My friend 'X'
once tried the old 'get rich quick' thing while at uni.

Actually, being a lazy arse, he tried the 'get rich for no actual effort, I don't care how long it takes' thing.

He replied to a sign in a newsagent's window proclaiming 'earn pound pound pounds from home - simply send £1 and I'll tell you how'. as this was in Scotland, it was fairly easy to shove a pound note into an envelope and so he sent it off.

Anyone guessed how you are supposed to earn pound pound pounds? 'Stick an advert in a shop window telling people they can make money, and ask them to send you £1'

As well as being so laidback he's almost comatose, my friend is terribly nice, so he didn't do it. (He now works for a national newspaper, and I maintain he is probably the only one among the whole bunch I would trust with my car keys)

Nowadays I 'work' on eBay, and I've often thought of doing something similar - a 99p buy it now to tell people how to get guaranteed income. I wonder how long I would last as a trader if I tried it...?
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Fri 1 Aug 2008, 11:01, 1 reply)

I think that there are people actually doing this.
There are ads for 'how to get rich selling e-books for 99c', which I'd guess would be the same thing (eg item number 250276772253)
(apeloverage committed the vile act of onanism on, Fri 1 Aug 2008, 11:14, closed)