Judge Judy destroys EBAY scammer

[Angel]

http://break.com/watch/233184/Judge_Judy_d...n_eBay_scammer/

[Ghost Soldier]

Nice, I've come across auctions similar to the one I just watched. Read very carefully the auction listing.

[Headfamily]

Dang is all I got to say.

[+RandomPerson]

Justice Served

[ewing92]

hell yeah! (*adds a point to the judge judy scoreboard*)

[Gregory DG]

Wow. Those were some expensive pictures! Scammers should rot!

 

LOL, Judy gave the Plaintiff the maximum $5,000! Awesome!!

Edited March 1, 2007 by Gregory DG

[Albert]

That's great, even though Judge Judy was obviously not familiar with eBay. I love how the defendant was staunch in her position that she did nothing wrong. Also nice to see how long it took eBay to nuke the seller's account.

 

Judge Judy was right--you have to be an idiot to humiliate yourself in front of 10 million people on television, plus the countless others who'll watch that video on the internet. I can only imagine you'd do that if you truly felt you were in the right and if that's the case, she truly is an idiot and is getting what she deserves.

 

..Al

[plaidbrad3141]

Sweet!

[+remowilliams]

My question is when will the daughter be in the Girls of eBay issue?

 

[+Wonder007]

Wow, I just watched the episode, that's what she gets!!!!!!!! Idiot!!! And the ladies got $5000, even sweeter. You know they will ony get part of that money because of the show...not sure if everything. The scammer does not have the money to pay that judgment. The show will pay them $1000 for appearing on the show and they will get the scammer's $1000 fee appearance; $2000 out of $5000 is not bad. If they get the $5000, they can buy Wberdan's Video Life.

[Albert]

The show will pay them $1000 for appearing on the show and they will get the scammer's $1000 fee appearance; $2000 out of $5000 is not bad. If they get the $5000, they can buy Wberdan's Video Life.

Thanks for putting that into proper context for the site.

 

..Al

[+Random Terrain]

Did you notice the little fat joke the judge made? Yeah, if only that fat bitch weighed less, maybe she'd have more morals because skinny people never do bad things.

 

Seriously, that bitch does need that stupid smirk slapped off her face. Some people just love to scam and get away with as much as they can. I know a person who would probably be trying the same kind of crap if she had an eBay account. It seems to be built into the genes of these people. Women scammers get wet and male scammers get boners. I guess when scamming no longer gives them a tingle, they'll move on to murder.

[+batari]

Judge Judy's rulings are not actually legally binding. The awards are real but they are paid by the show, not the defendants, and litigants must sign waivers that say they aren't pursuing additional civil suits.

 

However, I've heard first-hand that the show has been admissible as evidence in criminal proceedings, so it's possible that the scammer and/or her husband increased their chances of being convicted of a crime by appearing on the show.

[spacecadet]

Judge Judy's rulings are not actually legally binding. The awards are real but they are paid by the show, not the defendants, and litigants must sign waivers that say they aren't pursuing additional civil suits.

 

Which makes them legally binding.

 

Several years ago somebody tried to "appeal" a judgment against them on the People's Court. A real judge tossed the case out on the grounds that he signed a contract agreeing to table any civil lawsuit and abide by the judgment of the TV judge.

 

The bottom line is TV judgments *are* legally binding, just under contract law rather than criminal or civil law. You have to sign a binding contract agreeing to the judgment in advance. In fact, they're *more* binding than a ruling by a real judge, because there is no appeal possible.

 

Also, the awards come out of the pay that the litigants receive for appearing on the show, which is less than the maximum limit (last I heard, quite a bit less - they at least used to only get a few hundred dollars to appear on the show). So somebody almost always does end up owing, unless the award is a really small amount (sometimes does happen).

Edited March 2, 2007 by spacecadet

[nathanallan]

I hope they pursue, that smug woman needs to be stopped as well as ALL ebay scammers.

 

I know one of those people that get excited when there's a scam attempt that she could take part of. She wanted me to sell this poor uninformed old guy a 386 Gateway computer for $200, JUST because it had Gateway 2000 on the badge in front, as if it were newer. I told her that the computer was junk (as such) and to never get me to sell anything. Among other things. She looked at me like I was absolutely nuts, since I didn't want to try to scam someone.

 

Glad Judge Judy did this.

[Albert]

I've always wondered if the shows made people sign something stating they would drop their civil cases and not pursue them again after the show. I did figure they paid the participants something for their appearances, otherwise I can't even understand why someone so obviously guilty and in the wrong would appear on the show (although after viewing the above segment, it's plain to see that some players are clearly brain damaged). I'd like to believe that the show paid much less than the $5,000 that was warded..

 

..Al

[+batari]

Judge Judy's rulings are not actually legally binding. The awards are real but they are paid by the show, not the defendants, and litigants must sign waivers that say they aren't pursuing additional civil suits.

 

Which makes them legally binding.

 

Several years ago somebody tried to "appeal" a judgment against them on the People's Court. A real judge tossed the case out on the grounds that he signed a contract agreeing to table any civil lawsuit and abide by the judgment of the TV judge.

 

The bottom line is TV judgments *are* legally binding, just under contract law rather than criminal or civil law. You have to sign a binding contract agreeing to the judgment in advance. In fact, they're *more* binding than a ruling by a real judge, because there is no appeal possible.

 

Also, the awards come out of the pay that the litigants receive for appearing on the show, which is less than the maximum limit (last I heard, quite a bit less - they at least used to only get a few hundred dollars to appear on the show). So somebody almost always does end up owing, unless the award is a really small amount (sometimes does happen).

I meant in the sense that it's not a real courtroom and thus not a real judgment that appears on public records as a real civil judgment would.

 

According to what I've heard, $5000 is set aside for awards by the producers. After the winner is awarded, the remainder is split between the litigants. So in this case, the defendant got nothing. This may not have been the case with the People's Court.

[+Wonder007]

I had heard it was $2000 per case but maybe that has changed because of Judge Judy's high ratings. I was suppose to go to a taping of that show a few years ago but ended up not going...the show is taped at Tribune Studios in Hollywood- where Los Angeles' local Channel 5 is housed.

[jpfalcon2003]

Judge Judy Rocks. Love watching her.

[Albert]

Judge Judy Rocks. Love watching her.

I think the above linked video is actually the first time I've ever watched her. What's her background--was she a real judge at some point?

 

..Al

[nathanallan]

She was, in Manhattan. Larry King had a great interview with her:

 

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0510/04/lkl.01.html

 

I listened to it on the radio while I was working.

[+Wonder007]

Yes, Judge Judy was a family court judge in New York for many years. She started her show back in 1996. It has one of the highest ratings for a syndicated show (followed very closely by People's Court). Her husband actually was a judge for People's Court for one season but didn't have the same quick wit and personality as the wife. I think recently though Judge Judy's "fuse" has gotten a lot shorter..just my opinion. Still great show in my opinion.

[Atari-Jess]

My favourite part was when Judge Judy was telling the defendant that she was basically a hick doing nothing but making babies and illegal money

 

You could tell she wanted to cry, but was strong enough to fight it.