Title: big pay out Post by: billy the fish on Friday, January 9, 2009, 15:08:27 for pirates ??? $3 mill
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7820311.stm crime does pay Title: Re: big pay out Post by: leefer on Friday, January 9, 2009, 15:11:27 Certainly does.....arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrh.
Title: Re: big pay out Post by: BANGKOK RED on Friday, January 9, 2009, 15:25:24 Quote One of the pirates, calling himself Daybad Quite a piratey name that. Daybad the sailor. Arrrrrggggghhhhh Title: Re: big pay out Post by: Ben Wah Balls on Friday, January 9, 2009, 16:03:18 They wanted $25m originally, guess the fall in the price of oil has hit them hard.
Title: Re: big pay out Post by: axs on Friday, January 9, 2009, 16:11:59 this will only encourage others to do the same.
Title: Re: big pay out Post by: Dazzza on Friday, January 9, 2009, 16:12:42 I got a £300 quid pay out for a holiday in November to New Pork.
I got an agent mate to book it through their system and they he commission back from the hotel and airline, which has gone back into my pocket. I smell a scam. Title: Re: big pay out Post by: Jamiesfuturewife on Friday, January 9, 2009, 16:22:35 they paid you there commisson? ???
Title: Re: big pay out Post by: Dazzza on Friday, January 9, 2009, 16:36:26 they paid you there commisson? ??? Yes, I could have booked it online direct with the airline and the hotel for the same price he gets as an agent. He did the lot for me through his agent's system as a favour, the airline and Hotel then paid him £300 commission, which he gave back to me. Not sure if it still works but back in the day there used to be all sorts of small travel agents operating from home or shoeboxes. Because they were so small they didn't have an ABTA (agents account code) number and would simply call airlines and hotels and say it's x calling from 'Bobby Bob Bob Travel' could I get a ‘small agents rate’ for x dates. They would then charge you the best commercial rate minus 25% for your commission. Anyone could do this and you simply paid by credit card as you would there and then. Some of the Hotels would even give credit of the back of claiming to be a small agent and invoice with payment due AFTER the date of stay. Title: Re: big pay out Post by: Jamiesfuturewife on Friday, January 9, 2009, 16:53:57 I work for an agents you see!! ;)
Title: Re: big pay out Post by: Dazzza on Friday, January 9, 2009, 17:27:28 I work for an agents you see!! ;) Ahhhh I see. I suppose you ave an ABTA code malarky but do you know if the old 'small agents' trick still works? Title: Re: big pay out Post by: billy the fish on Saturday, January 10, 2009, 00:35:28 agent codes >:( >:( whats going on
Title: Re: big pay out Post by: axs on Saturday, January 10, 2009, 00:38:17 agent codes >:( >:( whats going on ?? Read the thread, it's fairly self-explanatory. Title: Re: big pay out Post by: Nomoreheroes on Saturday, January 10, 2009, 08:25:38 F*ck me, noone is going to be safe at Cotswold Water Park after some of the scuffers on here see how successful the Somali pirates have been!
Title: Re: big pay out Post by: billy the fish on Saturday, January 10, 2009, 12:04:47 total last year was $150 mill
not bad for a pirate :( someone's doing ok http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7752813.stm |