Another idiot ebay auction

[XZeroII]

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Once again...

 

[Viper GTS]

Unlike most of the "box" auctions, this one is actually quite clear as to what is being sold.

Viper GTS

 

[Legendary]

Unbelievable.

 

[SWirth86]

It is meant for making a gift wrap trick.

Haha, thats a great idea

 

[TheVrolok]

I can't blame the seller tho, sure he's making money off other people .. but really, he CLEARLY stated that it was only the box. Yet someone still bought it for 90 bucks ... fault the buyer on this one.

 

[SherEPunjab]

just goes to show how easily auctions can be manipulated to boost the price and/or feedback ratings.

Caveat emptor...

 

[joemamma]

sad

 

[Pastore]

Originally posted by: SherEPunjab
just goes to show how easily auctions can be manipulated to boost the price and/or feedback ratings.

Caveat emptor...

What the hell are you talking about. This guy is going to get negative feedback when the winner gets an empty box in the mail. That's assuming he already sent payment.

 

[Dedpuhl]

I have no problem with this auction...

 

[pennylane]

if someone doesn't realize he's paying $90 for a box that clearly says it's a box... then that's his fault

 

[BennyD]

if your willing to spend 90 bucks like that (read without thinking) then you deserve any amount of whoopin that can be dealt out

oh the humanity

 

[TrueBlueLS]

Hmm... I should sell my JVC MiniDV box.

 

[silent tone]

It looks like u-haul, ryder, public storage, etc are missing out on a lucrative market. If they would only emblazon their boxes with logos of game consoles instead of their own, they could make dozens of dollars on each box sold instead of dozens of cents.

 

[TNTrulez]

Wtf? 90 for a box? Time to sell some boxes I have lying around.

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

wow...i could use some extra cash and i have my xbox box sitting on the floor...i'm tempted to sell it

 

[Jfur]

look at the winner's 3rd feedback item.

 

[guyver01]

idiot ebay auction

isn't that redundant?

 

[guyver01]

Originally posted by: Jfur
look at the winner's 3rd feedback item.

Slave Girls From Beyond Infinity

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[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: Beast1284

Originally posted by: SherEPunjab
just goes to show how easily auctions can be manipulated to boost the price and/or feedback ratings.

Caveat emptor...

What the hell are you talking about. This guy is going to get negative feedback when the winner gets an empty box in the mail. That's assuming he already sent payment.

Let me guess - you bought an empty GameCube box?

 

[Jeomite]

uh... what the hell?

 

[DaveSimmons]

If eBay actually cared about its customers they'd ban all empty-box auctions.

If you're expecting to be scammed on eBay it's easy to spot that this is a dirty trick. But think about your mom or dad who's new to eBay and has only bought 1-2 other eBay items. Mom does a search on XBOX to find your Xmas gift, sees this auction at $75, puts in a bid at $90, "wins" you a nice Xmas gift.

Someone not expecting to be cheated could easily take "XBOX *Brand New* BOX ONLY" to mean that you're getting the non-empty box without any extra games or accessories. Notice that the "does not include anything inside" line wasn't added until 2 days after the auction started.

 

[SuperSix]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Unlike most of the "box" auctions, this one is actually quite clear as to what is being sold.

Viper GTS

Actually, Almost all the ones I've seen were pretty clear, and they still sold like hotcakes...


Morons..

 

[Scarpozzi]

That's pretty funny. I just hope no one points that out to the buyer. I say they need to learn how to read the hard way.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

This is only the cardboard box, does not include anything inside.

How the hell can you misread that?

- M4H

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
That's pretty funny. I just hope no one points that out to the buyer. I say they need to learn how to read the hard way.

Will it be as funny when your mom gets you a 9700Pro box for Xmas ?