$2.4 Million in stolen skis/gear from Aspen SkiCo, sold on Ebay

[splat]

8,760 pair of skis stolen.
Estimated value was $6,000,000.
6,000,000 / 8,760 = $685 average per pair of skis.

$2,400,000 in eBay profit.
2,400,000 / 8,760 = $275 average sale price of eBay ski.

Those are some impressive numbers.

So, at an hour per pair spent, dood's side job paid $300/hr.

Gotta wonder if somebody caught on and said, 'Now I want $50 an hour or you're done."

So much gold in this thread.

[skaredshtles]

Did he declare all this with the IRS?

"They did so with an unlimited supply chain, zero acquisition costs and no proper taxes paid on a local, state or federal levels."

[splat]

That's a real Wall Street business model if I ever heard of one. He shoulda done an IPO.

[Benny Profane]

"They did so with an unlimited supply chain, zero acquisition costs and no proper taxes paid on a local, state or federal levels."

So he and she should be happy they weren't charged with tax fraud. That's a big one. Got Al Capone.

[iceman]

I heard Al was a hell of a nice guy in person, did you two hang out?

[iceman]

He only hasn't been charged with tax evasion so far, I'm pretty sure the statute of limitations hasn't run out yet.

[Benny Profane]

That man could make a sauce. Quite the cook.

[grskier]

"They did so with an unlimited supply chain, zero acquisition costs and no proper taxes paid on a local, state or federal levels."

Stop doing his reading assignments for him.


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[The AD]

Seems like this has to have been covered in this thread already, but how many posters here bought skis from this guy? You know it's an integer greater than zero.

[Dee Hubbs]

Seems like this has to have been covered in this thread already, but how many posters here bought skis from this guy? You know it's an integer greater than zero.

Benny has bought multiple times from him....

[doebedoe]

Seems like this has to have been covered in this thread already, but how many posters here bought skis from this guy? You know it's an integer greater than zero.

I didn't buy them. But I know I tuned and adjusted at least 5 pairs my friends bought after I shared links with them. All Kastles for <$300 in good nick with clamps.

[BmillsSkier]

Benny has bought multiple times from him....

Loved the skis and the quick communication and shipping but gave 3 stars because the UPS guy didn't smile when he dropped off the package.

[byates1]

Baller's

[Benny Profane]

Benny has bought multiple times from him....

In August, and, I paid tax, damnit!

[gravitylover]

In August, and, I paid tax, damnit!

LOL

[alpinevibes]

In August, and, I paid tax, damnit!

Sig worthy


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[ill-advised strategy]

He did it..

One ski at a time!

Welp, I’ll never get that hour back.

[ill-advised strategy]

I’m the Weird Al of Johnny Cash ski-crime karaoke lyrics!

[Woodsy]

He did it..

One ski at a time!
And it didn’t cost him a dime
He kept those fuckin ebay prices down



Well, I left New England back in eighty nine
An' went to Aspen workin' on a rental line
The first year they had me puttin' boots on stinky feet
Every day I'd watch them bunnies roll by
And sometimes I'd hang my head and cry
'Cause I always wanted me one that was skanky and sweet

One day I devised myself a plan
That should be the envy of most any man
I'd sneak skis out of there and flip em on the old e bay
Now gettin' caught meant gettin' fired
But I figured I'd have a stack of cash by the time I retired
I'd have me a gripload of at least a hundred grand.

I'd get it one ski at a time
And it wouldn't cost me a dime
I’d keep those fuckin ebay prices down

I'm gonna boat around in style
I'm gonna drive everybody wild
Cause I’ll be the richest ski shop rat around.

So the very next day when I punched in
With some tape and boxes and with help from my friends
I left that day with enough for a couple skiers
I've never considered myself a thief
But Aspen wouldn't miss just a couple a skis
Especially if I strung it out over several years.

The first day I got me some Salomon clamps
And the next day I got me a pair of Ramps
Then I got me a pair of Fischers and some Devastators
Ordered things I needed like tape and a box
And bindings an brakes an' they arrived at the shop
But the big stuff we snuck out in my Lincoln Navigator

Now, up to now my plan went all right
'Til some accountants came to the shop one night
And that's when they noticed that something was definitely wrong.
The count said we had fifty three
But we were supposed to have seventy three
And when we tried to call the shop girls all them hoes were gone.
So we worked it out so we wouldn’t get caught
Took a pile of cash but we paid em off
That operation was runnin' just like a song

Corporate oversight was another sight
We had two on the left and one on the right
But when we pulled out the coke all three of 'em didn’t see shit
The back end looked kinda funny too
But we cooked those books and when we got through
Well, that's when we noticed our ebay site had a million hits

About that time my wife walked out
And I could see in her eyes that she had her doubts
But she opened the door and said "Honey, let’s buy a boat"
So we drove to the lake for a little cruise
But we got lit up with the red-and-blues
I could hear everybody laughin' for blocks around
But up there at the court house they didn't laugh
'Cause to type it up it took the whole staff
And when they got through the charges weighed sixty pounds.

I did it one ski at a time
And it didn’t cost me a dime
I kept those fuckin ebay prices down
Gonna spend 2 years in jail
Then try ‘er again at Vail
I’ll be richest ski-shop rat around

Ugh! Yeah, RED RYDER
This is the COTTON MOUTH
With some janky ass rental skis for sale Come on
Huh, This is the COTTON MOUTH
And negatory on the cost of this biz-ness there RED RYDER
You might say I went right up to the skico
And picked it up, it's cheaper that way

Standing Ovation

[Dee Hubbs]

In August, and, I paid tax, damnit!

Enough with the taxes already.
You could turn him in to the IRS?
I'm no tax accountant but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express once.
$2,400,000 of unpaid taxes at 28% is $675,000 in unpaid taxes. Lets call it $67,500 per year for 10 years. IRS charges 3% so for 2009 taxes he owes $33,855 in interest alone, $29,880 for 2010 and so on...
$67,500 in taxes with $195,800 in interest he owes the IRS $870,800

Benny does the Government Whistle Blower program count for unpaid taxes? You could build the case and earn up to %15 of that money owing to the Government. Sounds like an easy $130,000 for you.

[BmillsSkier]

Think of how many breakfast sandwiches that could buy.

[RootSkier]

Can't get whistleblower awards on information that is already publicly available. Too bad.

[BmillsSkier]

Back to petty theft from continental breakfast buffets.

[Garbowski]

Paypal will report your income to the IRS and send you a 1099-K if you have more than 200 transactions and gross over $20k in a year.

[splat]

Damn. That was a lifetime of sammies.