Nottingham teenager furious after paying £450 for a photo of an XBox One on eBay
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A TEENAGER has been left fuming after mistakenly buying a photo of an in-demand computer console online.
Peter Clatworthy thought he had paid £450 for an XBox One console on eBay, but actually received a picture of one in the post.
The 19-year-old student, of Bilborough, had saved up in order to buy a limited edition Day One version of the console as a surprise Christmas present for his four-year-old son, McKenzie.
He has now contested the purchase with eBay, which has investigated and stated he should get a full refund from the seller. [/QUOTE]
[IMG]http://www.nottinghampost.com/images/localworld/ugc-images/276368/Article/images/20263203/5583243-large.jpg[/IMG]
Even better than the real thing
I don't want to cast aspersions on the fact that he was a father at 15, but... He was a father at 15.
Why do I get the feeling that the listing actually said it was a picture, and he's trying to gain sympathy, or scam the scammer?
[QUOTE=Sgt-NiallR;43079935]I don't want to cast aspersions on the fact that he was a father at 15, but... He was a father at 15.[/QUOTE]
that really has nothing at all to do with it
he was buying the Xbox One for his kid as a christmas present, seems like he's a good dad.
[QUOTE=Binladen34;43080035]Why do I get the feeling that the listing actually said it was a picture, and he's trying to gain sympathy, or scam the scammer?[/QUOTE]
The listing did say it was a photo, but being in the consoles category the buyer thought it was the real deal
[QUOTE=Schmaaa;43080067]that really has nothing at all to do with it
he was buying the Xbox One for his kid as a christmas present, seems like he's a good dad.[/QUOTE]
I know, but there's a certain stereotype around teenagers with kids, and he's slotting into pretty snugly.
Buying an Xbox One for a five year old. Am I the only one who has something niggling them about this?
[SP]Should of got PS4[/SP]
[QUOTE=TNOMCat;43080080]The listing did say it was a photo, but being in the consoles category the buyer thought it was the real deal[/QUOTE]
This is done literally a million times every since console release.
[QUOTE=Binladen34;43080035]Why do I get the feeling that the listing actually said it was a picture, and he's trying to gain sympathy, or scam the scammer?[/QUOTE]
Scam him of his precious pieces of badly printed paper?
That ridiculously low effort print-out is like insult to injury
british people are so ugly
[QUOTE=Takara;43080270]british people are so ugly[/QUOTE]
You're ugly!
I know this guy, I sold him a picture of a pack of condoms around 5 years ago...
[QUOTE=Coffeee;43080308]You're ugly![/QUOTE]
no, i'm english
The auction clearly stated it was an image. How the fuck are you supposed to sell pictures of consoles on eBay if these bloody nannies keep giving out refunds to the mentally retarded?
My point being, the auction was completely valid. He was just daft enough to not read the description beforehand, no refund in my opinion.
[QUOTE=Binladen34;43080035]Why do I get the feeling that the listing actually said it was a picture, and he's trying to gain sympathy, or scam the scammer?[/QUOTE]
The posting probably said it was a picture. Putting up pictures/empty boxes etc. is not allowed on eBay as it's misleading. Who would buy a picture for the full price of the console?
[editline]5th December 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=Gustafa;43080381]The auction clearly stated it was an image. How the fuck are you supposed to sell pictures of consoles on eBay if these bloody nannies keep giving out refunds to the mentally retarded?
My point being, the auction was completely valid. He was just daft enough to not read the description beforehand, no refund in my opinion.[/QUOTE]
He will still end up getting a refund most likely.
Might apply:
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_moron_in_a_hurry[/url]
[QUOTE=Gustafa;43080381]The auction clearly stated it was an image. How the fuck are you supposed to sell pictures of consoles on eBay if these bloody nannies keep giving out refunds to the mentally retarded?
My point being, the auction was completely valid. He was just daft enough to not read the description beforehand, no refund in my opinion.[/QUOTE]
Link to the auction?
[QUOTE=007JamesBond007;43080088]Buying an Xbox One for a five year old. Am I the only one who has something niggling them about this?
[SP]Should of got PS4[/SP][/QUOTE]
we all know that the majority of xbox live's active community is between 5 and 8, geez
while it's a tragedy that this dude who's likely super short on disposable income is now out of some savings, it's such a stupidly common practice for people to put out scam ads for a photo of a thing that you REALLY need tot watch your steps before making a big purchase, especially on large hype items. The scammers are protected from getting in trouble provided they put it in the description that it's a photo, even if the rest of the description is talking all about how cool the item itself is
I bet through the same dumb loopholes in terminology, he could get a refund because the quality of the product he received was 'not as advertised' or even 'damaged', given it's such a shoddy scan
I remember an auction that contained "nothing", the listing literally said that there was nothing in the listing at all, and also said that you shouldn't bid on it because it contains nothing and you'll get nothing.
So a dude bid $20 on it, won, and sued cause he didn't get anything.
[editline]5th December 2013[/editline]
Also where's the source in the OP
[QUOTE=UOYKCUF|DEAD;43080107]Scam him of his precious pieces of badly printed paper?[/QUOTE]
paypal will literally rape you and your family if they don't like what you did on ebay.
The person who sold the picture is probably going to get a few thousand dollars in damage fees from paypal, plus a lawsuit.
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Also where's the source in the OP[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/527837/20131205/xbox-one-ebay-scam-photo.htm[/url]
Why would you buy a 5 year old an Xbox One?
[QUOTE=Echidna666;43080531]Why would you buy a 5 year old an Xbox One?[/QUOTE]
He had a kid at 15, I really don't think he has a grasp on good ideas.
[quote]Despite the listing stating it was a photo of an XBox One Day One edition console, Mr Clatworthy said he'd expected to receive the console as it was listed in the video games and consoles category on eBay.
He said: "It said 'photo' and I was in two minds, but I looked at the description and the fact it was in the right category made me think it was genuine.
Read more: [url]http://www.nottinghampost.com/Warning-student-pays-pound-450-photo-Xbox/story-20263203-detail/story.html#ixzz2md9z9DPF[/url]
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lol what a retard
[QUOTE=Binladen34;43080484]paypal will literally rape you and your family if they don't like what you did on ebay.
The person who sold the picture is probably going to get a few thousand dollars in damage fees from paypal, plus a lawsuit.[/QUOTE]
Maybe he shouldn't have tried scamming people then
[QUOTE=Binladen34;43080484]paypal will literally rape you and your family if they don't like what you did on ebay.
The person who sold the picture is probably going to get a few thousand dollars in damage fees from paypal, plus a lawsuit.[/QUOTE]
holy shit ya, some game store in California bought my brothers Xbox and stole the kinect, sent it back and demanded a refund and then got his shit frozen, luckally he had a nice picture of the box as he packed it plus they found out one of their workers were stealing shit.
[QUOTE=God of Ashes;43080599]Maybe he shouldn't have tried scamming people then[/QUOTE]
Is it really a scam? The listing said it was a photo, the buyer received a photo.
I think this is much worse:
[quote]The [b]19-year-old student[/b], of Bilborough, had saved up in order to buy a limited edition Day One version of the console as a surprise Christmas present for [b]his four-year-old son[/b], McKenzie.[/quote]
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