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Sarah_Jayne · 07-04-2003, 03:08 PM

Louisiana man charged with breaking into home of man who outbid him online

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) Police said a Louisiana man broke into the home of a man who outbid him in an Internet auction and threatened his wife with a handgun Thursday.

Gerald Newburger Jr., 44, of New Orleans, was charged with first-degree burglary, a felony, and second-degree menacing, a misdemeanor.

Police said Newburger was mad about being outbid for used band costumes, worth less than $500, the Poughkeepsie Journal reported in Friday editions.

Newburger hoped to coerce the man into giving him the costumes, police said. Officers were unsure when the auction concluded.

Police said Newburger broke into the home 70 miles north of New York City around noon, and threatened the man's wife with a handgun before leaving in a taxi. No one was injured.

An officer pulled over the taxi minutes later, police said.

Newburger was arraigned in town court and sent to Dutchess County Jail on $100,000 bail.

Xplicit · 07-04-2003, 03:12 PM

stocktrader23 · 07-04-2003, 03:41 PM

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Originally posted by Xplicit
WTF

I wanted Justin Timberlakes jockey shorts bad damnit! That fucker had to be using a program to bid for him.

GeXus · 07-04-2003, 03:44 PM

lol, why do things like this not supprise me anymore. This world is going insane.

xanx · 07-04-2003, 03:57 PM

damn bid sniper

gothweb · 07-04-2003, 05:59 PM

Crazy people are crazy people. It has nothing to do with EBay, really. In any era, this guy would have managed to find a cause to flip out.

robfantasy · 07-04-2003, 06:23 PM

i was thinking of doing something like that before.. and i still might.

dont try to outbid me

pimplink · 07-04-2003, 06:24 PM

wow, that is wild.

tootie · 07-04-2003, 06:27 PM

Geez, I've been mad enough to send people an e-mail for outbidding me (usually asking nicely for them to sell me the item at a higher price than they paid because stupid me missed the end of an auction for something really rare that I wanted ALOT) but I don't think anything would ever mean enough to me to do something like THAT! I do get really pissed when I miss the end of an auction or I get sniped at the last possible second and don't have time to raise my bid, though. I just don't get THAT mad! Yikes!

TheJimmy · 07-04-2003, 06:51 PM

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Originally posted by gothweb
Crazy people are crazy people. It has nothing to do with EBay, really. In any era, this guy would have managed to find a cause to flip out.

exactly...

...this is also a clue to the nut level going on...

"Louisiana man"

Jethros Gone Wild

Sarah_Jayne · 07-05-2003, 01:45 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by TheJimmy

exactly...

...this is also a clue to the nut level going on...

"Louisiana man"

Jethros Gone Wild

High Quality · 07-05-2003, 01:53 AM

eGay is gay.

Brown Bear · 07-05-2003, 01:53 AM

It doesn't say anything about Ebay, it says "Internet auction"

How would this guy get the other guys home address anyways?

Paul Markham · 07-05-2003, 01:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by gothweb
Crazy people are crazy people. It has nothing to do with EBay, really. In any era, this guy would have managed to find a cause to flip out.

Right.

It's amazing how people are so quick to blame the immediate cause. This guy had no self control. Hope the guys in his cell can cotrol themselves.

Sarah_Jayne · 07-05-2003, 02:17 AM

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Originally posted by charly
Right.

It's amazing how people are so quick to blame the immediate cause. This guy had no self control. Hope the guys in his cell can cotrol themselves.

I wasn't blaming Ebay..it is just the tool through which his insanity was expressed. Still, it is an unusual way.

fris · 07-05-2003, 02:18 AM

their was an 2002 model ice cream truck on ebay the other day but the guy didnt take paypal

07-04-2003, 03:08 PM	#1
Sarah_Jayne Now with more Jayne Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 40,077	Some people take Ebay far too seriously Louisiana man charged with breaking into home of man who outbid him online POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) Police said a Louisiana man broke into the home of a man who outbid him in an Internet auction and threatened his wife with a handgun Thursday. Gerald Newburger Jr., 44, of New Orleans, was charged with first-degree burglary, a felony, and second-degree menacing, a misdemeanor. Police said Newburger was mad about being outbid for used band costumes, worth less than $500, the Poughkeepsie Journal reported in Friday editions. Newburger hoped to coerce the man into giving him the costumes, police said. Officers were unsure when the auction concluded. Police said Newburger broke into the home 70 miles north of New York City around noon, and threatened the man's wife with a handgun before leaving in a taxi. No one was injured. An officer pulled over the taxi minutes later, police said. Newburger was arraigned in town court and sent to Dutchess County Jail on $100,000 bail.

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