Rrob78 the Raffle Thief

[VestCunt]

I happened to click on the post history for a little piece of shit called rrob78 today when I noticed a disturbing trend: all he does here is enter raffles. He's won about six, but has never hosted any of his own. This alone doesn't warrant damnation, but I thought it would be funny to make a compilation of his endless "enter me!" spam... then it got worse.

Below is a list of raffles he's entered for games and items he already owns. Some of the raffles didn't have a rule against prior ownership, but he clearly violated the most recent raffle on the bottom. The evidence is followed by the original compilation I set out to make.

Basically, he's here to relentlessly profit on our generosity and never give anything in return. He doesn't give two shits about the wishes or restrictions of raffle donors (our most generous members) and he'd rather take a duplicate than let another member play a new game. The fucker should be banned immediately and I suggest the individuals who still don't set post minimums rethink their requirements.

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11/5/12 owns Ninja Spirit

Syphic hooked me up with Ninja Spirit

11/6/12 plays Ninja Spirit

I was playing some Ninja Spirit and Ordyne last nite.

11/17/12 enters raffle for loose Ninja Spirit:

Enter me in please!

11/25/2012 wins Ninja Spirit

Cool, thanks Fenix!!!

1/4/13 still owns first Ninja Spirit

I am looking for a Ninja Spirit Case only, got game and manual ( thanks to Syhic  )

6/7/13 complains that he hasn't received prize

not to call you out , but still waiting on Ninja Spirit.

---B & C---
11/24/12 enters raffle for Alien Crush:

Sign me up please, been wanting to play [Alien Crush] for a while!!!

12/11/12 doesn't win:

man soooo close but no Alien Crush!

12/13/12 plays Alien Crush two days later, also plays R-Type:

Played some R-type and Alien Crush last night for an hour or so, lots of fun!

1/2/13 Enters raffle for R-Type w/manual

Sign me up!!

---D---
10/8/12 buys TWO copies of Legendary Axe:

off the top of my head I found Ys Book 1 & 2, Bonk's Adventure, Bloodwolf, Turrigan, Military Madness & Legendary Axe aside from the Super System Card. Also last Friday, I picked up a TG-16 system with 5 games, China Warrior, Dungeon Explorer, World Class Baseball, Legendary Axe, Keith Courage.

1/8/13 enters raffle for loose Legendary Axe:

Sign me up, Please!

1/17/13: wins raffle for loose LA:

YYYEEEAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i won, Thank You 420GOAT for having the contest, I'll be pm you in a bit.

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10/8/12 buys Bloody Wolf, posts picture

off the top of my head I found... Bloodwolf...

5/8/13 enters raffle for Bloody Wolf DESPITE RULE AGAINST DUPES

Sign me up please!

---end evidence---

---begin wanker compilation---
 

Please sign me up!

May I please enter?

Please sign me up !

Please sign me up!!!

May i please sign up for the loose hucards and Sapphire boot!!!

sign me up please!

Sign me up please!

Congrats!, may I enter?

Please, sign me up!!!

Sign me Up!!!

PM sent, Thank you!

Sign me up!!!

Enter Me

I want it?, lol

Sign me up, can never have enough replacement labels, lol

Got the stuff today, Thank Bernie!

Sign me up, if I qualify of course.

Got the manual inserts and spine label yesterday, amazing!!!

Sign me up, please!

Great Raffle!

Got the Legendary Axe today, Big Thanks!!!

also want to thank turboswimbz, for hooking me up with a case and manual for The Legendary Axe!

Wow!!! I'm speechless , thanks Bernie!!!

Sign me up Please!

Sign me up!

Sign me up!!!, im terrible at shooters, but wouldn't mine getting owned by Super Star Soilder!

Sign me up Bernie!!! Please!!!

If you have a spare that would be awesome!

How come I'm not on the raffle? Sign me up!!!

YYYEEEAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i won, Thank You 420GOAT for having the contest, I'll be pm you in a bit.

Sign me Up!!! Reminder: Super System Card Version 3.0!!!!!!

Sign me up Please!

Sign me up, Please!

sign me up

Sign me up!!

sign me up Bernie

Sign me up, please

Count me in Bernie!

Sign me up, please. I've seen gameplay when I was at Syphic's pad, I was amazed!!!

Sign me up, Please

sign me up, please

Cool, thanks Fenix!!!

Sign me up please!

Sign me up please, been wanting to play this one for a while!!!

sign me up!

Enter me in please!

Want to thank you Bernie for having this contest, first contest I entered ( & wasn't kicked out of, lol) and won, , got Splash Lake last week, forgot to reply it on here, but did pm's you, also thanks for the extra's.

Please sign me up, hopefully I get chosen since the 6th of November is my B-day!!! but I was on here Sept. 12, can I still be in the raffle???

WOW!!!!!! I won my first Raffle!!! Thanks Bernie!!! Now to post it on trades/sales, lol! J/K.

Sign me up also!!

Sign me up!!

[CGQuarterly]

Holy fuck.  Sad.  I won two raffles here and then decided not to enter any more because I didn't want to be a leech.  Hey Rob, go fuck yourself!

[PunkCryborg]

WOW
what i find also surprising by this is how many raffles have been held over here which is evident from how many he entered lol there's like 50 there alone

[bob]

I have won Cadash and Order of the Griffon and consider myself hella lucky.
I have also hosted quite a few myself.  I can't believe this guy.

[VestCunt]

Are Syphic and Rrob78 the same person? Or why would Syphic hook Rob up with Ninja Spirit twice and why would Rob accept a gift from a friend he if he doesn't need it?!? It reads like a charade:

11/5/12

Syphic hooked me up with Ninja Spirit!

1/4/13

I am looking for a Ninja Spirit Case only, got game and manual ( thanks to Syhic  )

6/7/13

Damn that sucks bro. Hit me up if you don't hear anything. I may have an extra [Ninja Spirit] loosey.

6/7/13

Cool, thanks Syphic, you always hook me up.

They write the same, they're supposedly friends, and they both enter most raffles (Syphic always says "count/toss me in", rob always says "sign me up").

[turboswimbz]

Are Syphic and Rrob78 the same person? Or why would Syphic hook Rob up with Ninja Spirit twice and why would Rob accept a gift from a friend he if he doesn't need it?!? It reads like a charade:

11/5/12

Syphic hooked me up with Ninja Spirit!

1/4/13

I am looking for a Ninja Spirit Case only, got game and manual ( thanks to Syhic  )

6/7/13

Damn that sucks bro. Hit me up if you don't hear anything. I may have an extra [Ninja Spirit] loosey.

6/7/13

Cool, thanks Syphic, you always hook me up.

They write the same, they're supposedly friends, and they both enter most raffles (Syphic always says "count/toss me in", rob always says "sign me up").

Except the youtube videos that showed the two of them this is totally plausable.

[Sparky]

Vestcoat thanks for the heads up, what a f@cking leech.
At least people know now and his rein of taking is over (( claps hands))

[Bernie]

syphic and rrob aren't the same person.  rrob may not be as active in the forums, and it does appear he has entered quite a few raffle, but I can speak on his behalf.  He is actually a really cool guy to deal/trade with, and is as against re-sellers just as much as anyone else here.  I cannot speak on his behalf on rules broken entering certain raffles, as I simply don't know enough about it.  I am friends with both him and syphic on Facebook, and they have formed a group of course, it's for MANY consoles.  I was able to obtain a USA System 3.0 card from him, complete, for a really good price right here in the forums.  Like I said, I am not familiar with the entire raffle situation, but I can tell you rrob is a really good guy to have here. 

[rrob78]

So I've entered & win raffles. I'm always giving away my doubles to my friends that don't have games that have just gotten into playing the Turbo. Syphic is one of them we always hook each up, he did hook me up with a copy of Ninja Spirit but I gave it away to my friend who got a turbo with no games. The. I saw that one was getting raffles away, so I entered it. But that's cool if you all don't like me. Think what you want. So whom ever said fuck me. It's cool.

[rrob78]

Thanks for backing me Bernie.

[rrob78]

I've even given away games from my own collection to help ppl out who just got into playing the Turbo, But l do apologize for any wrongs I've done. I'm just doing what I can to get More ppl to enjoy the Turbo Graphx. Even gotten them to join this great forum.

[Sparky]

Hey, it's nice that Bernie has spoke up for you rrob but if you are such a great guy you should know better. If you have friends that are into the tg16 scene then why are they not signed up here? Sorry man as maybe you are a stand up guy but that shit bugs me, I have friends as well that are into the tg16 scene but if they cannot bother to sign up and enter themselves then I don't think they deserve to be in the raffle.

[rrob78]

Yea, some have signed up. But your right, I do apologize for over stepping my own bounds. You've been a cool guy to me, I bought some of your Sparky Labels, which I'm glad to have them. I guess I'm too nice of a guy trying to help other ppl. Bums me out that some ppl think I'm a raffle thief, but it's ok. I'm know doing my best to support the forum outside of here.

[Sparky]

It's all good man, but these are community raffles.... For the people here in the community.
Hey just the way I see it.

[VestCunt]

So I've entered & win raffles. I'm always giving away my doubles to my friends...

You don't get it: you've not only won raffles, you've accepted generosity while spitting in the face of the giver and ignoring their rules. You've disrespected people who gave you things for free.

And for a guy that supposedly gives away lots of games, it's funny that you've never done so around here. Also funny that you've posted WTB's for jewel cases and stuff to complete partial games. You're a collector.

Bernie, I never said Rob was a heartless monster incapable of friendship, I said he was a fucking thief. I'm not looking for character references and don't claim plausible deniability: you don't have to know anything about his history, just look at the evidence and decide for yourself. It's all in my first post; he owned Ninja Spirit, then he won a loose copy in a raffle, then he admitted to still owning his first copy while waiting to receive his raffle prize. He also entered Munchiaz' raffle against the rules.

I'm know doing my best to support the forum outside of here.

And how might that be? As far as these boards go, you've written scarcely a post outside of the sale forum or longer than one sentence.

[syphic]

If you knew Rrob78 you'd know he isn't a scammer or snake. He always hook a brotha up and that's why I have no problem hooking him up with any doubles I may have no questions asked. He loves to do stuff for the gaming community. He didn't have to waste his time this past weekend renting out 12+ tables and chairs and picking them up and delivering them on his own time to the SC3 event this past week just to do it and he wasn't getting paid or anything. And he may not be the most knowledgeable person about all things Turbo and may not post a ton but he's here listening and learning. Shit I know! He's always pestering me about all the different games and what they are like lol. 

[syphic]

Oh and if you throw him out go ahead and throw me out too.

[Sparky]

Oh and if you throw him out go ahead and throw me out too.

Hahaha relax.... Oh and what will the community do without you syphic .

[syphic]

I dunno lol.

[Bernie]

[Sparky]

Vestcoat is right though.... rrob time to pay the piper, raffle style.

[VestCunt]

If you knew Rrob78 you'd know he isn't a scammer or snake.

Don't know what your definition of "scammer" is, just that Rob entered five raffles for games he already owned and we don't even know the extent of his collection.

[rrob78]

Your right Sparky, to show my commitment to PCenginefx, I'll raffle off my copy of Super Star Soldier, I bought from Psychobear not too long ago. I'll post right now.

[syphic]

And here is mine. Suck it! https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=14827.0

[Sparky]

 

And here is mine. Suck it! https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=14827.0

Oh really, Who are you telling to suck it syphic? Read my sig. 

[syphic]

Lets just turn this mess into something fun.

[Sparky]

Lets just turn this mess into something fun.

Ya? I see your raffle post and  rrobs and instead of a regular raffle you take cheap shots being called out and VestCunt and myself and others had every right to. Fine that's the way its going to be.

[rrob78]

Well getting thrown under the bus and getting accused of something without knowing someone is a cheap shot in itself.

[rrob78]

https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=14825.msg299990#msg299990

[roflmao]

[Sparky]

Dude, you agreed with a lot that was said about ya,  how is that thrown under the bus?
Hahaha... Fine (( lifts wine)) here's to future dealings with you and your buddy.

[syphic]

Yeah why couldn't you guys have sent a pm to RRob78 instead of creating this thread. And RRob78 and I aren't the same guy. Im much better looking lol.

[rrob78]

lol, after a 12 beers maybe

[BigusSchmuck]

In all honestly, I don't see this as a problem unless the person doing the raffle has some sort of rule and/or beef with said person entering. I will say I have entered many raffles and plan to do some more to give back to the community probably sooner rather than later. Maybe if I win two Laseractives and post one up for a raffle here? Hmm...

[Sparky]

Yeah why couldn't you guys have sent a pm to RRob78 instead of creating this thread. And RRob78 and I aren't the same guy. Im much better looking lol.

There are no secrets here, you act up you get called out live... Vestcoat was just giving a heads up and he was right to, later rrob made me a believer of him till you and him started the shit streak back at ya thread/raffle, but oh well so be it.

[syphic]

Block us and you don't have to deal with us. Simple as that. We go our separate ways. Raffles still on and a few more to come.

[esteban]

STATUS: I have faith that this can be rectified. Perhaps not to everyone's satisfaction, but enough so that we can live in peace, love and harmony.  

[syphic]

Esteban, beautifully said. When the next video?

[Sparky]

Block us and you don't have to deal with us. Simple as that. We go our separate ways. Raffles still on and a few more to come.

Haha.. Listen sensitive sally i block no one, and glad your raffling, took this to get you to to give back. Hahahaha.. You should be thanking VestCunt

[rrob78]

Thank you Vestcoat for calling me a thief.

[Tatsujin]

Easy with the young horses, bros

[Sparky]

Thank you Vestcoat for calling me a thief.

Oh stop it, You guys are stars now with the raffles, why did you not do it sooner?

[syphic]

Ok its saturday night. Im in LA. Bars are calling. How can we finish this already so you can win and be happy and we can all go on living our lives? And no i will not tatoo pcengine-fx.com any where on my body.

[Bernie]

Start by letting this shit die.  I mean GODDAMNIT!

[rrob78]

Bernie, your right. I'm over it.

[syphic]

Hell yeah! Venice roon in Montebello here i come!

[allyourblood]

rrob, I know you said anyone can enter your raffle, but you really ought to consider imposing some loose guidelines for weeding out "raffle-only" "members". Ensuring the game lands in the hands of an individual who contributes to the community at large is what really resonates with folks around here.

Just some friendly advice.

[FiftyQuid]

And no i will not tatoo pcengine-fx.com any where on my body.

Go with PCE or TG-16.  They won't cost as much in ink.

[VestCunt]

Rob and Syphic: Your begrudging, last-minute raffles are very cute. Way to change your tune when the mob's at the gate! Kind of like a life-long atheist repenting on death's door.

Rob: rather than whining objections about being called a thief, how about you man up and apologize OR try to refute the evidence. Please, either one. I'm serious.

In all honestly, I don't see this as a problem unless the person doing the raffle has some sort of rule and/or beef with said person entering.

True, some members don't care. At least Fenix said he didn't care if his winner was an owner. That said, I think I can safely speak for most of us by saying that the joy of giving comes from the happiness in others. Nothing's better than seeing someone excited about a game I don't need.

The reason I'm ragging on poor old Rob is because he perpetually capitalized on altruism to hoard items he already has. Seeing him makeup bullshit about how he "can't wait to play Alien Crush!" when he already owned it makes me sick.

Let's review:
*Rob's participation has been virtually nil since he joined nine months ago.
*Estimated 90% posts in the sale forums, 70% being nothing more than "sign me up" "thanks!" & "congrats!"
*He entered approximately 42 raffles
*14 explicitly forbid dupes/reselling
*5+ of the 42 raffles were for games he already owned. We'll never know the real total.
*He violated the "no dupes" rule of at least 1 member (munchiaz)
*He violated the "active member/active outside sale forum" requirement of four other members.
*He won perhaps 6 raffles.
*He hosted 0 raffles, despite his gushing gratitude for the community, his generous spirit, and "always giving away lots of games" outside of PCEFX.

[esteban]

STATUS: Not to add fuel to this fire (obviously, I want greedy bastards to own up to their greedy ways)...but it is important to state the obvious: whether there are "official" limitations on a raffle or not, VestCunt's main point is correct...a person will be judged by his actions, so it is in his/her best interest NOT to violate the spirit of raffles and goodwill of the community.

Personally, I agree with VestCunt: raffles are for spreading TG-16 love. THAT MEANS SOMEONE WANTS TO PLAY THE DAMN GAME.

NOT, "Oh, if I win this raffle, it will be nice trade bait"
NOT, "Yes! I'll sell this after I futz around with it for 15 minutes"
NOT, "This raffle prize is one more artifact I can add to my collection*"
NOT, "I deserve this, even though I own it."

*New folks should note that I make a distinction between a "library" (where the purpose of a game is to be used/played/enjoyed) VERSUS a "collection" (where the primary purpose of a game is to be "a material possession"). Obviously, I know that I ruffle feathers with my anti-collector stance, and, in reality, most folks have a mixture of both... (now you know why I make time for playing the less-than-stellar titles I own: all games need some love). HOWEVER, I STILL LOVE YOU, EVEN IF YOUR SOLE JOY IS IN COLLECTING. I just think you should let other folks win the raffles. That's all. We really can all live in relative harmony.

BOTTOM LINE: Don't be greedy. And...I believe in giving folks a chance to rectify things. It builds a stronger community.