I would never expect some anonymous internet poster guy (no matter how much you think you know him) to pay me friggin $14,000 over an online bet. It's absurd to believe he'd pay that much money to another anonymous internet poster guy. A couple thousand and it'd be different, but 14 grand? WVU was an idiot for making that bet in the first place.
If WVU plans to stiff... why would he stop posting ?
He could just post as normal, then stiff once LAL win, nobody would know until that happens, then he'd get paid if Boston wins.
Now he looks bad, no matter what happens ( short of paying the 14k).
Very messy situation, and unfair to Lapdance with all this doubt about payment.
He could just post as normal, then stiff once LAL win, nobody would know until that happens, then he'd get paid if Boston wins.
Now he looks bad, no matter what happens ( short of paying the 14k).
Very messy situation, and unfair to Lapdance with all this doubt about payment.
WVU is just another broke degenerate like Journey getting involved in amounts that are too large for them - I was going to say I hope the C's win - but seeing that you have another 2 dimes on the Lakers I will be rooting for LA - it's still a nice pay out and off the chart odds - hope LA sweeps and it's never in doubt
You make a very good point ... what was the upside to stopping posting 2 months ago ?
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Here's one man's guess on how this situation will unfold:
WVU won't show up either way ....
The glory days for him are over ... there's no more "managing" 153 different names/accounts to scam casino bonuses ... the ability to make a decent amount of money scalping through sportsbook bonuses is a thing of the past ... the real estate market is tanking .... etc. ... and as such, the Rx forum is of very little use to him financially.
He left the Rx on a bad note when he stopped posting, and I doubt he'll be back, win or lose .... if he wins the bet, I don't think he has the audacity to show up 5 minutes after Boston clinches and say "Hi felllas, what's up, where's my $1,000 ?" ... I don't think the $1,000 means that much to him, even with his current financial situation ... but if he loses, and is on the hook for $14K, I definitely don't think he'll be showing up, chequebook in hand, ready to cut a cheque for $14K after the Lakers win ... in his current situation, $14K is a fair chunk of money, especially considering that he presumably doesn't have much income these days ... 3 or 4 years ago, back in his multiple account bonus whoring heyday, I think he would have paid the $14K ... today, with all his income sources dried up, and with a bad taste in his mouth over the whole Rx/moderator thing, I have serious doubts about whether you will ever see him again.
it's 100% absolutely critical for a decision to be made by SOMEBODY related to this mess to determine if WVU will rcv winning payment if he doesn't surface before the series starts and BOS wins. Two very ugly things could happen ...
- he suddenly appears and an epic war erupts over whether he should be paid or not. -- or --
- he doesn't appear and Cardsfan has to fwd the 1k via whatever means WVU has previously made known to Rx friends and/or mgmt.
those two scenarios are just going to blow the roof off this forum. that's why my earlier question of : "is there a known means to pay WVU if he stays silent?" is so relevant ... does that make sense?
I'm personally thinking those two scenarios will NOT happen... but they COULD and they need to be remedied before they do b/c they could really F this forum up. not saying mgmt is responsible for this on any level, but if LP gets F'd on this, it's just going to be uglier than ugly.
on the bright side, I have a feeling that WVU may win the bet, make his appearance after that happens and forgive the bet. I think he will do that and offer the forum and lengthy explanation and apology to the RX and to LP. He'll put himself at the mercy of the court. That's really his best chance at salvaging any character out of this... and that's ONLY IF HE WINS AND FORGIVES THE BET !!!
what an incredibly F'd up situation this is !
- he suddenly appears and an epic war erupts over whether he should be paid or not. -- or --
- he doesn't appear and Cardsfan has to fwd the 1k via whatever means WVU has previously made known to Rx friends and/or mgmt.
those two scenarios are just going to blow the roof off this forum. that's why my earlier question of : "is there a known means to pay WVU if he stays silent?" is so relevant ... does that make sense?
I'm personally thinking those two scenarios will NOT happen... but they COULD and they need to be remedied before they do b/c they could really F this forum up. not saying mgmt is responsible for this on any level, but if LP gets F'd on this, it's just going to be uglier than ugly.
on the bright side, I have a feeling that WVU may win the bet, make his appearance after that happens and forgive the bet. I think he will do that and offer the forum and lengthy explanation and apology to the RX and to LP. He'll put himself at the mercy of the court. That's really his best chance at salvaging any character out of this... and that's ONLY IF HE WINS AND FORGIVES THE BET !!!
what an incredibly F'd up situation this is !
