eBay loser goes literally ballistic

[CatWoman]

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (Court TV) — Gerald Newburger really doesn't like losing.



A year after getting outbid at an online auction for a collection of used band uniforms, the New Orleans native traveled to New York to confront his rival bidder with a gun.


Newburger, 44, was pretty sore over losing a 480-piece collection of second-hand matching band and dance uniforms, which he had hoped to resell for a profit. Despite his loss to Robert Malinovsky of New York, who placed the winning bid of $360, Newburger resumed bidding offline.


According to Poughkeepsie prosecutor Richard Fiorile, Newburger exchanged e-mails and phone calls with Malinovsky for several months trying to convince him to sell.


After long-distance negotiating proved unsuccessful Newburger decided to try a face-to-gun approach.


Newburger allegedly broke into Malinovsky's home and threatened his wife with a gun. Malinovsky himself was not home at the time. No one was injured during the confrontation and Malinovsky's wife called police after Newburger left sans uniforms.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=99&e=3&u=/ct/ebaylosergoesliterallyballistic

[GOPisEvil]

1. Man...talk about your poor losers!

[mr_hat]

2. I spent years in the used band uniform biz. It's brutal, I tell you what.

[CatWoman]

3. what makes them so desirable?

[mr_hat]

10. Hoarding. It's the long-rumored Sgt. Pepper's-look revival. >

It'll sweep the planet any time now, I swear. Or Japan, at least.

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. Frickin' band people

They're all animals.

That's why I was in orchestra. More civilized, though we did have to allow some of the band people in from time to time to play in the orchestra.

:evilgrin:

All kidding aside, I wonder if that Newburger fella votes republican. Whatcha all think?

I think news stories should include political affiliation, as well as geographic and employment status.

"Newburger, a republican-supporting conservative from New Orleans, . . ."

[TrogL]

5. They all a bunch of alcoholics

I'm associated with a choir and a band that rent the same facilities.

When you go to the bar next door after rehearsal it's packed with band members.

How do I know?

We're not allowed to smoke pot in the bar so we look in the windows.

[sus]

7. LOL!

you funny.

[Rabrrrrrr]

8. Excellent!

I laughed out loud.

[MidwestTransplant]

6. This one time at band camp.....

[mr_hat]

9. they somehow forgot to ship the uniform bottoms...

[matcom]

11. MatcomNews scooped this story last week

:P

[CatWoman]

12. Matcom news plagiarizes!!!!!

[matcom]

14. never

and Mario is STILL KING! :P

[CatWoman]

15. goddammit!!!

you DID have to bring that up, didn't you???

ASSHOLE!!!

[matcom]

16. Bobby Flay is too

:bounce:

[Westegg]

13. The Music MADman

Seventy-six trombones led the big parade,
With a man-with-a-gun following so close behind.
He couldn't be hap-py 'till he had all the uniforms,
Yet it was plain to folks he'd clearly lost his mind.

Seventy-six trombones caught the morning sun,
But the Ebay bid-der got in the way.
He foamed at the mouth and then, he bran-di-shed his gun,
And the legitimate winner swiftly ran away!