Jack Recider

And on top of that, they're giving a percentage of the revenue to charity. It's a great way to meet your players where they are and be cool with whatever they can afford. Or here's another thing. I have a merch shop, right, where you can buy shirts and stuff on my online store.

Yeah, well, with that comes a certain amount of scammers, people who buy my stuff and then try to get a refund on it, but then send back the wrong shirt or nothing at all. And it sucks, right? Like, it sounds like my shoppers are not to be trusted and they're crooks and they're scammers. Yeah, well, no. I absolutely do not think my customers are crooks and scammers.

Yeah, well, with that comes a certain amount of scammers, people who buy my stuff and then try to get a refund on it, but then send back the wrong shirt or nothing at all. And it sucks, right? Like, it sounds like my shoppers are not to be trusted and they're crooks and they're scammers. Yeah, well, no. I absolutely do not think my customers are crooks and scammers.

I think my customers are fantastic and should be respected. And even though there are some bad apples involved, I go out of my way to treat everyone with respect. I'll work to make you 100% satisfied with your order, even if you're a scammer. I don't care. If something isn't right, I'll send you a new item or give you a refund.

I think my customers are fantastic and should be respected. And even though there are some bad apples involved, I go out of my way to treat everyone with respect. I'll work to make you 100% satisfied with your order, even if you're a scammer. I don't care. If something isn't right, I'll send you a new item or give you a refund.

And that's because I personally am more loyal to companies that treat me with respect. And I don't like going into shops that treat me like some crook or some scammer when I'm not. I remember I visited Austria once in Europe. And someone there told me that when you get on the train in Austria, they never check your ticket.

And that's because I personally am more loyal to companies that treat me with respect. And I don't like going into shops that treat me like some crook or some scammer when I'm not. I remember I visited Austria once in Europe. And someone there told me that when you get on the train in Austria, they never check your ticket.

And it's because Austrians get personally offended if you question whether they paid for their ticket or not. Ticket, please. How dare you think I don't have a ticket? What do you think, I'm some kind of thief and snuck on this train? What's the reason of this line of questioning? So they just stopped asking people for proof that they paid their way. And you know what?

And it's because Austrians get personally offended if you question whether they paid for their ticket or not. Ticket, please. How dare you think I don't have a ticket? What do you think, I'm some kind of thief and snuck on this train? What's the reason of this line of questioning? So they just stopped asking people for proof that they paid their way. And you know what?

I took the train there and nobody asked for my ticket. There wasn't even a turnstile. And it was such a culture shock to me. But I actually loved that level of trust and respect that the trains gave their passengers. The good people are going to pay their way and the majority of people are good.

I took the train there and nobody asked for my ticket. There wasn't even a turnstile. And it was such a culture shock to me. But I actually loved that level of trust and respect that the trains gave their passengers. The good people are going to pay their way and the majority of people are good.

Yeah, sure, some will sneak on the train, but we're not going to inconvenience all those good people just so we can find the few bad ones. We'd rather have happy, good customers than making a little extra money by enforcing a pay-to-ride policy. And would it even generate more money to check everyone's tickets?

Yeah, sure, some will sneak on the train, but we're not going to inconvenience all those good people just so we can find the few bad ones. We'd rather have happy, good customers than making a little extra money by enforcing a pay-to-ride policy. And would it even generate more money to check everyone's tickets?

I mean, now you have to have a ticket taker on every train all day and night and pay their salary. My point is, if you distrust your loyal customers, it'll create a bad relationship between you and them. Anyway, back on track. I feel like this episode is getting me all worked up. It's causing me to go all over the place. I'm sorry if I'm ranting too much.

I mean, now you have to have a ticket taker on every train all day and night and pay their salary. My point is, if you distrust your loyal customers, it'll create a bad relationship between you and them. Anyway, back on track. I feel like this episode is getting me all worked up. It's causing me to go all over the place. I'm sorry if I'm ranting too much.

Okay, so our players in this story so far are Paul Owen, the guy who made Team Executor and was selling mod chips. And there's Gary Bowser, who's very front and center of this whole mod chip scene. In fact, he's so present on the forums that he's starting to make a name for himself on there.

Okay, so our players in this story so far are Paul Owen, the guy who made Team Executor and was selling mod chips. And there's Gary Bowser, who's very front and center of this whole mod chip scene. In fact, he's so present on the forums that he's starting to make a name for himself on there.

Gary Bowser was so active on these forums that he started getting approached by people to actually be paid to be a forum admin. The first place that offered him a job, he didn't like that one. But then a guy with the screen name Maximilian approached him and offered him a paying job to be a forum admin. How did you meet Maximilian?

Gary Bowser was so active on these forums that he started getting approached by people to actually be paid to be a forum admin. The first place that offered him a job, he didn't like that one. But then a guy with the screen name Maximilian approached him and offered him a paying job to be a forum admin. How did you meet Maximilian?

The site was maxconsole.com, and Maximilian had just purchased it from another person. It was a fairly popular forum at the time, talking about how to hack video game consoles, where to buy mod chips, and just news about the modding and video game world. But it didn't trade any piracy or have links to any pirated games. Now, Maximilian is a main character of this story.