I've just walked along kaosan after a trip to Suan Luang to watch the political mishmash (nothing dramatic to report). On kaosan I saw a mid-twenties farang talking to one of the fake ID and cert guys. I stopped for a quick listen. But the farang wasn't buying, he was selling. He took a pair of trainers out of a bag. 20 baht changed hands. Then he took off his watch and handed it over. Another 20 baht changed hands!
Until now, the farang guy outside MBK with his "I need 3000 baht to go home, can you help me?" sign had topped my list of bizarre downandout farangs in LOS