A 39-year-old Seoul man has been arrested for trying to sell fake “x-ray glasses” on the Internet.
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A 39-year-old Seoul man has been arrested for trying to sell fake “x-ray glasses” on the Internet.
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I was able to get The Consumerist to link to this story:
http://consumerist.com/5300418/
For a country that constantly touts itself as being so technologically savvy, Koreans can be the most gullible people on the planet.
And I give mad props to a guy who can sell x-ray specs for W550,000. Perhaps I still have a pair bought in the 1970s from an advert in the back of a Marvel comic for $1.99. Auction, here I come!
Next big thing: Sea monkeys!
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