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OOOPS! Guy Spends 900 Bucks on "3 Sony Playstation Systems"

cgi.ebay.com — Some poor sap spent 900 dollars on 3 original playstations NOT Three Playstation 3's. No Controllers or Games included. This seller has no soul. This buyer has no brains.

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  • tinkertoy, on 10/12/2007, -10/+73Four words for any buyer: Read. The. Fine. Print.
    • unloud, on 10/12/2007, -3/+188Or, just read the auction; whatever works.
    • chris9902, on 10/12/2007, -11/+33if I was gonna drop $900 on something i'd print the page out and get others to read it aswell.
    • unloud, on 10/12/2007, -0/+51@chris

      The problem is that people see the shiny "Buy it Now" button and think "This sweet deal is going to be gone in a heartbeat!" So they rush to get it, pat themselfs on the back, and then they read the auction...."Oh crap."
    • portis, on 10/12/2007, -21/+5Since when did they ever have games on controllers?
    • foobar5892, on 10/12/2007, -21/+16Retard got what he deserved. If you're gonna shell out $900, you better bloody make sure you're getting what you think you are.
    • mrussell, on 10/12/2007, -3/+66Has anyone noticed that the seller actually as 100% positive feedback, with 58 comments? What could cause such a good ebayer to turn... evil?
    • MaSC, on 10/12/2007, -4/+120Has anyone noticed that the seller actually as 100% positive feedback, with 58 comments? What could cause such a good ebayer to turn... evil?

      ---

      ~$800 profit?
    • xLiKx, on 10/12/2007, -4/+13haha, best story on digg today
    • carguy84, on 10/12/2007, -7/+25Never buy something from New York unless it's from B+H Photo
    • persaltier, on 10/12/2007, -4/+27Just because you win a stupid auction on eBay doesn't mean you have to go through with the payment.
    • calebcharles, on 10/12/2007, -1/+17Yeah, how much do I trust the seller ratings now?
    • Ciebergasm, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I bet the guy just wanted three playstations... hell, I would :p
  • somunny, on 10/12/2007, -4/+94New/zero feedback buyer. They killed the auction and saved some poor sap.
    • achoo5000, on 10/12/2007, -1/+16maybe, is that username a phone number?
      I think it might actually be someone who is just new at ebay, he's the only bid.
    • zetsurin, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8Good point. You'll see that there are a lot of zero bidders 'snapping up' these things. Worth checking over the next few weeks as those go to -1.
    • zeero, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8he's the only bid because it's a buy it now auction
    • raindog469, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2He has one feedback now.... from buying a Wii at a not-too-extortionate $356. I think he really did imagine he was buying a PS3 and not three PS1's.

      Dyslexia can be a bitch....
  • jewdiknight, on 10/12/2007, -28/+14What a dick.
    • TheSaladMan, on 10/12/2007, -13/+23I'm not so sure, I mean honestly it's like the 419 scams, if you're stupid enough to fall for it you shouldn't have that much money in the first place.
  • Tomanta, on 10/12/2007, -2/+23You know, I had considered doing the exact same thing. By "considered" I mean mentioned it jokingly to one of my coworkers then forgot about it.
    • speqter, on 10/12/2007, -1/+51This is my fave part:
      "You're bidding on Sony Playstations, 3 of them. "
    • Nogger, on 10/12/2007, -2/+14I can see how the buyer misread it. You know, who knows about these little squiggles nowadays. Interpunctations, grammar and uppercase letters are so lame...
  • MrBabyMan, on 10/12/2007, -2/+66"THERE IS NOWHERE TO FIND EVEN THE 20GB SYSTEMS THIS CHEAP....BUY THESE INSTEAD!" Evil, evil, evil!
    • revenant, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7that is the line which is the real evil misleading part.. if that was left out I could almost think the person was not too much at fault for trying to gip someone.. other than the ridiculous price tag for those..
  • headzoo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+62I'm not sure what eBay's policies are on this type of thing. The whole description seems misleading. "HOT ITEM! Not PRE-ORDERED..HAVE IN HAND", "THERE IS NOWHERE TO FIND EVEN THE 20GB SYSTEMS THIS CHEAP".

    The buyer could probably make a good case that the seller was purposely trying to mislead bidders.
    • djruden, on 10/12/2007, -3/+14So where's the proof that the guy sent the money? Maybe he just accidently bid on the auction and then saw it wasn't a ps3 and didn't pay. He didn't technically "spend" money yet, he just clicked a button that said 'bid.'

    • PotatoSalad, on 10/12/2007, -7/+3He should have left off the "THIS CHEAP." Then the seller could make the counter-claim that, "It's true! You can't find the 20GB PlayStations anywhere (because they don't exist)."
    • lox500, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11If i am going to spend that much on a Playstation I at least want "Games on Controllers"
    • aegis9975, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12From the article:
      "You're bidding on Sony Playstations, 3 of them."

      The guy clearly wrote it to trick some poor sap, and there's plenty of them on Ebay.
    • daigakuinsei, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6The fact that he used stock photos of the PS3 when he wasnt selling one is against ebay policies. Regardless of his description of the item, by using the stock photo he gave the buyer a strong case for getting his money back. I've heard of people having their ebay accounts revoked in similar instances.
  • TheCheeks, on 10/12/2007, -14/+9id say sucks for the buyer, but read the description, VERY misleading on purpose. of coarse theres no 20gig version, of coarse it wasnt pre ordered....
    • dclowd9901, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11But you shouldn't have to go searching for the "hitch." This is ridiculous! If eBay wants to stay alive, they have got to stem or not endorse this kind of blatantly fraudulent behavior. I mean, COME ON!
    • Dylan16807, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3You don't have to read carefully on this for the 'hitch'. The title is clear as day. Why would you kind of read the fine print, but not read the title.
  • scratt, on 10/12/2007, -5/+17Caveat 'Emptier'! ;-)
    • foolfromhell, on 10/12/2007, -29/+1It is Caveat Emptor
      I spent a week on Feringinar.....
    • VTmruhlin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14I think it was in quotes for a reason. The guy's "emptying" his pockets.

      Next time, a detailed analysis of why the chicken DID cross the road.
  • VelocitySnyper, on 10/12/2007, -9/+1ROFLNOOB!
  • Fluidity, on 10/12/2007, -0/+20I wonder if I can sell 1.5 PS2's the same way as I have a working one and a faulty one!
    • foobar5892, on 10/12/2007, -14/+1Worth a try. There's nothing you can loose.
    • foolfromhell, on 10/12/2007, -5/+17Of course nothing he can "loose"
      He also cant lose anything
  • zanedm23, on 10/12/2007, -13/+16Buyer was a new account with no history, likely a nigerian scammer who would be buying with stolen paypal account anyway.
    • TommiChilli, on 10/12/2007, -104/+3What in God's green Earth is that supposed to mean! That kind of sweeping statement, with zero evidence, reflects how well informed you are.... I've seen a number of scams from Nigerians, but I've seen even more scams from white Americans. But I am yet to make such general remarks about the White American Christian Right, though chances are I would be right in most cases.
    • subxero37, on 10/12/2007, -0/+36It wasn't racist. That's actually what it's called.

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Scam
    • SpacemanSpiff, on 10/12/2007, -4/+9Overreact much Tommi?
    • cardoso, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10Nigerian scammers are very intense when one of their pairs is attacked.
    • dstywho, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Shanghaied
  • 13tongimp, on 10/12/2007, -12/+7Don't read the auction details? You deserve to get screwed over.

    end of story
    • trubbleshute, on 10/12/2007, -4/+16This person on ebay was a scammer, there is no other way to put it. The draconian policy of "buyer beware" is dumb, imagine going into a store and them saying "We can offer you a brand new playstation, but you have to buy it in a bundle for $1000" You then say yes, get home and find out they sold you a PSone with 20 or so games.

      Is that a buyer beware? Or does some blame fall on the seller? You can't absolve the seller of responsibility in this type of situation, because it won't end with just Ebay auctions.
    • CheckMarshall, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4You say that, until the day you missread a scam and spend your hard earned money. Then you'll change your tune.
    • quisph, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7If the victim "deserves" to be screwed over, does that mean that the scammer "deserves" the $900? I don't think so.
  • LeFrenzy, on 10/12/2007, -4/+13""Bid with confidence.""

    rofl, something tells me he's going to lose his ebay account.
    • InternetUser, on 10/12/2007, -37/+3"rofl"? You're easily entertained, life must be a hoot for you!
    • kudos, on 10/12/2007, -22/+9""rofl"? You're easily entertained, life must be a hoot for you!"

      Shut up you ***** troll.
  • CielChocobo, on 10/12/2007, -7/+15It sounds like an idiot described the auction. However, it's legit, in that everything it says is true. It clearly says $900 for three Playstation systems. It says to get the three systems -instead- of the system with the 20gb drive. Take every word literally, and it's just an expensive bid for three older consoles. He's going to get exactly what he bid for. I'd say the bidder has a lot of cash and just didn't do too well in English class.
    • carapi, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3You are wrong.. it is not legit. Again...please...stop acting like you know about hte law when you clearly do not. It demeans you, and the site.
  • charbarred, on 10/12/2007, -4/+3They always have these eBay stories close to console launches (a box shaped like an x, empy box of a console, etc...). I wonder if the marketing departments for these consoles are just planting the bids to get another item on the front page of digg.
  • chris9902, on 10/12/2007, -1/+40I feel sorry for the guy who wanted 3 Playstations and got outbid.
    • ahknight, on 10/12/2007, -8/+3There was one bid, the $900 guy.
    • chris9902, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5yes I know but it was a joke.

      hahaha and all.
    • ahknight, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Oh, it was supposed to be "ha-ha" funny? Oh, sorry. Nice try, though.
  • pauljaroszewski, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2The type of person who would construct such an auction is almost as bad as the person who bid on it.
  • dweeb79, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6U guys who post these Ebay auctions are not looking at the wining bidder

    The person has 0 feedback and thus indicating the person is using a dummy account (This is a known problem with big ticket items)
    • VTmruhlin, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Or some idiot who just started on eBay with the intent of buying "1 Sony Playstation 3" for his kids. Or do you default to something greater than 1?
  • brstilson, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7It's funny how if a store were to set up a display with that verbage, they would probably be hauled into court for false/misleading advertising. It's amazing what illegal things you can get away with on eBay.
    • carapi, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1What makes you think he will get away with it? Yes, he probably will, but only becuase the buyer will never pay a dime. But he COULD be facing the exact same punishments that any store would face.

      Under the law, he is EXACTLY the same as a Walmart, or whatever in this instance, and is subject to the same laws and penalties.
    • carapi, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11Damn Digg cut my edit time short...

      The reason why most Ebay scammers don't get prosecuted is becuase they only have one victim, who usually is satisfied with just getting the auction invalidated and not losing any money. But if a major store does it, there are lots of victims, and only one has to want to pursue legal actions.

      I DID press charges agaisnt someone on Ebay who took money from me and did not send anything. I gues he thought that since the item was a cable descrambler the people he stole from would be afraid to report it. It was a Dutch auction too. Three of us knew that there was nothing inherently illegal about what WE had done, and when the idiot actually cashed on ofthe guys' checks, we had his name and address. We called him and explained what we were going to do and he told us to go right ahead. So we did.

      This ***** then turned what would have been nothing more than a fine and probabation into 3 years in jail by threatening me by phone (and like an idiot, leaving it on my answering machine!) after he was contacted by police to come down to questioning.

      So yes, people DO go to jail for things like this. It is just more rare becuase of hte numbers of victims.
  • jstem1994, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Wonder if the shipping would be $99... Gee, free shipping, what a DEAL! Noticed the zero feedback. Hmm.
  • badbrain, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2Has anyone noticed that the Buyers eBay ID is ten digits long! A phone number from Southern Georgia may be?

    (912) 663-5472

    Someone should call it (4H20 here; I can't do).

  • jammen, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3that guy will be able to get out of paying for that because seller described the auction like it was for ps3's by mentioning 20gb models in the description. i wouldn't pay for that even after i found out the auction was for regular playstations.
  • tdiddymarathon, on 10/12/2007, -22/+12it's great...the publicity I get for doing something like this. Sure, the whole point was to make cash. Read the damn description. You don't think I made it a "buy it now" for a reason? Some fool is gonna see 900 bucks when he searches "playstation 3," hopefully doesn't have good command over the english language, and this allows me to buy books next semester. Business is cut-throat, kiddies. Read the fine print, or enjoy playing Crash Bandicoot, after you buy a controller. He got what he paid for, there's nothing false about the verbiage. At least you noticed I had 100% positive feedback prior to it!
    -Tdiddy
    • roastedbagel, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11Yea, and now that 100% feedback will be going down, quite quickly. Good job schmuck
    • scabbers, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9You're a true American hero.
    • darkened, on 10/12/2007, -10/+3Brilliant idea. You deserve paid, good luck!
    • psyiode, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11I'm certain that you are indeed the true creator of this auction. I mean you've been a member on digg for less than a day!
    • kevbryant, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3whatever, you're not the seller. username was created on digg today. how sad your life must be.
    • tdiddymarathon, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3yes, but after getting hate mail from about 8 of you already, at tjd268@nyu.edu, I can tell you that I am indeed he. The seller is also from georgia, as I have his address and contact info here. If I wasn't tjd268@nyu.edu , then I could no furnish this:

      From "eBay Member: kyduk"
      Sent Monday, November 20, 2006 7:35 am
      To tjd268@nyu.edu

      People like you depress me, trying to mislead people like that with your playstation advert. You fail at life!
      If you don't already know you've been featured on digg.com http://www.digg.com/gaming_news/OOOPS_Guy_Spends_900_Bucks_on_3_Sony_Playstation_Systems
    • kevbryant, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10wow. dumb. especially using your school email address.
    • jcarrion1976, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3It's ***** like you that give capitalism a black eye. Good luck in the future as a corporate drone. You'll fit right in.

      The rest of us honest folks then have to work extra hard to overcome that stigma and earn back the burned buyers trust.
    • jcarrion1976, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7By the way, tdiddymarathon, thanks for posting on digg. I have forwarded everything you have written and boasted about here to ebay.

      Report the seller to ebay using the following link:
      http://pages.ebay.com/help/contact_us/_base/index_selection.html
    • carapi, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6Again...tdiddy..if this IS ypou...you really shouldn't be celebrating.

      You now have admitted to intentionally mispresenting an item up for sale...which is illegal...and accepting money based on that mirepresentation.

      Does the word FRAUD come to mind? NY City jails are NOT a place one wants to spend Thanksgiving. Though I hear the Turkey Loaf sandwiches are deliciou.

      Again...you may think that it is just some online game. But when you place an auction up for sale, you have ALL the responsibilities as a major auction house, like a Sotheby's By that, I mean that you cannot in ANY way misrepresent the item. You did. When you mentioned a 20 Gig version.

      While itwould be more effective if the buyer was the one who pressed charges against you, technically ANYONE can do it. Even anyone on Digg. So, by your bragging, you re only making it more and more likely that one of the hundreds of people that visit this page will give the NYPD a call. Oh, and since the seller was in another state, it becomes a federal crime. A SLIGHTLY worse scenario for you.

      The negative feedback you get will be the least of your worries.
    • JorgeGT, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2How does it feels, to be the Hand of Darwin?
    • hbpencil, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2@Tdiddy
      I'm guessing you like to have men inside you
    • mandarin, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3What an A-hole
    • Dylan16807, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Am I the only one who doesn't think it was misrepresented overall? Sure, the main text was misleading if you don't really read it, but the title is absolutely clear: "3 sony playstation systems".
    • carapi, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Dylan...the laws do not allow for descriptions to be "only a little" misleading. You can't be misleading AT ALL.
  • squegie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+21Reminds me of the guy who a few years ago that sold a 42" PLASMA TV PICTURE for right around $1000. Bidder bought it now, paid the bill, and received a picture of a 42" Plasma TV -- exactly as the auction described.
  • psyiode, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8The winning bidder had 0 feedback. He probably did this to end this *****'s auction. There were other 0 feedback users bidding on PS3 related auctions too; some did good, others did evil. The good guys went around a bid up/buy it now'd auctions that were trying to deceive people. The bad ones bid up perfectly honest auctions to ridiculous prices...

    There is no way this guy is going to end up paying if he is just some illiterate newb anyways.
    • MrDarkSim, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I remember people doing that when the 360s dropped as well.The seller won't see a dime and get bad feedback.The "bidder" just saved some schmuck from a bad deal.
  • M34tb4LL, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4The moral of the story here is if you see a Wii on eBay - don't bid!
  • trenchMonkey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Maybe he felt that $900 for three play stations is a good deal. Should we ask the bidder for his side of the story?
  • gr0ss, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2The buyer can rescind the contract of buying the three playstations because he thought he was getting another product. It's part of Contract Law, the guy thought he was getting a product, and instead got a different thing.
  • tdiddymarathon, on 10/12/2007, -6/+0Yes, but also according to ebay "buy it now" policy, he's legally bound to pay for the item, which he did immediately following his decision to "buy it now," because of the preference I set beforehand, "make buyer pay immediately upon sale."
    • pixelate, on 10/12/2007, -0/+15Personally I think it's hilarious, but there's no way in hell you're seeing that money... Ooh, ooh-- you should try this again with 360 Xboxes.
    • kevbryant, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3just wait and see if ebay will side with you. im sure they will love your idea. and they won't mind making trying to make the buyer pay and then having a national news story about how ebay supports SCAMS you loser.

      you have made a very big mistake. don't blame us because you're scared of the consequence.
    • carapi, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2Come on people! This is OBVIOUSLY not the seller. He just joined Digg today (basically AFTER this story was submitted, and probably after it hit the front page). He is some loser looking for attention by playing a role. Sad.
    • abohling, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5It is possible that he created the account today because of the feedback from the digg story. Having an eBay account doesn't automatically make someone a member of digg.
  • kevbryant, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1what a punk
  • m00dy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I hate stupid people
  • tdiddymarathon, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1read the link. he already paid me, via paypal.
    • gweezil, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Well, if that's true, then the buyer must be as dumb as you are. That or this is all just a hoax by two buddies trying to get some kind of publicity, which I guess you did. So, congrats, moron.
    • carapi, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1WEll, make sure you report that money to the IRS. Becuase I am sure hte seller will report YOU to the IRS.

      He can also sue you, by the way. So don't think you are out of the woods yet. It was fraud.

      By the way, I highly doubt you are the seller. Since you just joined Digg today. Clearly you are some loer with such a void in his life that you felt the need to pretend to be another loser.
  • Valnar300, on 10/12/2007, -7/+2dudes, WTF? Why is everyone blaming the seller, he had the item description and everything, it's the seller's fault for not reading the auction.
    • carapi, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4Because he misrepresentared the item intentionally, which is ILLEGAL.

      People don't realize...both the sellers on Ebay and the morons on Digg like you, that Ebay sellers have the SAME reponsibilities as places like Walmart, Circuit City, etc. They CANNOT intentioanlly mislead a customer and then say "well, he only read thispart where I mislead him, and didn't read the fine print here where I explained what it really was." NO part of an ad, or display, or in this case a description, can be misleaing. Therefore, no description of a Sony Playstation can talk about there being 20 Gig versions, since there ARE no 20 Gig versions of a sony Playstation.
    • wbradney, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4>>Therefore, no description of a Sony Playstation can talk about there being 20 Gig versions, since there ARE no 20 Gig versions of a sony Playstation.

      Sure there are. Specifically version 3.
    • Dylan16807, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3"well, he only read thispart where I mislead him, and didn't read the fine print here where I explained what it really was."
      The fine print WAS the misleading part (though it was easily clear if you read it, not even thoroughly, but normally). The part everyone sees right away, the title, was very clear and not misleading.
    • carapi, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Dylan...NO part can be misleading. How hard is that for you to comprehend?
  • EntropyMan, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3The seller was clearly deceptive, IMO, but could have been even more so. Consider "Sony Playstation, 3 systems" is technically correct, but even more subtly deceptive.
    • carapi, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1Yeah, that would hold up in court. Yes, I deceived the buyers, but I could have been WORSE!
  • ethanpeirce, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I would have just not paid it. Outbidding someone and then not paying for the item is more fun than actually buying something.
  • ethanpeirce, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I am going to bid on tdiddymarathons items, win the auction and then not pay. I have numerous ebay accounts. lol.
    • tdiddymarathon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0i havent got bid on yet... i've sold a few things recently, and got paid for all of 'em...awww... and feedback is still 100%

      digg fags
  • CosmoP, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I read about the same thing when the PS2 came out. Someone on Ebay was selling a "New PS2 Box"
    Yes he just sold the cardboard box for $$$$ and kept the PS2
  • carapi, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1Everone posts things saying "Guy spends...."

    The REAL title should be "Man bids $900."

    He wil NOT sen a sime to the seller, and will not have to. ANY intentional misrepresentation of an item for auction is grounds for hte auction being unenforceable. This is not just Ebay's policy, but the LAW.

    The second the description talks about 20 Gig versions, it is a misrepresentation.

    Yes, the guy should have read it more carefully. But while he is just stupid, the seller is ILLEGALLY misrepresenting the auction, since there ARE no 20 Gig versions of this.

    The auction will not be enforced, and the seller will likely have his account terminated.
  • funkychikensays, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4what an *****
  • pjsson, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6at least the seller offered free shipping...
  • derekknight, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2That's just one step away from theft.
    • carapi, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5It is zero steps away from Fraud. Because it IS fraud.
      • djdole, on 01/30/2008, -0/+1Not fraud at all. Not when everything the seller states in the auction is true.
        Assumptions by the bidder because of current product trends don't make it fraud.
        And just because the bidder didn't have the common sense to actually read what was being bid upon doesn't make it fraud either. It makes him stupid and reckless with money.
        That said, I do feel bad for the bidder because it was a pretty harsh way to learn a pretty obvious lesson. :-\
    • djdole, on 01/30/2008, -0/+1Not really. Caveat Emptor.
  • orgazmo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The buyer is a brand new account, some guy probably made a phony account and bought it so no one else would

    Modern day Robin Hood!
    • minigamer1896, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I remember seeing a guide somewhere on eBay that mentions that mentions activities such as this. Another hint on that was a random numerical buyer account.

      (Marked as inaccurate)
  • thewaz, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3considering he thought he was spending $900 on a PS3, i have NO SYMPATHY for this tard.

  • minigamer1896, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1(Removed)
  • abortedddd, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I do not have any sympathy at all for this guy. It's not like some of the auctions where people disguise it as a real system, but it's actually a picture, box or e-mail address. This guy straight up says it's three sony Playstation's. The buyer is a moron.
  • jetskidude911, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Wow, I'm wondering, did eBay not step in on this transaction?
    • djdole, on 01/30/2008, -0/+1Why should they?
      Are you saying people shouldn't be able to sell old systems on eBay?
      Or that eBay should cancel all transactions where people agree to pay a large sum of money for an old item? As far as eBay is concerned, the bidder could just be a collector of old game systems.
  • astrotrain, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2"My momma says stupid is as stupid does"
    - F. Gump

    If your not careful, eBay can be be a real Land of Confusion. The buyer should have
    read the fine print. Seems like the seller knew he was gonna get poor soul.

    Another good one is "Going Out for Business Sale", that really lures the folks
  • vhold, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3So, just for what it's worth.. all the ways this is fraudulent.

    "HOT ITEM! Not PRE-ORDERED..HAVE IN HAND"

    Only makes sense for the PS3, not the playstation.

    "THERE IS NOWHERE TO FIND EVEN THE 20GB SYSTEMS THIS CHEAP....BUY THESE INSTEAD!"

    Implies that it is the other version of the PS3.

    "You're bidding on Sony Playstations, 3 of them."

    The only straight out truthful statement, but he puts it almost half a page down from the "FREE SHIPPING" comment, which makes it seem he is purposefully trying to make it so that people don't see it, and scroll back up and bid instead.

    All of that combined with a buy it now that is blatantly too high, it's clear he is trying to mislead the buyer, so I don't think the buyer is going to have much problem dealing with this.
  • BigEazy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2He should have just gone above and beyond, by selling 4 Sony Playstations.

    You're bidding on Sony Playstations, 4 of them
  • mrpenguin203, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3the next thing we'll see is some guy selling 360 Xbox-es
    • Dylan16807, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Sounds fun. I'll pay $1000, and sell them to a game store for $50 each.
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