U.K. Teen Buys $735 Photo of Xbox One on eBay

[Right Hook]

Good for Ebay giving this guy a full refund. That is positive customer service especially during the holiday season. Nobody should be taken advantage of or lose that much money during this time of the year.

I disagree. Natural selection has got to survive in some form or another. This guy is clearly not smart enough to have that kind of money (even if he had got what he thought he was paying for...he still claims to be buying a $735 console for a 4-year-old). Maybe the con man would make better use of the money.

I agree, I was so upset when I heard this idiot got a refund, it was far too obvious that he was only buying a photo and he deserved to pay if he was this foolish. Most of the time I don't support screwing people over but this is a situation I can get behind, a teenager with a four year old has no business wasting 700+ on a gaming device anyway, eBay should have issued the refund in the form of two college funds for daddy and his son, if they go to college, chances are eBay would never even have to pay out the cash in that case.

 

[AstaresPanda]

The only lesson he learned today is that people will make up for his mistakes and he will live on being less careful than he was before.

But stupid people are easy to con, so why would I want them to be smarter?

EDIT Wait, did the con-guy get to keep the money? If so, then this is all bad. Not only does this show people you can make stupid ass mistakes and get off easy, but you can also con people and get away with it too XD

lol if only you were from the UK and listend to all the tory con bullshit those bunch of conners con us brits.con con con

 

[zelda2fanboy]

Yeah, I remember being four years old and my dad bought me a five hundred dollar voice activated computer. Doesn't everyone's parents do that for them when they're first learning to talk?

 

[Pebkio]

3. He paid 735 USD for a product that is typically 500 dollars

"I bought it there and then because I thought it was a good deal"

How? That's paying at least $200 more for what was already the most expensive next gen console. That doesn't make any sense to me at all.

Psst... hey guys, I've got a secret for you. Come in real close now, lend me your ear...

YES, 700+ DOLLARS! Thanks for reaffirming the unfair business practices apparent in other countries. Did you not see the reveal prices? Well, just for you, because you didn't do a single drop of research or pay attention AT ALL:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2zslQ9PWPQ

I really don't know how you missed it... the E3 Press Conference was kind of a big deal. Basically, The price for Xbox One was set at £429. Yes, he paid a little bit more, probably because he thought he was getting a garanteed purchase, but we've already established that he doesn't make the best choices.

I'm specifically pissed at you two because you going "har har what a buffoon spending so much more" (when you don't even know the price ranges) really makes you come off as ignorant, entitled, Americans who can't see beyond their Country's border. You're making the rest of us look bad. Do you also think he atually paid $735 American Dollars? He lives in Nottingham, U.K. and not 'Merica, understand?

Just stop posting until you can wrap your head around the fact the most other countries have to pay more than what we do.

 

[mysecondlife]

not surprising considering this guy's stupid enough to have a child at 15

Maybe he bought a condom from ebay and ended up with just a picture of one

 

[RJ 17]

I'm sorry but...that's pretty funny. The only thing that would have been funnier is if the seller also printed a giant troll-face on the back of the picture along with that "Thank You For Your Purchase!" message.

I'll also go ahead and join the "WTF He Was 15 When He Had A Kid?!" group, and also add that I wonder how a 19 year old with a child could afford to spend that much money on an XBone on eBay.

 

[Icehearted]

not surprising considering this guy's stupid enough to have a child at 15

I honestly thought this right off as well. I don't know what it's like in that country, but in America it's pretty rare for a young guy like that to be involved with their kids if they have any. Not surprising eBay acted on this, they have a less than savory reputation for a reason, and more stories like this are the last thing they need.

On the other hand someone got away with selling a photo for some serious bank.

 

[gyroscopeboy]

not surprising considering this guy's stupid enough to have a child at 15

Maybe he bought a condom from ebay and ended up with just a picture of one

THANK YOU.

I was thinking about how to make that joke, and you saved me the trouble!

 

[mysecondlife]

not surprising considering this guy's stupid enough to have a child at 15

Maybe he bought a condom from ebay and ended up with just a picture of one

THANK YOU.

I was thinking about how to make that joke, and you saved me the trouble!

No need to thank me.

Spoiler: just..

...stay safe

 

[Xan Krieger]

not surprising considering this guy's stupid enough to have a child at 15

Maybe he bought a condom from ebay and ended up with just a picture of one

Winner of the thread right here, that's was brilliant.

OT: Dude can't keep his penis in his pants nor can he keep his credit card there, everything just comes out. Gotta side with the seller, his customer wanted the picture

Except it wasn't entirely a con: Clatworthy acknowledged that the eBay listing stated that the item was in fact a photograph. But because it was in the proper category, he thought it was legit and so went ahead with the purchase.

Right there it says he knew the item was a photograph but I guess it was listed under electronics or something like that so he went ahead. I guess it would've been more proper to buy a cheap SD card and put the picture on it and then just sell that, the guy still would've made a massive profit.

 

[Azaraxzealot]

I see a lot of people are just latching on to the fact that he had a kid at 15... or alternatively he got married to someone with a kid recently. In any case, so many people here are definitely embracing this point and simultaneously embracing their strong "blame the victim" mentality.

See if you can spot the similarities:
This story: "This guy has a kid at 15 years old and gets conned? Well of COURSE he did, he's stupid!"

Stories of Rape Victims: "This girl dressed like that in public and got raped? Well of COURSE she did, she's slutty!"

Conning and taking advantage of innocent people is never right, regardless of who the victim is or their lifestyle.

Everyone blaming the victim here is just being disgusting...

 

[Daaaah Whoosh]

You know, I actually agree with the conman on this one. If you're willing to put down $735 on something before checking for shenanigans like this, then you deserve to be taught a lesson. Although as I didn't see the listing, perhaps it was a bit difficult to tell.

Also, is that actually how much an Xbone is going for in the UK?

You agree with a thief?

Now stupidity is a crime?

He's not a thief, the listing said it was for a picture. I get that it's misleading, but that's pretty much how marketing works. And if you're going to buy something on ebay for over $700, you should really learn to watch out for that kind of thing.

So, no, stupidity is not a crime, but it can make horrible things happen to you. Hopefully this guy learned a lesson about trusting people on the Internet when money is involved.

 

[Revolutionary]

Good job ebay, doing your job and shit.

 

[praetor_alpha]

Who else but a scammer sells a freaking picture for 735 dollars. The guy is a criminal. Plain as day.

You don't seem to be familiar with professional photographers. For some of them, $735 could be a bargain.

 

[Lightspeaker]

3. He paid 735 USD for a product that is typically 500 dollars

"I bought it there and then because I thought it was a good deal"

How? That's paying at least $200 more for what was already the most expensive next gen console. That doesn't make any sense to me at all.

Psst... hey guys, I've got a secret for you. Come in real close now, lend me your ear...

YES, 700+ DOLLARS! Thanks for reaffirming the unfair business practices apparent in other countries. Did you not see the reveal prices? Well, just for you, because you didn't do a single drop of research or pay attention AT ALL:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2zslQ9PWPQ

I really don't know how you missed it... the E3 Press Conference was kind of a big deal. Basically, The price for Xbox One was set at £429. Yes, he paid a little bit more, probably because he thought he was getting a garanteed purchase, but we've already established that he doesn't make the best choices.

I'm specifically pissed at you two because you going "har har what a buffoon spending so much more" (when you don't even know the price ranges) really makes you come off as ignorant, entitled, Americans who can't see beyond their Country's border. You're making the rest of us look bad. Do you also think he atually paid $735 American Dollars? He lives in Nottingham, U.K. and not 'Merica, understand?

Just stop posting until you can wrap your head around the fact the most other countries have to pay more than what we do.

Thank you for pointing out what I was about to point out. Saves me some effort. Though I probably wouldn't have worded it quite that way haha.


I mean seriously guys...you really couldn't take two minutes to go to amazon.co.uk and check the UK prices for the XBone? And are not aware how for the most part we over here have been screwed by the game industry for YEARS? Here, I'll make it easy for you:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00BE4OUBG/ref=s9_pop_gw_g63_i7/279-2128563-0438403?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1DD61GPNPZ1YMGKP3BQ4&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=358550247&pf_rd_i=468294


Xbox One Console
by Microsoft UK Ltd
Platform: Xbox One
Price: £429.99 & FREE Delivery
Edition: Standard Edition

Day One editions obviously aren't being sold there directly by Amazon anymore. But a quick check over the "other purchase options" for the FIFA and Forza 6 Day One bundles shows they're going for about £600 (about 980 USD, for reference).

 

[Erttheking]

Wait, a 19-year-old is a "teen" now? ...what's the legal age of majority in the UK, again?

...and he's buying it for his four year old son? I...


...there are things about this news article. Things that are wrong, and in more than one way.

The legal age of majority is 18 over here in the UK, but the term 'teenager' and it's derivatives can apply to anybody aged from 13 to 19. That may be different in other countries.

I don't know about elsewhere but I know we do it here in the states too.

 

[Dimitriov]

I see a lot of people are just latching on to the fact that he had a kid at 15... or alternatively he got married to someone with a kid recently. In any case, so many people here are definitely embracing this point and simultaneously embracing their strong "blame the victim" mentality.

See if you can spot the similarities:
This story: "This guy has a kid at 15 years old and gets conned? Well of COURSE he did, he's stupid!"

Stories of Rape Victims: "This girl dressed like that in public and got raped? Well of COURSE she did, she's slutty!"

Conning and taking advantage of innocent people is never right, regardless of who the victim is or their lifestyle.

Everyone blaming the victim here is just being disgusting...

Just curious, but people always say "don't blame the victim." But why? Why is it wrong to point out that people suffering from the natural consequences of their own actions is their own damn fault?

That being said, your comparison is completely unfair: RAPE IS A CRIME, and possibly one of (if not the worst) crimes. Whereas selling someone a photograph is not a crime. Yes the seller was pretty obviously intending to scam someone, but it DID actually say in the description that it was just a photo. Do you see the difference here?

 

[Ticklefist]

Hey, the kid was overtaken by his hormonal urges and fucked up when he was a stupid teenager (we were ALL stupid teenagers once), cut him some slack.

Why are people hung up on a 19 year old with a 4 year old child? He manned up and owned his shit at an age when most people would likely run from it. You judgmental people and your unqualified opinions.

"Manning up" would have been keeping it in his pants, because "Men" aren't animals who can't control themselves.

You'd be hard pressed to argue that he's handled his situation poorly.

"Hormonal urges" and "oh he just couldn't help himself! It's kind of endearing!" are the kinds of things you'd say about a bloody dog!

Nobody said any of this. You're having an argument with yourself.

Edit: I take it back, they did. Point stands. Why are you even angry about it?