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anyone here drive for uber? would this scam work?
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Posted by nerdstats
on February 23, 2017, 9:28:56
uber subsidizes drivers, that's not news, and it's fairly significant.
could i set up two accounts, and engage myself to drive me to work every day (or, on a long road trip to texas) and get uber to pay me for it?
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anyone here drive for uber? would this scam work?
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nerdstats
February 23, 2017, 9:28:56
how would that make you money exactly?
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WesMantooth
February 24, 2017, 5:35:38
According to the linked article below.....
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Sydney Carton
February 24, 2017, 8:24:14
right. like nerdstats suggested.....turn on the ATM *
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Pooter
February 24, 2017, 8:28:12
Uber yourself from Chicago to Champaign and back*
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Sydney Carton
February 24, 2017, 9:11:27
I don't think you actually have to drive*
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Pooter
February 24, 2017, 9:39:05
dont they track the car through nav?*
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WesMantooth
February 24, 2017, 11:26:40
Easy. It's a great idea*
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Pooter
February 24, 2017, 7:53:18
Quick google search suggests you should post your question on uberpeople.net
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groupguy
February 23, 2017, 11:40:49
So Uber is basically morphing into every business scam in the history of humanity
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Sydney Carton
February 23, 2017, 11:43:39
i cant wait to see the drama unfold
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nerdstats
February 23, 2017, 12:16:46
I think that's why their CEO was on Trump's economic council, but the #deleteuber cleared his mind*
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groupguy
February 23, 2017, 11:53:33
I have this great idea President Trump: Uber, but for fighter jets
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Sydney Carton
February 23, 2017, 12:15:21
RIP buying $1 coins with a credit card*
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CasinoCavalier
February 23, 2017, 10:30:17
My 14-year old asked me if he could sell a $2 bill for $3 on eBay
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Sydney Carton
February 23, 2017, 11:41:07
so that $1 profit gets eaten up by $.45 in eBay/PayPal fees and a $.48 stamp*
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freetimmer
February 24, 2017, 8:19:55
a regular Alex P. Keaton your kid is*
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terpjay
February 23, 2017, 11:43:52
He's the youngest. Always looking for an angle.
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Sydney Carton
February 23, 2017, 11:49:31
Maybe I don't understand how uber works in practice, never having used it.
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Lexillini
February 23, 2017, 10:15:51
yes*
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nerdstats
February 23, 2017, 10:17:16
That's not true*
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AceFrehley
February 23, 2017, 10:29:58
here's one source that disputes that
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nerdstats
February 23, 2017, 10:41:20
$12 salary? They don't get paid hourly. They get a percentage of the ride
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AceFrehley
February 23, 2017, 10:57:06
i understand what your thesis is. i'm wondering if you have support for it.
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nerdstats
February 23, 2017, 11:00:24
Assuming the article is a) correct and b) still applicable nearly 3 years later
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Sydney Carton
February 23, 2017, 11:16:15
yeah i wasn't thinking about quitting my job
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nerdstats
February 23, 2017, 11:30:57
Well, I'll be damned.*
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Lexillini
February 23, 2017, 10:18:32
They make it up on volume*
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gvibes
February 23, 2017, 10:21:04
Heh. I was thinking of the same joke.*
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Lexillini
February 23, 2017, 10:21:27
I've been thinking about doing it while I'm between jobs here. Thought it might be a decent way to
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tacoshooter
February 23, 2017, 10:14:06
I had a Uber gal give me a ride in her pickup in San Antonio
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kokomojo
February 23, 2017, 11:46:41
it's interesting how the standards change city to city
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nerdstats
February 23, 2017, 10:18:51
I got an Uber from Cupertino to SJC in a 15 year old Taurus. It was.... Interesting.#
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illinibone
February 24, 2017, 10:00:07
I don't think you can know that the driver is accepting the requestor's request*
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gvibes
February 23, 2017, 9:49:28
You can tell their location *
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AceFrehley
February 23, 2017, 9:56:24
I know plenty of them. I'll check. Though probably you could.
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AceFrehley
February 23, 2017, 9:43:12
yeah, that's what i was thinking. next time we have to get into the car for 3+ hours
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nerdstats
February 23, 2017, 10:02:38
Not sure you'll make out on the deal.
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AceFrehley
February 23, 2017, 10:06:03
i thought uber lost money on virtually every uberX ride*
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nerdstats
February 23, 2017, 10:08:52
Even if that's true, it doesn't mean that the driver is paid more by Uber than the rider pays Uber*
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Sydney Carton
February 23, 2017, 10:20:47
sure, but i thought i read they lost money on a marginal basis
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nerdstats
February 23, 2017, 10:21:48
Their loss might not be your gain.
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AceFrehley
February 23, 2017, 10:28:48
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