My dad told me about a big screen tv scam - they sent you a magnifying glass that you placed in a stand on your coffee table. I hope that this weathering guy is just a lazy poor businessman who will eventually own up to his obligations, and not a deliberate scammer. I'm with you, Gary. i don't see how someone could do such a thing to someone else. The guilt would destroy me. There's even perfectly legal things I won't do because I don't feel morally right about it, such as returning an item that I opened only to find out I was an idiot and bought the wrong size. But I've known more people than I would like to admit that buy an item of clothing, wear it out once, then take it back to the store claiming it was the wrong size .

Wouldn't that be mail fraud? Then the feds could get involved and put him in jail.