UK Teen Buys Photo of Xbox One on Ebay for £450
Scammed on an Xbox One photo.
Ahh, eBay. The Nottingham Post on Thursday morning reported that 19-year-old Peter Clatworthy had received a photo of an Xbox One Day One Edition console having bid £450 for what he thought was the actual console. The console was supposed to be a surprise for his four-year-old son.
"I always buy stuff on eBay and this had never happened before," said Clatworthy.
Though there have been plenty of Xbox One scams floating around the internet (one being folks selling empty Xbox One boxes as though they were actual consoles) the posting actually made it clear that it was a photo of the Day One Edition that was on sale. Clatworthy says it was in the consoles and video games section and that he noticed that the posting said 'photo' but went ahead with the purchase because of the item's description and positive seller feedback.
eBay told the Nottingham Post that it doesn't allow misleading posts and would take action against the seller. As such, Clatworthy is getting his money back thanks to eBay's money-back guarantee and the fact that he paid through PayPal. An update to the story, again on the Nottingham Post, states that the seller has been banned from doing business on eBay and that Clatworthy has gotten his money back.
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shardey Completely his fault and if it was stated then the seller shouldn't have gotten banned. Hmm 12 years ago I was scammed $493 to the penny on a laptop from eBay before Paypal and the buyer's protection was around.Reply -
dragonfang18 Why would you buy an Xbox One for a 4 year old? Are you sure it wasnt for himself?Reply -
dragonfang18 Why would you buy an Xbox One for a 4 year old? Are you sure it wasnt for himself?Reply -
Firion87 No no no people. "Read" the article! He's 19 and has a 4 year old son. So he was 14 when he made that child... Doesn't seem too bright to me. How old was the kids mom????Reply -
Shaun o I never get this, when you take out a bank loan or buy anything.Reply
You always should take the time to read the terms and conditions.
If you fail to do this then in large part it is your own fault.
If the E-bay add clearly stated it was only for a picture, then the fault is with the person who failed to understand what was on offer.
Like everything in life check and double check.
These days it does not surprise me though.
Almost half the people who buy laptops ect, fail to even bother to read a manual that is provided with important information on how to recover it if things go wrong ect.
Instead they chuck it in a corner and not bother reading it only to ask how to do it on Toms hardware forums.
That shows a point in the same respect.