But seriously, he knows enough about guns to get pix and post them, to know the pricing. Discuss condition. So he nails this guy for $300. Maybe a couple others the same day/week then close that box and start a'new. Lots of work. Honest work would actually be easier.
Doesn't sound like a ton of work to me- guy probably has burner phone sims and a "script" set up for the job, and a portfolio of pictures. He probably runs a bunch of these concurrently. If he rips off 10 people in a week that's like 3 grand! If he reads enough gun adds he probably has enough buzzwords to get by. Even if he talks to each person an average of 10 minutes before they send the money, that's still not even 2 hours in a week
spent on the telephone, figure another hour or two to pick up payments. So like 4 hours of real work a week ... even if the hit is only $300, that's
still pretty impressive. $75 an hour, tax free... that's still WAY better than what most cops, firefighters, and those union hacks operating elevators by pressing a button, make.
The $300 thing helps the bad guy, btw. By making the amount smaller, the level of scrutiny goes down. This guy probably could be caught with surveillance at the post office, etc. Most of the time IIRC you at least have to provide ID to get a real PO box. that's probably on file somewhere. His ID could be fake, too, but at least that would give them a place to start.
-Mike
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