“One of our fellow Freepers offered Rossi $200K for investment, and he was turned down. That’s one check mark in the “legit” column, if you ask me. “
Peanuts. Why blow open your scam for a mere $200k?
That one Freeper wasn't the only person trying to invest with Rossi. I've seen mention of Rossi turning down investment capital in lots of articles.
If you can believe what's been reported online, then it lends some degree of credibility to the man. A real con man wouldn't publicize something like this, if he intended to rip off unwary investors. He's got far too many people watching his every move.
Personally, I'm just keeping an open mind about the E-cat. I'm cautiously hopeful that it's real, but I won't be personally crushed if it winds up being something other than what he's claimed.