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#115 for Crystal XBOX... not bad, aye?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&category=20387&item=8101010615*ebayphotohosting
(sorry, couldn't 'link')
It's a Crystal XBOX BOX! Somebody has gone and paid #115 for the actual box.
Either they didn't know what they were buying, or are incredibly stupid....
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&category=20387&item=8101010615*ebayphotohosting
(sorry, couldn't 'link')
It's a Crystal XBOX BOX! Somebody has gone and paid #115 for the actual box.
Either they didn't know what they were buying, or are incredibly stupid....
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I really hope the buyer cried. HA!
Somebody paid 115 for a box.
an empty box.
hah
an empty box.
hah
Sorry for asking this question but why is that guy stupid?
Oh class.
It clearly says it's for a box.
'A must have accessory!'
Wonderous!
It clearly says it's for a box.
'A must have accessory!'
Wonderous!
They can do very little.
Just recently I bought something off of someone which didn't match the description. Unfortunately, I seem to be experiencing the aforementioned process in reverse - I'm trying to convince some idiot seller who can't even spell properly to give me a refund.
Of course, sod's law is that eBay agree with me but can do nothing.
Just recently I bought something off of someone which didn't match the description. Unfortunately, I seem to be experiencing the aforementioned process in reverse - I'm trying to convince some idiot seller who can't even spell properly to give me a refund.
Of course, sod's law is that eBay agree with me but can do nothing.
Mav wrote:
> Whatsmore, he included "New in Box" as one of the specifics.
This could also mean that the box was new, but in another box. Using Ebay is a tricky business, especially if you're a gullible person.
> Whatsmore, he included "New in Box" as one of the specifics.
This could also mean that the box was new, but in another box. Using Ebay is a tricky business, especially if you're a gullible person.
I'm not condoning what this guy did, all I'm saying is that the buyer should have been more careful, I doubt he'll ever use Ebay again. Am I right in saying that Ebay take nothing to do with these contracts once a sale has been agreed?
Lou Role wrote:
> But it does state that it was just a box that was for sale and it's
> up to him how much he charges for it, so if someone is stupid enough
> to pay £115 for it then that's hardly the sellers fault is it?
But it's not that clear.
If I'm doing something like that, I'd state explicitly what it was just so people know. For example, when I was selling my Rebel Strike GAME Disc, I pointed out in bold capitals that it was just a demo, not the actual game.
You'd think somebody selling just a box (for whatever reason) would include the fact that it's mere packaging, not the console. But no, he writes "X Box Box". Hardly explicit, is it? Whatsmore, he included "New in Box" as one of the specifics (which further indicates it's the actual console) and probably whacked a suitably high reserve on it for that final bit of convincing.
Although eBay have an 18+ policy, the reality is that a lot of kids use eBay - or people of a lesser intellectual grasp. This guy has recognised this, and is out to exploit people. I personally don't like the morality behind it.
> But it does state that it was just a box that was for sale and it's
> up to him how much he charges for it, so if someone is stupid enough
> to pay £115 for it then that's hardly the sellers fault is it?
But it's not that clear.
If I'm doing something like that, I'd state explicitly what it was just so people know. For example, when I was selling my Rebel Strike GAME Disc, I pointed out in bold capitals that it was just a demo, not the actual game.
You'd think somebody selling just a box (for whatever reason) would include the fact that it's mere packaging, not the console. But no, he writes "X Box Box". Hardly explicit, is it? Whatsmore, he included "New in Box" as one of the specifics (which further indicates it's the actual console) and probably whacked a suitably high reserve on it for that final bit of convincing.
Although eBay have an 18+ policy, the reality is that a lot of kids use eBay - or people of a lesser intellectual grasp. This guy has recognised this, and is out to exploit people. I personally don't like the morality behind it.
It wasn't fraudulant
Presedenté Nash wrote:
> I emailed the seller congratulating him for finding a new and
> ingenious way to take advantage of idiots. Go team!
I contemplated emailing the buyer to laugh in his face.
> I emailed the seller congratulating him for finding a new and
> ingenious way to take advantage of idiots. Go team!
I contemplated emailing the buyer to laugh in his face.
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