legit looking and which preys upon the mindset that thinks, it’s only eighty skins, what have I got to lose?

Your ol pal DR is such a tight ass, howevs, I got on the phone to Firewire’s CEO Mark Price (a South African surfer with an achingly beautiful style and a former world #17) to verify the fabulous offering.

Turns out it’s hitting a few diff board builders.

“Major scam,” said Price. “They’ll take your dollars but you’ll never get shipped. We sent out a notice yesterday to all retailers, email blast etc, and we’ve been in contact with ISP to get them removed. If we had any excess inventory it would selling full wholesale, retail, in the current market environment.”

The WordPress site fronting the sale is linked to a PayPal account for Harbin Lerusheng Trading Co Ltd from China, with servers and registration in the US. Facebook account is @FirewireSports.

Rob Machado and Chas Smith go to the Supermarket!
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channelbottom
channelbottom
5 years ago

Maybe they are like, finger-boards.

He-Man
He-Man
5 years ago

The only thing Mick loves more than the environment is a dollar.

toaster redux
toaster redux
5 years ago

I was going to use the money I’m expecting from a Nigerian prince to buy one of these

Thruster_Truster
Thruster_Truster
5 years ago

Well it could be factory direct out of Thailand, then pricing makes sense.

Dogsnuts
Dogsnuts
5 years ago

I had a rewarding interaction with a scamming telemarketer yesterday. Apparently, as I’d heard from a friend that as opposed to hanging up on a them you could actually waste their time and possibly save another vulnerable victim by ways of wasting the scammers time and depleting their energy. I played along, long enough to establish false rapport. And boy did I fuck with him. It ended quite pleasingly for me with him telling me in a thick sub continent accent to “go and fuck yourself in your own arsehole!” Fuck I laughed. Save a Granny’s pension or worse, fuck with the fuckers, in every application. Namaste.

ptsdsurfer
ptsdsurfer
5 years ago
Reply to  Dogsnuts

This guy did it for weeks. Great video, really funny.

https://youtu.be/LiLS7U7YIdc

frank
frank
5 years ago

The Price is Not Right!

Stick man
Stick man
5 years ago

Fire-Wire me your money…

Travis Edgar
Travis Edgar
5 years ago
Reply to  Stick man

No…Seriously…Has anyone out there got any spare money they don’t want?

Stick man
Stick man
5 years ago
Reply to  Travis Edgar

You know they do! Out there buying up all kinds of dumb shit.

Jimmy the Saint
Jimmy the Saint
5 years ago

I haven’t felt this cheated since I logged on to the Coffey’s Fans Only content “My top can’t contain my tits,”

Thruster_Truster
Thruster_Truster
5 years ago

Both makes ya feel cheap and dirty! Neither deliver as advertised

Beef & Beer
Beef & Beer
5 years ago

Ppfffttttzzzzz

P.S.
Who gives a fuck…

Pauly Matt War-Shore
Pauly Matt War-Shore
5 years ago

Fuck. You’d have to pay ME to ride a Firewire.

Z Knows
Z Knows
5 years ago

The only time I’d pay you to ride anything is to ride @surtards to punish/reward both because of your comments.

Pauly Matt War-Shore
Pauly Matt War-Shore
5 years ago
Reply to  Z Knows

Dazzling

Derek Hynd's Missing Fins
Derek Hynd's Missing Fins
5 years ago

Meanwhile popping up all over my screen while I’m perusing BG are all these ad boxes for all sorts of shit I don’t need, all at 20 to 60% off…

astro
astro
5 years ago

On a Mac ?
ka-block

Derek Hynd's Missing Fins
Derek Hynd's Missing Fins
5 years ago
Reply to  astro

Not a Mac. Dell. I’ll look one up…

@surfads
@surfads
5 years ago

A deserved punishment for any goose buying a FireWire

Whale Oil Beef Hooked
Whale Oil Beef Hooked
5 years ago
Reply to  @surfads

Even if it was a 2nd hand one listed on Gumtree for $12o bucks, immaculate condition ridden by an old bloke with a grey beard and only on Sundays .??

Gelato Pickle
Gelato Pickle
5 years ago
Reply to  @surfads

I’ve been jolly happy with mine. Rode through some nice tunnels on it over in Costa Rica.

Dogsnuts
Dogsnuts
5 years ago
Reply to  @surfads

I had one on loan en France. Sam Egan. Narrowed out heap of shit only redeemed but some fancy large fcs1 Fanning’s that I detested…until, I stroked into a very fast peak on a dying bank of gushing tide. I don’t know if it was the mild hangover or the excessive amounts of coffee and croissants but it a was late and hung up drop, I shot down and up into the most searing reo/snap/floater I’d ever done. No speed down the line generation and over thinking. Just cerebral post inebriated frustration unleashed in one fell swoop. I paddled back out with renewed confidence in the board only to watch the wind roll in and see the bank do it’s death rattles. Shit boards are like shit friends. Give them time and they’ll do something unforgettable.

Gino
Gino
5 years ago

If they weren’t so oblivious, and knocked off $200,a few may have fallen for it.

Thruster_Truster
Thruster_Truster
5 years ago
Reply to  Gino

Consider a scenario where group of teen girls off the production line go rogue and mistakenly sell the boards at what it was costing to make them?!

Dumb Florida Redneck
Dumb Florida Redneck
5 years ago

“I would never give anyone a deal, not even my own father!” – price

Stick man
Stick man
5 years ago

“The Price is wrong bitch!” -Happy Gilmore

Gino
Gino
5 years ago

Just got my 15 minutes..woo hoo!
Happy Fathers Day to me.

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
5 years ago
Reply to  Gino

Father’s day is better than birthdays
Birthdays suk


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