- 20 Jul 13, 12:23#366615
I believe it... When you consider he would have been left with only 92 quadrillion 220 trillion dollars left. Practically slumming.
(Newser) – It's not too often you see the word "quadrillionaire" in a headline. Actually, probably never, considering Chris Reynolds of Media, Penn., was the first man to ever be one—albeit very, very briefly. Reynolds opened his PayPal statement this month to find he had been credited $92,233,720,368,547,800. (As ABC News explains, his account read "-92,233,720,368,547,800.00," which represented not a negative balance but a credit.) But as the saying goes, his good fortune was fleeting: He logged on to find his balance had been reverted to zero.
PayPal addressed the mishap yesterday, telling the BBC, "This was obviously an error and we appreciate that Mr. Reynolds understands this was the case." As a thank you for that understanding, it has offered to make a donation to the charity of Reynolds' choice. But what PayPal told Reynolds had to smart a bit: It apologized for the "inconvenience," he says. Turns out it's an inconvenience for the rest of us, too: Had the balance been a correct one, Reynolds tells the Philadelphia Daily News he would have used it to "pay the national debt down. Then I would buy the Phillies, if I could get a great price."
I always swore to myself if I find something like this in my account, I'd just withdraw every day till my limits until the party concerned finds their mistake. Cash in hand is cash in hand b**ch!!!
But yeah...does anyone else believe his national debt repayment story? Easy to talk when you no longer have the money.
I believe it... When you consider he would have been left with only 92 quadrillion 220 trillion dollars left. Practically slumming.
"I don't want to be part of a forum where everyone has differing opinions." Boom...