Gene Steinberg's Financial Shenanigans @ Paracast forums

[GhostofBiedny]

The guy is a leech.

No wonder Grayson had to move half way across the world. His own father would suck the blood out of him if it helped support his crazy lifestyle for just 5 minutes longer. As D.B. said he is a parasite on everyone around him and that is why he has no friends (or family) left. The only positive thing anyone can do is stay away from him.

Sadly I've known at least one family member of mine who is exactly the same - a total sociopath and narcissist. They will do whatever it takes to help themselves - even if it means harming those closest to them. The only way to deal with people like that is to cut them off completely.

 

[GhostofBiedny]

More slime has been emitted from the begging hole:

Here's why my money situation is worse!
Hi,

You may wonder why my money situation isn’t getting any better.

Here’s a key reason:

Recently, someone filed a bogus complaint for a chargeback with his bank for two PayPal payments. Until the dispute is resolved, which can take several weeks, the money has been removed from my account, which makes it negative.

My PayPal account remains open, and it’s still receiving subscription and recurring payments; they can’t be moved to another payment system. But since the account is negative, the money goes to replacing what I lost.

I can’t use PayPal money to pay for food and shelter until the balance is positive.

So for now, I’ve lost part of my income. The motel reservation has to be extended today for me to stay here.

Here’s how you can help:

The best and fastest way to help is via Facebook Messenger, which provides for instant transfers to my bank debit card. You can even use your PayPal account as a funding source.

Here’s my Facebook page:

Gene Steinberg

If you’re not using Facebook, or don’t want to send money via that method, you can use Western Union or Moneygram. Walmart has a deal with Moneygram that offers a lower rate. You can send payments at your nearest Walmart store, or use the following link:

https://walmart.moneygram.com/walmart/us/en/

For me to pick up the money, I’ll need a tracking number.

Please write me if you have questions about these payment methods.

If you’re not able to send a donation, feel free to forward this message to someone who might assist.

If you have any questions about my living situation, please let me know.

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Peace,
Gene

 

[nivek]

Again no mention of Anders or the brand new paracast marketing adverts to save him from financial ruin...

...

 

[GhostofBiedny]

You may wonder why my money situation isn’t getting any better....

{followed by illogical bullshit exposition about how Paypal is now the reason why he is begging}

Actually nobody is wondering why your money situation is not getting better because we all know that:

1. You are a lazy waste of space who refuses to do a real job and thinks begging is a viable income.
2. You spend beyond your means on a variety of things (which may or may not include gambling) instead of paying for necessities.
3. You want your hobby to be considered real work but you have sabotaged it through your sleazy actions - the income from the Paracast is headed to zero (if it isn't there already).

Obviously the end result of this is that you will run out of money and that situation will get worse.

It is all self inflicted and your own choice. You can turn it around without any help, you just choose not to.

This is all obvious to anyone with more than one functioning brain cell who has followed your shenanigans for more than a week.

The only things we are actually wondering about are:

1. What crazy unnecessary things you are wasting your money on (- has the iPhone XS plus arrived yet?)
2. How long it will be until you remember the existence of Anders and the whole Parasite revamp storyline - plus what excuses you will make for forgetting about it, further delays etc.
3. What other crazy storylines you come up with to try to con people. Hopefully the entertainment value will improve, recent efforts have been very poor.
4. What you will do when Paypal cut you off.
5. How long it will be until you start asking for Amazon gift cards and sending out 419 phishing scam letters.
6. If that thing on your head is alive.
7. If the fact that you lie so much means that you are actually starting believing your own bullshit.

 

[goblin]

More slime has been emitted from the begging hole:

"My PayPal account remains open, and it’s still receiving subscription and recurring payments; they can’t be moved to another payment system. But since the account is negative, the money goes to replacing what I lost."

Hah - I very much read that as, I suddenly owe PayPal money, and I'd ditch them and run from that debt in a hot minute if I could, but I'm stuck with them. Poor me!

As for Anders - again, I at least believe he exists. If you start with the 'ANDERS' profile on The Paracast forum, you can find a real-world person with that first name who matches. Same birth date, same location. Both filmmakers. Of course that doesn't prove he was doing anything for Gene, much less that what he was doing would "free Gene from having to ask for donations".

If he was working on the Paracast site, etc.... I don't know if he got tired of working with Gene; the comments about Gene being nitpicky and demanding make me wonder. Perhaps we'll still see his handiwork someday. Perhaps Gene was (shock, horror) actually intending to pay him something and now can't due to his refund situation.

Anyway, we all know regardless of his PayPal account status, regardless of the state of his forum or online store, he will never, ever stop begging. I saw recently he claimed that his last eviction was "partly due to online hackers". I am starting to wonder if that is literal insanity talking, a delusion, or just him continuing to lie. It's pretty pathetic.

 

[GhostofBiedny]

So true. I was lurking but had to add that I volunteered to help out the website many moons ago. I volunteered for free so didn’t expect pay.

I set up the whole tech night owl and paracast plus thing for Gene, made the Stalking the Herd site at Genes request as well as making the websites mobile friendly and much more.

I found Gene to be very demanding and nitpicking especially considering I was donating my time.

I expected him to at least give me a free paracast plus account (which was in his power to do), but he didn’t.

So I paid for a paracast plus account, knowing he would see the alert and think “oh I shouldn’t make him pay”.

He made me pay for it and never offered anything.

I stopped responding to his daily emails about the site years ago and had to eventually block him.

That seems absolutely characteristic of Gene. He seems to think the whole world and everyone in it owes him. He never thanks anyone or shows any gratitude. If you give him a mile, he will try to squeeze you for two. As D.B. put it he is a parasite.

 

[GhostofBiedny]

Fresh off Twitter (with permission) - the Shocking Story (allegedly) of what happened to Anders:

 

[Ron67]

Fresh off Twitter (with permission) - the Shocking Story (allegedly) of what happened to Anders:

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Not read "Attack of the Rockoids" but I'm betting the above story was better written and more interesting!.

 

[Ron67]

There are 3 reviews on the Rockoids book on the Barnes and Noble online book store.The first review is obviously Gene,the second is a piss take pretending Gene wrote it as a parody giving it 5 out of 5 stars and the third calls it one of the worst books to ever be sold!.

 

[wwkirk]

There are 3 reviews on the Rockoids book on the Barnes and Noble online book store.The first review is obviously Gene,the second is a piss take pretending Gene wrote it as a parody giving it 5 out of 5 stars and the third calls it one of the worst books to ever be sold!.

Amazon has 82% 5 stars, with no negative reviews.

 

[GhostofBiedny]

I think the issue is that the book is too obscure for anyone other than Gene and people that know him to bother with. Not only that but the cover on its own is so bad that you would be encouraged to steer clear.

 

[goblin]

Wow. The Paracast guest this week is Sharon Hill, a person who wrote a really cutting skeptical blog for some time.

She seems like one of the last people who should be slumming with the Schemester. Wonder if she did any homework on him before agreeing to this.

Oh well. It could be that they deserve one another, I don't know.

 

[GhostofBiedny]

Wow. The Paracast guest this week is Sharon Hill, a person who wrote a really cutting skeptical blog for some time.

She seems like one of the last people who should be slumming with the Schemester. Wonder if she did any homework on him before agreeing to this.

Oh well. It could be that they deserve one another, I don't know.

I do find it strange how serious people keep going on the Paracast as if completely oblivious to his behaviour. I can only presume they haven't Googled Gene or are not aware of his shenanigans. Either way I won't be listening.

 

[Standingstones]

It goes to show, people who have something to sell don’t give a crap who they are interviewed by.

 

[Standingstones]

Also... why would a listener tune in to hear people pitching skeptical viewpoints constantly? This must be the work of Murphy. If Steinberg is really looking to make more money, (it will never happen) he better change the podcast’s tune.

 

[Wade]

I, for one thought that the "Wandering Gene" mock-up or whatever you call it was a wonderful piece of parody. Whoever did it should submit it to creepypasta and run with it. Other people could play off that same story and run with it and turn into a thing ala Slenderman. The only thing that is missing is one of those "Tales from the Crypt" covers.

Well Done Stranger

 

[Wade]

Genes got a destiny being a meme

 

[GhostofBiedny]

I, for one thought that the "Wandering Gene" mock-up or whatever you call it was a wonderful piece of parody. Whoever did it should submit it to creepypasta and run with it. Other people could play off that same story and run with it and turn into a thing ala Slenderman. The only thing that is missing is one of those "Tales from the Crypt" covers.

Well Done Stranger

Lol I wrote it during lunch but I wanted to give it the mystique of being something that was just discovered by me and posted by someone else (in true mystery style like the urban legend you heard from a friend of a friend). It was meant to be a parody of those Creepypasta stories so am glad you liked it. I've never submitted to Creepypasta but I suspect they would reject it anyway because of it being an obvious parody and the fact that it uses Gene's real name.

 

[GhostofBiedny]

More manure straight from the horse's rear end:

A significant update!
Hi,

Today I have to renew the motel reservation again to continue to have a place to stay.

I am making progress in solving the PayPal problem, involving someone filing a false dispute over two payment that have put the balance underwater. In the meantime, subscription and recurring payments are only restoring the balance. They aren’t helping me pay for food and shelter.

Here’s how you can help me cover my expenses:

The best and fastest way to help is via Facebook Messenger, which provides for instant transfers to my bank debit card. You can even use your PayPal account as a funding source.

Here’s my Facebook page:

Gene Steinberg

If you’re not using Facebook, or don’t want to send money via that method, you can use Western Union or Moneygram. Walmart has a deal with Moneygram that offers a lower rate. You can send payments at your nearest Walmart store, or use the following link:

https://walmart.moneygram.com/walmart/us/en/

For me to pick up the money, I’ll need a tracking number.

Please write me if you have questions about these payment methods.

If you’re not able to send a donation, feel free to forward this message to someone who might assist.

In order to right my personal finances and focus on the most productive projects, I have decided to put The Tech Night Owl LIVE up for sale. The online archive includes cutting-edge tech blogs dating back to 2005, and radio shows dating back to 2002. If you’re interested, please write me with an offer. Thanks.

If you have any questions about my living situation, please let me know.

Peace,
Gene

 

[GhostofBiedny]

A significant update!

That's good. Start with a lie. There is nothing that constitutes an update or any matter of significance here.

Today I have to renew the motel reservation again to continue to have a place to stay.

Once again this special genius seems to want to tell us how motels work as if it is breaking news.

I am making progress in solving the PayPal problem, involving someone filing a false dispute over two payment that have put the balance underwater.

Lol this is the new replacement for the website revamp/Anders storyline. He isn't making any progress. If there is a dispute it is likely because the buyer wants a refund for Gene making false promises. There is no hope in hell he will get that back and it is only a matter of time until Paypal bans him altogether for his shenanigans.

In the meantime, subscription and recurring payments are only restoring the balance.

Lol now he is explaining basic arithmetic and how negative balances work. Also who the hell is subscribing now? The only money that can be coming in is people who have a recurring subscription and forgot to cancel it. Doubt that will continue for long.

They aren’t helping me pay for food and shelter.

What a loser. He expects everyone to pay for his food and shelter but he will shirk on his debts as always. Nobody should EVER give him any kind of credit because he will never pay it back.

Here’s how you can help me cover my expenses:

Lol as always he presumes that people are falling over themselves to help him with his grift.

Overall this was a terrible effort. Nothing new, just a rehash of the old - "I have to pay the motel today" (- he is the only person in the world who is surprised by this every day) and the new complaint of the negative Paypal balance and new false hope of it getting reversed.

He may just have copied and pasted it all from an old message. I give this 0/10.