re: Which of these scams did your parents/grandparents fall for?

We lived out in the country, corn fields of Illinois. Every summer the gypsy painters would stop by offering to paint the barn, crib or even the grain bin for cheap. My dad finally relented once and let them paint the grain bin, it looked like they used 4 gallons of thinner with every gallon of paint. Paint runs, mismatched colors, looked like crap and then when it dries you are stuck with it. Or have to hire a real painter to paint over it.

There's also the paving gypsies. they have some asphalt leftover from a job and can put it down for cheap. They have enough to do about 25 feet and then need some $ to get more materials. They get the money and don't come back.