Picky, picky, picky.---Central Park mugger rejects flip phone

[kpete]

Central Park mugger rejects flip phone



A gun-toting mugger in Central Park was so disappointed by his victim’s cheap flip phone that he handed it back.

“Once he saw my phone, he looked at it like, ‘What the f–k is this?’ and gave it back to me,” recalled Kevin Cook, 25, of Brooklyn.

“It’s like a 3-year-old generation Windows phone,” said Cook, a New York Sports Club salesman who was walking with a pal near the West Drive in the 60s at 12:30 a.m. Saturday.

“I guess he didn’t think he could get anything for it,” Cooke added. “It’s kind of humorous.”

http://nypost.com/2013/12/29/central-park-mugger-rejects-flip-phone/

[MADem]

1. I wonder what kind of sneer my tracfone would get?

Hey, I just put a one year card on it, and I've got more units than I'll ever use before I need to put a new card on!

[Nobody You Know]

2. I would imagine for the resale value at a local pawnshop.

If it's a new one, could get $100-$150 cash from a sleazy one.

Whoops, meant to respond to the OP....

[Laelth]

3. I have a 10-year-old flip phone that I treasure.

Honestly, I am rather glad that it is of no value to thieves.

-Laelth