My scam radar says to avoid at all costs. Just leave negative feedback if you don't get the email from Eb@y explaining it. That should be the end of it. As far as being a first year law student, that can't mean much. I'm a first year Chemical Engineer, and I don't go around trying to pretend I'm an expert in the field.
I'd wait on the ps2 anyway, because at the moment, the selections of games for the ps2 is pretty unimpressive. I know a guy who camped out at bestbuy to get his, and he was unimpressed with the games. After the first of the year, the hype should settle down, and there will be some cool games for it (Tony Hawk 3?!!?!).