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Offline Phil

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The Change Man ......
« on: February 26, 2018, 12:09:47 PM »
I was trying to explain to some one the other day how the "clothes shop" money change trick worked , but I just couldn't remember the details.

I have had a quick search but can't find the explanation........ can some one remind me how it went.

( And is he still at it ?? There is no sign outside his shop and as far as I remember it was the sign that was an essential part of the scam).

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Offline Highlander

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Re: The Change Man ......
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2018, 13:11:24 PM »
Someone will correct me if this is wrong.

If the rate was 2.39 the change man would offer 2.30 ten which was in fact 2.31. :(

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Re: The Change Man ......
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2018, 14:55:46 PM »
That's it ......... but I seem to remember him quoting a rate to three decimal figures for some reason...... which meant that the trick was some how even better.


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Re: The Change Man ......
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2018, 15:22:27 PM »
He did us once and I can't remember how he did it, just recall him quoting a rate then 'offering' to 'round it up', which made it sound like he was doing us a favour. Obviously we said yes. Took us a couple of hours to realise what happened!  >:(

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Re: The Change Man ......
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2018, 16:10:26 PM »
Someone will correct me if this is wrong.

If the rate was 2.39 the change man would offer 2.30 ten which was in fact 2.31. :(

2.310 or something like that.

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Re: The Change Man ......
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2018, 18:13:18 PM »
He's still doing change, but not at the clothes shop on the corner by Lykia Is Markesi. He now operates out of an emlak / small souvenir shop about 2 - 3 doors closer to the Migros in town. Strangely, for the first time in months, he made a half hearted attempt to offer me "change" today. Having said that it was raining & I'd put up the hood on my jacket, so it's possible he didn't recognise me  ;)

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Re: The Change Man ......
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2018, 07:08:07 AM »
He still trys it on with myself and the other half, and we have walked past him for years.
I think each time i wear a new hat he thinks i"m a tourist?

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Re: The Change Man ......
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2018, 09:54:32 AM »
Liz/Davybill, Does not really matter if he knows you or not, he's still the charming bloke we've all known for years!!!!

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Re: The Change Man ......
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2018, 10:48:54 AM »
I am sure the trick was even better than Highlander's explanation.

If 2.39 was advertised but you ended up with 2.31 that's just 8 Kurus you loose (per pound )

I seem to remember the hit was more substantial than that.

Am I just bitter and twisted and has it clouded my memory ?

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Re: The Change Man ......
« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2018, 20:08:26 PM »
If my explanation was correct it equates to 3.35 % on very £.

I'm not saying that he would have managed to but if he managed to con 20 families changing £ 500.00 every week over the season he would have pocketed over 20,000 tl




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