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- PasteEater, on 10/12/2007, -1/+260The buyer should pay this jackass with a picture of $840.
- alf86, on 10/12/2007, -4/+161They should notify the photo's copyright holder so he can get $840 from that *****.
- sishgupta, on 10/12/2007, -4/+123Why the bidder does not have to pay:
1. You can not sell something on eBay that you do not own.
The seller does not own the picture and therefor does not have the right to sell it. Anywhere.
2. The actual description goes in that box with the that says "Description" and the description is for a "Video Game System"
It also says "Seller assumes all responsibility for listing this item." Since the description is listed falsely, the bidder does not have to pay.
Everything else is extra to the main description.
This aside, the buyer is a moron for bidding without reading every detail on the page. If he were forced to pay up...i would not pity him.
The seller is a moron for preying on the buyers idiocy. I'd love to run down to kitchener and have a "chat" with him. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+79what are you, a ***** detective?
- sammysnake, on 10/12/2007, -2/+70Where is Captain Obvious when you need him?
- Zero2aHero, on 10/12/2007, -0/+48Big surprise the seller has 0 feedback.
- headzoo, on 10/12/2007, -2/+48"Please Note this Auction is for a picture of the PS3 system only. All non-payers will be reported to EBAY."
Yeah, go ahead and report the non-payer. I'm sure eBay will sympathise with you.
This seller didn't even try to be tricky. He's just straight up lying. The small text about it being a picture is the only thing that gives it away. - Shadowsnake, on 10/12/2007, -4/+47I so won that bid...OH SHI-
- cheesefan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+41Not after this...
- rolf, on 10/12/2007, -1/+41More like he should have posted it under Scams > Obvious
- romsel, on 10/12/2007, -1/+40wouldn't´t pay the seller should have posted the auction under:
Art > Photographic Images but he listed it in: Video Games > Systems - Tunguska, on 10/12/2007, -13/+44He's also in violation of the rules by providing reviews for the actual system. It'd be alright if people reviewed the image...
It'd probably get a better review than the actual console at the moment. - cheez, on 10/12/2007, -3/+33this is not like the psp box auction. that auction was very clearly marked that it was a box. this is a deliberate attempt to trick the buyer
- sishgupta, on 10/12/2007, -2/+32It is very clearly not his own picture. It is a stock photo he found on the internet (cnet maybe?), and thus not his.
- 0004, on 07/04/2008, -1/+28the other big surprise is that the account grothen is 6 YEARS OLD but still has 0 feedback.
Seller: grothen( 0 )
Member: since 01-Nov-00 in Canada - Gudeldar, on 10/12/2007, -0/+26I have no doubt that the winner won't pay and eBay will cancel the seller's account
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/misleading-titles.html - miketuck3r, on 10/12/2007, -3/+28***** and you know it, the title of the auction should of been Picture of Playststion 3
- biff198, on 10/12/2007, -2/+25Thank you, Data from Star Trek. You have helped us solve this mystery.
- shreveyboy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+22It's not just the person who won who is the moron either. Take a look at the last few bid histories: 840, 830, 810, 800, 790, ect.
- nathanlandis, on 10/12/2007, -1/+22@sfacets
Please read previous posts, and the eBay policy to which Gudeldar linked (repeated below).
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/misleading-titles.html
"Sellers are not permitted to create titles for their listings that do not accurately describe the item for sale."
The item title is "Sony PlayStation 3 - Game console" which does not describe the item accurately.
Wait a second, are you maddave22 on eBay? - bowels, on 10/12/2007, -3/+23Is the picture a hi-res glossy 8x11, or more like a wallet-sized ink-jet printout on recycled paper?
I would demand a quality picture for that price! - rkzda, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19eBay and escrow... Bad.
- KayinNasaki, on 10/12/2007, -0/+18Well I think their both deliberate attempts. Difference is the box was trying to trick the foolish, while the picture is trying to be outright deceiving.
- synystar, on 10/12/2007, -2/+20He won't pay and he won't give a *****. Why should he care if the seller gives him "bad feedback" and E-bay won't even bother doing anything. It's not ***** Karma. I've seen people with negatives that were the equivalent of "I know it's not their fault, but I hate E-bay". One look at this seller and everyone with half a brain will overlook it.
- orphenshadow, on 10/12/2007, -5/+23The funny thing is, the guy selling the picture, is probably coming up with the cash to pay for the ps3 box he purchased on ebay a few days ago.
- elpayo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16Camillia could be a bogus user created to drive up the price even higher.
- Lorian, on 10/12/2007, -1/+16I use eBay semi-regularly and have never had any problems like that. The only thing that annoys me is page after page of the same auction...
- Ebeniz, on 10/12/2007, -4/+19From XE.com
840 CDN = 740.219 USD
you're laughing now but wait a few years when the Canadian dollar will be worth more then the USD - sishgupta, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13I'm pretty sure that the console "war" is invariably more intense over here at Digg where we use non-words like "faggotry".
- miketuck3r, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13prick, how can an auction with the title of 'Playstation 3 console' listed under 'console' consitute a fair representation of a picture of a console
- zhouray, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12Are you serious? The title is totally misleading. And that is wrong.
- PunkRampant, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13You're right. The seller thought he was being slick but yeah I don't think you're allowed to put something completely false in the main description and then be like, "Oh but there was a 5-pt font disclaimer that was added in addition to that."
- simplisticton, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12"how can you take seriously any money whose dollar is also called a loonie?"
Umm... it's got a picture of a loon on it. It's like calling a $100 US bill a "Benjamin", which people do all the time. This is different, how? - Oogler, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10@maram500
I guess the end of time has come and gone then - 'dude'. The Canadian dollar has been valued higher than the USD on many, many occasions in the past. The current thinking at The Bank Of Canada delibrately maintains the currency lower than the USD to keep the trade deficit on the US side of the boarder. I don't necessarily agree it's good economic policy but it is what it is.
PS Oh, and Canada is not fast devolving into a constitutional theocracy who is $8 trillion in debt either... but this is about an eBay auction fraud isn't it. Sorry. - Swabie, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9sishgupta's right on the money.
Additionally... In the US all legal notices MUST be written in a font size greater than or equal to nine point. Anything less than 9-point type is not legally binding text. Ask any lawyer. I'm going to assume Canada has a similar law... otherwise people would put 2-point disclaimers on their products all the time. Remove the undersized lines and we've got a classic case of internet fraud. Job well done. - mickoes, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8@shishgupta
Google image : keywords : Playstation 3
First page, first one. - etruscan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8$840 Canadian is not that bad... had it been an actual PS3. They're selling for just shy of $700 retail. Having said that... Ebay tricksters like this seller oughta be dragged out into the street and castrated before their neighbours.
- coredump0x01, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Heres a similar listing selling a Gmail account named after the Microsoft Zune using similar (though more obvious) misleading tactics. It amazing how stupid some people have become. http://cgi.ebay.com/Microsoft-Zune-MSZune30gb-gmail-com_W0QQitemZ270059201031QQihZ017QQcategoryZ147175QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
- Mitchl, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Given how eBay last year handled the X-Box 360 box sale, they will definately void this auction.
I disageed with eBay on the XBox box, because in that auction, it was clear from the title what it was-- and the description said in multiple places that the auction was not for a console, but for an empty homemade box. I think that the seller was more than clear of what it was, and the buyer should have had to pay for it. But in this case, the title is wrong and the description (except for the very small print) is intented to defraud. - TexasCanuck, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6***** ebay and their selective enforcement of their policies...
I just had two auctions removed for excessive shipping costs ($50) to ship out two laptops. Sent Ebay an expletive-laden response asking what the ***** their problem is ? It's not unreasonable to pay $50 for shipping laptops.
Time to find another online auction house. - maram500, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8To all Digg Users:
Please do the following: (1) Learn proper English, which includes caveats like not making up words. (2) Stop posting fanboy crap. It's been said already, but it bears repetition. (3) Stop wasting space in the Comments section with your petty bickering and general crap.
By the way: A user gave a link to a Gmail account being sold on eBay. The tactics were SIMILAR, but the guy selling the "professional" email account actually says "e-mail account" in nice large letters. Congratulations to whoever bought a Gmail account; they're free. - rockforever, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5The seller is a complete jackass in this case. The only time he called it a picture, was in the VERY small text on the page. The item and description both list PS3 AND he lists the systems specs under the description. the seller was just being an asshat.
- biff198, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5It's 500 ft. tall and made of solid gold.
Sure, I will pay $800 for that... - Brocclibob, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7I once bought an Ipod video of eBay for $200 and the seller took the money and ran.
WE had his address though. So a week later some international affairs turn up at his door.
He ended up paying us back $250
he got owned. - thydzik, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5what's worse is the buyer will probably pay for it expected a PS3, he will get his picture of the PS3 and then there will be no real way he could get his money back.
if this happened to me i would just not pay, ebay's reporting feature on eBay does nothing for sellers anyway. - yourowndisaster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Here is a mirror of that page just in case it expires..
http://yourowndisaster.net/mirror/cgi.ebay.ca/Sony-PlayStation-3-Game-console_W0QQitemZ140055419709QQihZ004QQcategoryZ62054QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem.html - jackpot, on 10/12/2007, -30/+34The buyer should have read the entire auction description, however, it seems the intent of the seller was to trick the buyer by making the print more difficult to read.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+9"Please Note this Auction is for a picture of the PS3 system only. All non-payers will be reported to EBAY."
Bottom line, who cares - what difference does it make what rating you have on eBay anyway? eBay is no longer the common man's marketplace; it's overrun with thousands of script-generated auctions promising to make your "p3n1s" bigger or selling the "secret" that will unlock your financial freedom. It's nearly impossible to find a good deal from a good person. Instead, you get something like this where a nameless seller intentionally preys upon a misinformed buyer. - PrometheuZ, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I try to have confidence in human intelligence and thus can only hope that the winning bidder was a moronic 12yr old using his dad's account & credit card. Jeeeeeeeeeez!
- sophiaperennis, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5This seller should be banned for his baiting tactics.
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